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Nicholas (Nick) H. Martin, MBA, MA, Lieutenant Commander, USCG

Instructor Department of Management

LCDR Nicholas Martin

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Nick Martin graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Computer Analysis. During his first assignment, he led operations from the Arctic Circle to the Colombian coast as the Law Enforcement Officer onboard USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC 726), a 378-foot cutter homeported in Seattle, WA. In 2014, he transferred to Ketchikan, AK to serve as the Executive Officer of USCGC NAUSHON (WPB 1311), a 110-foot patrol boat tasked with conducting fisheries enforcement and search and rescue missions from Southeast AK to the Aleutian Islands. From 2016-2019, he was stationed at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC where he served as the Selection Panels, Advancements, and Career Retentions Section Chief in the office of Enlisted Personnel Management (EPM).

After his time ashore, he returned to the fleet to serve as the first Commanding Officer of USCGC DANIEL TARR (WPC 1136), the Coast Guard’s first Fast Response Cutter homeported in Texas (Galveston). Following two years patrolling the Gulf of Mexico, he moved to Philadelphia, PA where he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a major in Marketing and Operations Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

LCDR Martin is a native of State College, PA and completed a preparatory year at the New Mexico Military Institute before attending the Academy. In addition to his MBA, he earned a Master of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College while he was stationed in Washington, DC. He is married to Larissa Martin and has two sons – Quinton and Macaulay. Alongside his duties as an instructor, LCDR Martin is an assistant coach for the Academy tennis team.

Education

BS in Operations Research and Computer Analysis, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 2012
MA in Defense and Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval War College, 2019
MBA, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2023

Courses Taught

Introduction to Business
Marketing

Contact Information

Email: Nicholas.H.Martin@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.