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Meet The Board Of Directors

John Hickey

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

President


John.Hickey@cgrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • USCGA 1985  
  • CGC Midgett 
  • University of Illinois, Master of Science in Civil Engineering 
  • Civil Engineering Unit New York 
  • Base Boston Industrial  
  • CO CEU Juneau  
  • CO Base Honolulu  
  • CO Shore Maintenance Command  
  • Professional Engineer  
  • Academy of Fellows, Society of American Military Engineers  
  • Principle, Jacobs Engineering

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • Coast Guard Academy Rugby Team
  • USCGA Rugby, Captain  
  • USCG Service Side, Captain  
  • Combined Services Selects  
  • Univ of Illinois Rugby, Big 10 Champions 
  • Illinois Selects 
  • Midwest Jr Selects 
  • San Francisco RFC 
  • Old Blue NY  
  • Boston RFC  
  • Seattle RFC  
  • Met NY Selects

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Enlisted U.S. Coast Guard 1979
  • Coast Guarg Cutter White Holly New Orleans, LA.
  • Coast Guard Group New Orleans, Search and Rescue and Pollution Response Investigator 
  • Coast Guard Training Center Marine Safety Instructor (Yorktown, VA)
  • Coast Guard Officer Candidates School 1987 
  • US Navy Flight Training,  (Pensacola, FL)
  • Coast Guard Air Station San Diego,  
  • Bachelor of Science, Southern Illinois University, 
  • San Diego State University, Masters of Arts, Education 
  • USCG Headquarters, Performance Consultant/Analyst, (Washington, DC)
  • USCG Air Station Los Angeles, 
  • Retired 2002
  • Southwest Airlines, Captain 2005 -Present


Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Crescent City RFC, Captain (New Orleans, LA)
  • Deep South Select Side
  • Virginia Beach RFC, Captain (Virginia Beach, VA)
  • Virginia Rugby Union Select Side
  • USA Rugby East Select Side
  • Pensacola RFC, Captain (Pensacola, FL)
  • Old Mission Bay Athletic Club RFC, OMBAC, (San Diego, Ca.)
  • USA Rugby Junior Eagles
  • US Coast Guard Rugby, Captain (Service Side)
  • USA Armed Forces Rugby, Captain, (Combined Services Select Side)
  • OMBAC Old Boys RFC, (San Diego, CA)
  • New Orleans Old Boys, (New Orleans, LA)

Gene Adgate

Coast Guard / Professional

Gene Adgate

Vice-President

Founder


gene.adgate@cgrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • US Coast Guard Academy 2014 (Mechanical Engineering)
  •  USCGC MELLON, Seattle WA (Student Engineer) 
  • SEDA-RIO, Seattle WA (Port Engineer) 
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI (NAME and Robotics MS) 
  • Industrial Production Facility Alameda (Industrial Manager)

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Academy Rugby Team 
  • Emerald City Mudhens, Seattle WA 2016 
  • All Armed Forces Women's 7s Rugby Team  2017 
  • All Armed Forces Women's 7s Rugby Team  
  • Detroit RFC, Detroit MI 
  • 2019 US Coast Guard Women's Rugby Team  
  • 2022 US Coast Guard Women's Rugby Team (Team Manager)





Abigail Bishop

Coast Guard / Professional

Abigail Bishop

Treasurer


Abigail.Bishop@cgrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • USCG Aids to Navigation Team Duluth, MN 
  • USCGC Sockeye (Bodega Bay, CA) 
  • USCG Station Ketchikan, AK 
  • USCG Aids to Navigation Team San Diego, CA 
  • USCG Station Cleveland Harbor, OH 
  • USCG Aids to Navigation Team Detroit, MI 

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Simms High School RFC 
  • San Diego Old Aztecs RFC 
  • San Diego Tunas (Select Side) 
  • Cleveland Rovers RFC 
  • US Coast Guard Rugby Team (Service Side)
  • All Armed Forces Team (Select Side)

John Curtis

Coast Guard / Professional

John Curtis

Treasure


John.Curtis@cgrugbyfoundation.org

Jerry Gallion

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director

Founder


Jerry.Gallion@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • USCGC MELLON, Honolulu,HI (Deck Watch Officer)
  • USS RATHBURNE, Pearl Harbor, HI (Navy Exchange Officer - Navigator and OOD)
  • USCG Activities Europe, London, UK (Operations Officer)
  • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL (Juris Doctor)
  • Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, LA (Legal Officer)
  • USCG Headquarters, Washington, DC (Marine Safety Planning Staff)
  • USCG Marine Inspection Office, New Orleans, LA (Senior Investigating Officer)
  • USCG Headquarters, Washington, DC (Chief Administrative Law Branch)
  • Retired 1990
  • Admiralty Attorney, Phelps Dunbar, LLP, New Orleans, LA
  • Corporate Counsel, Kirby Corporation, Houston, TX
  • Federal Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Member)
  • Texas Waterway Operation (President)
  • Lousiana Association of Waterway Operators and Shipyards (President)
  • Top Quartile Performance Institute, Denver, CO (Advisory Board)
  • Open Source Integrators, Gilbert, AZ (Advisory Board)
  • Faithful Fathering Initiative, Houston, TX (Board Of Directors)
  • Principal, Gallion Law Firm, Houston, TX

