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Peter M. Driscoll-Kwan, MA, SHRM-SCP, Lieutenant Commander, USCG

Instructor Department of Management

LCDR Peter Driscoll-Kwan

Lieutenant Commander Peter Driscoll-Kwan graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Government. His first assignment was aboard USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215), in Santa Rita, Guam, where he served as the ship’s Assistant Operations Officer. During his tour, Sequoia completed multiple Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fisheries law enforcement patrols while also maintaining critical aids to navigation throughout Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI), and the strategically significant Compact of Free Association (COFA) Pacific Island nations of Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands. In March 2017, he reported to Honolulu, Hawaii, as the pre-commissioning Executive Officer (second-in-command) of USCGC Oliver Berry (WPC 1124). He led the 26-person crew in safely delivering the cutter from Louisiana to Hawaii, then commissioned the cutter and extended the Coast Guard’s operational patrol capabilities throughout the Central Pacific and Hawaiian Islands. From 2020 – 2021, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University in New York City, as part of the Coast Guard’s funded advanced education program. LCDR(sel) Driscoll-Kwan most recently completed a three-year assignment as a Company Officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where he led over 140 cadets while supervising the execution of the Academy’s 200-week co-curricular leadership development practicum. In June 2022, he earned his permanent Coast Guard Cutterman Insignia while sailing aboard America’s Tall Ship, USCGC Eagle (WIX 327).

He and his spouse, Jacky, are avid travelers, skiiers, and foodies.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Government, United States Coast Guard Academy (2015)
Master of Arts in Social-Organizational Psychology, Columbia University in the City of New York (2021)

Courses Taught

Organizational Behavior & Leadership

Professional Certifications, Affiliations, and Memberships

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Senior Certified Professional (2024-present)
Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology

Honors and Awards

JOC Alex Haley Award (2016, 2017)

Contact Information

Email: Peter.M.Driscoll@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.