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Jonathan Tshudy, M.A., Lieutenant Commander, USCG, (Permanent Commission Teaching Staff)

Government, Assistant Professor Department of Humanities

After graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 2006, LCDR Tschudy reported to Coast Guard Sector San Francisco where he served in the Enforcement Division with responsibility for the Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security mission and the Sector Coast Guard Auxiliary Program. In the wake of the Cosco Busan oil spill, he was selected as a permanent Command Duty Officer in the Sector Command Center where he directed Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Marine Environmental Protection, and Marine Safety missions. While at Sector San Francisco, LCDR Tschudy was selected for the Coast Guard Academy Instructor program. From 2009 to 2011, he attended Yale University, where he received a Master of Arts in American History.

After graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 2006, LCDR Tschudy reported to Coast Guard Sector San Francisco where he served in the Enforcement Division with responsibility for the Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security mission and the Sector Coast Guard Auxiliary Program. In the wake of the Cosco Busan oil spill, he was selected as a permanent Command Duty Officer in the Sector Command Center where he directed Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Marine Environmental Protection, and Marine Safety missions. While at Sector San Francisco, LCDR Tschudy was selected for the Coast Guard Academy Instructor program. From 2009 to 2011, he attended Yale University, where he received a Master of Arts in American History.

Beginning in fall 2011, LCDR Tschudy served as an instructor of history and government in the Department of Humanities at the United States Coast Guard Academy. In the summer of 2015, LCDR Tschudy transferred to Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, in New Haven, Connecticut, where he served as the Command Center Chief for one year before returning to the Academy as a member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff.

A native of New Philadelphia, Ohio, LCDR Tschudy lives in Guilford, Connecticut with his two daughters.

Education

M.A., History, Yale University, 2011
B.S., Government, United States Coast Guard Academy, 2006

Courses Taught

Leaders in U.S. History
History of the United States Coast Guard
American Government
Principles of American Government

Honors

Coast Guard Achievement Medal, 2016
Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal, 2015
San Francisco Bay Area Federal Employee of the Year – Uniformed Military Category, 2009
Coast Guard Commendation Medal, 2009
National Society of Founders and Patriots Award for American History Studies, 2006

Professional Memberships

Pi Sigma Alpha – National Political Science Honors Society

Contact Information

Phone: (860) 444-8341
Email: Jonathan.P.Tschudy@uscga.edu

Sponsor Family Application

Thank you for submitting your application to be part of the Sponsor Family Program. Your application will be processed in the upcoming week. Coast Guard Academy’s policy on background screening now requires all adults (everyone 18 and older living in the home) who volunteer to mentor, teach, coach or sponsor cadets, whether on or off Coast Guard Academy grounds, to be screened every 5 years. They are required to provide personal information (name, birth date and social security number) for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check.

The Security Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, CWO2 Gina Polkowski, is overseeing this process. Her email is: Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.

Sponsor Family designations fall into several different categories. Below are the guidelines to help you determine how best to meet the background screening requirement:

If you are Coast Guard active duty you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are a Civilian working for the Coast Guard you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are non-Coast Guard Active Duty, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
If you are non-Coast Guard civilian who has a current security clearance or National Agency check, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
All civilians in the families who are 18 years or older and do not have a security clearance or a National Agency Check are required to be vetted through Mind Your Business, the third party vendor hired by the Coast Guard Academy for the vetting process.

After you complete your application, please e-mail the Sponsor Family Program Coordinator at CadetFamilySponsorProgram@uscga.edu. In your e-mail, you must include the e-mail address and phone number of every adult living in the home. The Sponsor Family Coordinator will then initiate the background check process and you will receive an email with further instructions.

Important things to note:

There is a Sponsor Family Training that is a one-hour training which we ask sponsors to attend once every four years. This training is designed to give you an overview of the program, what is expected of you as a sponsor, and what you can expect from your cadets. This training will also help familiarize you with the cadet regulations onboard CGA. You will be notified via e-mail once the training is scheduled.

The matching process of swabs to families will occur during July and August. Please bear with us and remain flexible through this process. There will be a meet and greet scheduled on Campus, typically in late August. This will give families an opportunity to formally meet their cadet if they have not already done so. Details on this will also be via email.