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • Wasps FC, (London, UK)
  • University of Miami RFC (Coral Gables FL.)
  • Crescent City RFC, President (New Orleans, LA)
  • Lousiana Rugby Union, Vice President
  • Severn Rugby RFC, President, (Annapolis, MD)
  • US Coast Guard Rugby, Founder and Coach
  • Potomac Rugby Union, Vice President
  • New Orleans RFC, President, (New Orleans, LA)
  • USA Armed Forces Rugby, (Combined Services), Coach
  • USA Rugby East, President
  • USA Rugby Board of Directors
  • USA Rugby South, Captain
  • Houston RFC, Coach, (Houston, TX)
  • Les Vieux Garçons RFC, Captain, (Masters-New Orleans, LA)
  • Texas XXXs RFC, (Masters -Houston, TX)
  • True South Rugby Union, Vice President
  • USA Rugby Congress, Member
  • Lousiana Exiles RFC, Captain, (Masters)
  • New Orleans RFC Hall of Fame class of 2022





Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Graduated CGA 1981
  • USCGC Valiant (Deck Watch Officer)
  • USS Gridley (Navy Exchange Officer)
  • District & Tactical Law Enforcement OIC
  • USCGC Rush (OPS Officer)
  • USCGC HQ Staff Assignment
  • USCGC TAMPA (XO)
  • Coast Guard Liaison Officer (NAVSEA)
  • USCGC FORWARD (CO)
  • USCG HQ Staff Assignments
  • 2007 - Retired as Captain (O-6) 

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Academy Rugby Team
  • Claremont Celtics (San Diego, CA)
  • Crescent City RFC (New Orleans, LA)
  • New Orleans RFC (New Orleans, LA)
  • Coast Guard RFC (Service Side)
  • Deep South RFC (Select Side)
  • Combined Services RFC (Select Side)
  • Boaca Raton RFC (Boca Raton, FL)
  • Florida RFC (Select Side)
  • Hawaii Harlequins (Honolulu, HI)
  • New Orleans Old Boys

Dan MacLeod

Coast Guard / Professional

Dan MacLeod

Director

Founder

Dan.Macleod@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

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Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard

John Lang

Coast Guard / Professional

John Lang

Director

Founder

John.Lang@CGrugbyfoundation.org

John Long

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director

Founder


john.long@cgrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Academy 1979 
  • USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC 726)
  • Naval Flight Training, Pensacola Fl. 
  • Air Station Houston 
  • Air Station New Orleans 
  • ATC Mobile HH-60 Branch 
  • Air Station San Francisco 
  • Activities San Diego, Operations Officer 
  • Air Station Houston, Commanding Officer 
  • US Air War College 
  • Sector San Diego, Commanding Officer 
  • Coast Guard Pacific Area, Chief of Operations  
  • Coast Guard Eleventh District, Chief of Staff 

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • USCGA Rugby
  • Bay Area Athletic Club (Houston)
  • New Orleans RFC, Captain
  • Deep South Selects
  • Les Vieux Garçons de la 
  • Nouvelle Orleans (Masters)
  • Coast Guard Rugby (Service Side)
  • US Combined Services Select Side


Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Shipboard Engineer 1998-2000 
  • Coast Guard HH-65 Helicopter Pilot 2000-2008 
  • Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth 2008-2010 
  • Economics Instructor 2011-2014 
  • Coast Guard Finance 2014-2018 
  • Executive Director of Strategic Analytics 2018-2021 
  • Coast Guard District Nine Resource Planner 2021- Present

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Rugby Team 2001-2013 
  • All Armed Forces/Combined Services 2001-2007 
  • Coast Guard Academy Men's Rugby Coach 2011-2014 
  • Pensacola RFC 2000-2001 
  • San Francisco Golden Gate RFC 2001-2005 
  • Detroit RFC 2005-2008 
  • Dartmouth Graduate School RFC 2008-2010 
  • New London RFC 2010-2014
  •  Washington Irish RFC 2014-2018

