Alexandra Hagerty

Alexandra Hagerty, Captain, U.S. Merchant Marine, is Master with American Maritime Officers Union. She is a founding member of the Nautical Institute’s Younger Members Council, Vice President of International Relations with the Council of American Masters, and their US representative with the International Federation of Shipmasters Associations, an NGO at the International Maritime Organization. She started her career as an intern with Tall Ship America sailing Niagara and Picton Castle later sailing on Jens Krogh in Denmark.

Captain Hagerty maintains notable memberships and fellowships with The Aspen Institute, the Council of American Master Mariners, The Nautical Institute, and the International Propeller Club of the United States. She holds an M.S. in International Transportation Management from SUNY Maritime College and an M.A. in Cognitive Semiotics from Aarhus University of Denmark, with fluency in five languages. She is a maritime expert witness, panelist, mentor and Captain on the hospital ship Africa Mercy with Mercy Ships starting December. She started a non-profit Captains Without Borders.

Captain Hagerty is proud to encourage young people across globe into pursuing a career at sea and mentoring them. She realizes that a seagoing career opens doors to a plethora of opportunities including speaking, writing and being involved in professional organizations. She presented a paper with USCG Commander (Rtd) Camilla Bosanquet at IFSMA-IMO Biennial AGM on “Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Women on Ships & Ashore ». She is proud to watch cadets she mentored pursuing career paths at sea and in the boardroom.

LANGUAGES: English, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish

MEMBERSHIPS & BOARDS
– US Delegate to International Federation of Shipmasters Associations (IFSMA at IMO) – VP International Relations at Council of American Master Mariners (CAMM)
– The Marine Society of New York
– Norfolk Branch of United States Propeller Club
– Aspen Institute : Society of Fellows
– Nautical Institute: Younger Members Council (Since 2019-2021)
– Nautical Institute: Command Assessor (Master Mariner Assessor/Development Course) gave
video May 2022 to present on the Command Diploma Scheme.
– Nautical Institute: Autonomous Technical Advisory Group (ATAG)
– Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
– Women in International Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA)
– Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA)
– Helly Hansen Sponsored ProSailor (2010-2020)
– Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Australia
– Snowmass Club Lifetime Member
– Salty Dawg Sailing Association (1500 nautical mile rally October 2020)
– Korean American Student Conference (KASC) Alumni under International Student
Conferences (ISC)
– International Propeller Club of the United States Maritime Policy Committee with Former
Deputy Maritime Administrator Michael Rodriguez (2021)
– Council of American Master Mariners (2019)
– Boston Marine Society Member (2021)
– Voted on as Council Member of the Nautical Institute (2022)
– Board Member of Tall Ships America (2022)

RECOGNITIONS
– Certificate of Appreciation from US Embassy in Senegal for my presentation on Mercy Ships to the US Embassy staff (2022).
– Marine Log Award : Top 20 Women in Maritime (December 2021 Publication)
– Appointed US Delegate to International Federation of Shipmaster’s Associations (IFSMA 2021) – VP of International Relations for Council of American Master Mariners (CAMM 2021)
– Received 40 professional endorsements for Maritime Administrator (2021)
– Danish Sail Training Association Scholarship race Jens Krogh Schooner (2007)Sandy Pinckert
Scholarship: SUNY Maritime Graduate License Program (2011) – Tradewinds Scholarship:
Young Ship Norway, Tradewinds Delegate (2011)
– WAVE Women Achieving Valor and Excellence Scholarship SUNY Maritime (2012) – The only Woman to complete SUNY Maritime Graduate-License Program in 2012 – WISTA-ICS (Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers) Scholarship (2018-2019)

