Admissions Officers
Find your Admission Officer based on where you live.
Anthony Borruso
Rank: Lieutenant Commander (LCDR), U.S. Coast Guard
Position: Associate Director of Admissions for Recruiting
Specialty: Sea-going Officer
Education: B.S., Government, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Admissions Tour: July 2020 – July 2023
Stationed In: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-701-6783
Cell: 631-355-5182
Email: Anthony.R.Borruso@uscga.edu
Best To Contact Me: By email or cell
Eric Back
Rank: Lieutenant (LT), U.S. Coast Guard
Territory: International (Foreign National) Cadets
Specialty: Response Ashore
Education: B.S., Business/Management, Albertus Magnus College
Admissions Tour: August 2020- June 2023
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-701-6753
Cell: 860-235-0047
Email: Eric.P.Back@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: By email
Jacob Brown
Rank: Lieutenant (LT), U.S. Coast Guard
Territory: AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, Puerto Rico and Eastern Territories,
SC, TN, TX
Specialty: Sea-going Officer
Education: M.A. Political Science, University of Illinois Springfield,
B.S., Government, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Admissions Tour: June 2020 – June 2023
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-701-6678
Email: Jacob.M.Brown@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: By email
John Hu
Rank: Lieutenant (LT), U.S. Coast Guard
Territory: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI and Western Territories, ID, KS, ND, NE, NM, MT, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
Specialty: Sea-going Officer
Education: B.S, Civil Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Admissions Tour: July 2020 – June 2023
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-701-6323
Cell: 860-625-0764
Email: Yuexing.Hu@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: By email
Matthew McAllister
Rank: Lieutenant (LT), U.S. Coast Guard
Territory: D.C., DE, MD, NJ, NC, VA
Specialty: Response Ashore (Deployable Specialized Forces)
Education: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Admissions Tour: July 2022 – July 2025
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-701-6336
Cell: 860-857-5326
Email: Matthew.S.McAllister@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: By email or cell
Brad Nelson
Rank: Lieutenant (LT), U.S. Coast Guard
Position: Campus Programs Manager
Specialty: Response Ashore (Search & Rescue Coordination)
Education: B.S., Management, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Admissions Tour: June 2019 – June 2023
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Cell: 860-448-5093
Email: Bradley.J.Nelson@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: For USCGA inquires/questions,
7-8 AM & 4-5 PM (M-F): By phone
Rick Scott
Rank: Lieutenant (LT), U.S. Coast Guard
Position: Coast Guard Academy Scholars (CGAS) Program Section Chief
Specialty: Sea-going Officer
Education: B.S., Government, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
A.S., General Studies, Georgia Military College
Admissions Tour: June 2021 – June 2025
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-701-6322
Cell: 860-367-3516
Email: Frederick.M.Scott@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: By email
Tony Lee
Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG), U.S. Coast Guard
Territory: Midwest; IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, OH, PA, WI, WV, MN, Canadian territories, Armed Forces and U.S. citizens living abroad
Specialty: Sea-going Officer
Education: B.S., Government, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
A.S., General Studies, Georgia Military College
Admissions Tour: June 2021-July 2024
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Cell: 714-980-2089
Email: Anthony.M.Lee@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: By phone or email
Emily Torsney
Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG), U.S. Coast Guard
Territory: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
Specialty: Sea-going Officer
Education: B.S., Neuroscience, University of Vermont
Admissions Tour: June 2020 – June 2023
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-444-8505
Cell: 860-961-6241
Email: Emily.E.Torsney@uscga.edu
Best to Contact Me: By email
Ashley Verhagen
Rank: YNC, U.S. Coast Guard
Position: Coast Guard Academy Scholars (CGAS) Program Liaison
Specialty: Yeoman
Admissions Tour: July 2020- June 2024
Stationed in: New London, Connecticut
Office Telephone: 860-701-6511
Cell: 860-941-3362
Email: Ashley.N.Verhagen@uscga.edu
Best To Contact Me: By email
Contact Information
(860) 701-6177
Katy.A.Robbins@uscga.edu