CONFERENCES & PUBLICATIONS
Main Speaker at “Armillary Club” of the Nautical Institute (July 4, 2022) on being a Captain with Mercy Ships and the meaningful work being done (recorded for NI Members).
Interview with Old Dominion Business School newsletter on “Women in Maritime” (July 2022)
Top 5 Finalists out of 170 applicants for Captain with Space-X
Attended Nautical Institute’s 50th Anniversary Conference in San Francisco, California on the “Future of American Shipping” (May 2022).
American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) and Falvey Insurance sponsored “Women at the Helm” Conference at the Yale Club with women maritime leaders from Harvard, Stanford, King’s Point and SUNY Maritime College. (May 18, 2022)
International Women’s Day Panel on “Leadership” on Hospital Ship Africa Mercy initiated by Captain Hagerty when President Macky Sall of Senegal decided to cancel International Women’s Day events in the country to highlight 8 career women on board (March 2022).
– International Women’s Day Panel with introduction by US Ambassador Michael Raynor. I was invited to speak on Mercy Ships Presentation to Locally Employed Staff (LES) US Embassy Staff in DC and Senegal (live streamed) (March 2022).
Tour of Africa Mercy and our work to USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Surgical Team and tour with Dutch Special Forces about anti-terrorism and ship security. (March 2022)
Captain’s tour with Regional Security Officer (RSO) from US Embassy onboard and agreements made to bolster US Embassy and vessel engagements.(March 2022)
Old Dominion University Strome School of Business Speaker Series: “Women in Maritime Careers and Transportation” (March 24, 2021)
IFSMA/IMO Paper presentation “The Recruitment, Advancement and Retention of Women on Ships and Ashore” with USCG Commander (Rtd) Camilla Bosanquet for IFSMA Biennial AGM in London, UK. Represented USA and CAMM to the International Maritime Organization.
Old Dominion University Strome School of Business Speaker Series: “Women in Maritime” (October 19, 2021)
Nautical Institute Autonomous Technical Advisory Group (October 4, 2021) Group Meeting and Plans for Publishing : Truths and Myths on AI
Women Offshore Magazine: “American Maritime Unions: Who Says It’s a Man’s World?” Published Article on Maritime Women Leaders (September 2021).
Singapore Maritime Academy : Highlighting Captain Role Models to bolster female recruitment in Marketing Material (September 2021).
Nautical Institute Panelist on “Taking Command” (1000 registrants) September 2021 American Maritime Officers Magazine – Article on Change of Command Ceremony
with Bob Rice and Alexandra Hagerty, Master USNS Shughart (September 2021)
Maritime Administration Social Media (3 MARAD posts highlighting career on International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month (March 2021)
Interview with Captain Hagerty by CEO Basil Karatzas (online interview May 2021) Brookhaven Laboratories: “Women in STEM and Shipping” (May 2021)
International Yacht Radio: “Women Ship Captains and Education (May 2021)
Nautical Institute Younger Members Council Zoom meeting (May 2021)
Panelist on “Maritime Affairs and Technology” at the Aspen Business Luncheon (March 2021 and December 2019)
WISTA Switzerland Panelist on “Covid and Health aboard Ship” (February 2021) Interview with Don Sheetz and VP of Shipowner’s Claim Bureau Boriana Farrer on “The Lookout Podcast” Seafarer’s Church Institute (October 2020)
Invited to American Maritime Officers Union Congressional Sail-In to meet with Senators and Congressmen on key Maritime issues and Policies (March 2020, canceled due to COVID) American Maritime Officers Magazine – Article on being the first American representative for North America on the Younger Member’s Council and the Nautical Institute (February 2020)
– Sidelights Magazine – Council of American Master Mariners: “Female Prodigies in Maritime”: Article on “my firsts in the industry including being on the First Unlimited Tonnage All-Female Bridge Team (USNS Henson)” and Scholarship Foundation (February 2020)
CMEO – Civilian Marine Engineer Officers Technical Training class – First Female Deck Officer – in-depth engineering, shipboard automated maintenance manager program (January 2020)
Society of Fellows talk with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Women in Maritime, Aspen (December 27, 2019)
Speaker on Maritime and Scholarship Program for Women at Aspen Rotary Club and promote a Merchant Marine career with Aspen High School students (December 12, 2019)
Presenter on WISTA-ICS (Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers) Scholarship Program
– Grand Cayman AGM (October 2019)