Greg Barbiaux

Coast Guard / Professional

Greg Barbiaux

Director

Founder

Greg.Barbiaux@CGrugbyfoundation.org




Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Academy/ Varsity Football, 1977 Graduated May, '79 
  • CGC Ingham, '79 - '81, Portsmouth, VA, Deck Watch Officer, Gunnery Officer 
  • CGHQ Washington, DC, '81 - '92, Office of Merchant Vessel 
  • Personnel Nat'l Maritime Center, Arlington, VA, '92 - '96 
  • CGHQ Washington, DC, '96 - Present, Office of Standards Evaluation & Development

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Academy Rugby  
  • Club Sudamericano de Rugby, Washington, DC, '81 – '85 
  • Coast Guard Rugby, '84 – '98 
  • U.S. Combined Services Rugby, 1985 
  • Potomac Athletic Club (PAC) Rugby, Washington, DC, 1989 – 2000 
  • NOLA Exiles, Aspen

Bob Spears

Coast Guard / Professional

Bob Spears

Director

Founder

Bob.Spears@CGrugbyfoundation.org




Ed Nagle

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director

Founder

Ed.Nagle@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Academy 1983
  • USCGC Ingham (Student Engineer)
  • USCGC Senecva (DCA)
  • NESU New Orleans
  • USCGC Forward Engineering g Officer
  • USCG ELC Acquisition Project Coordinator
  • USCGC Dependable Executive Officer
  • WLm Acquisition APM
  • Commanding Officer USCGC Vigilant
  • MLCA Deputy Chief Naval Engineer
  • CG Headquarters, Engineering and Acquisition Technical Authority
  • MLCA Chief naval Engineer
  • SFLC Chief Industrial Operations

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • Coast Guard Academy Rugby team
  • Virginia Beach RFC
  • New Orleans RFC
  • Coast Guard Rugby Team(Service Side)
  • U.S. Combined Services Team, 1988 England, 1990 Australia
  • New Orleans Old Boys

Matt Sisson

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director

Founder

Matt.Sisson@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard OCS -- 1984 
  • Reserve Training, Coast Guard District Eight Headquarters, New Orleans, LA 1984-1986 
  • Flight Training--NAS Pensacola 1986-1987 
  • Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, OR  1987-1991 
  • Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, LA 1991-1996 
  • Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, HI 1996-1999 
  • Coast Guard Air Station Houston, TX 1999-2002 
  • Aviation Program Manager, Coast Guard Headquarters 2002-2008 
  • Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Research and Development Center, New London, CT 2008-2011 
  • Coast Guard FAA Liaison Officer, Washington, DC 20011-2014

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • Crescent City/NORFC 1984-86, 1991-96 
  • Coast Guard, 1985-2007 (last four years player/coach) 
  • Interservice Championship  Combined Services, 1985-1996 
  • Deep South, 1985, 86, 1991, 19992, 1995 
  • South, 1995 
  • Coached at Coast Guard Academy 2008-2011  
  • Los Angeles RFC (1975-77)  
  • Crescent City RFC (1984-86)    
  • Okaloosa Islanders ((1986-87)  
  • Portland Pigs RFC (1987-1991)  NORFC (1991-96)  
  • Hawaii Harlequins (1996-1999)  
  • Clear Lake and Western Suburbs RFCs (Houston) 1999-2002) 
  • New Orleans old Boys 

Andy Mcgurer

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director

Andy.Mcgurer@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

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Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • Coast Guard

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • USCGC MELLON - Deck Watch Officer 
  • USCGC RUSH - Weapons Officer  
  • Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL/Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX - Naval Flight Training 
  • Air Station Miami, FL - HU-25 Aircraft Commander
  •  Air Station Elizabeth City, NC- HC-130J Aircraft Commander and Assistant Chief Pilot 
  • Aviation Training Center - HC-130J Flight Examiner/Instructor Pilot 
  • Coast Guard Headquarters Washington, DC - HC-130J Platform Manager 
  • Transferred to and retired from USCG Reserve 
  • Atlas Air First Officer 
  • FedEx Express First Officer

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Coast Guard Academy Rugby Team- New London, CT 
  • Eastside Axemen RFC - Redmond, WA 
  • Hawaii Harlequins RFC - Honolulu, HI 
  • Battleship RFC - Mobile, AL 
  • Fort Lauderdale RFC - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
  • Norfolk Blues RFC - Norfolk VA 
  • Coast Guard RFC Player 2002-2012 
  • Coast Guard RFC Program Director/Administrator 2012-2018 

J.D.McManus

Coast Guard / Professional

J.D.McManus

Director

JD.Mcmanus@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Alex Mostrom

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director


AlexMostrom@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • University of South Florida, BS, information Systems Management (Tampa, FL)
  • Coast Guard basic Training (Cape May, NJ)
  • College Student Pre-Commission Initiative (Tampa, FL)
  • Coast Guard Officer Candidate School (New London, CT)
  • Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Coram, Assistant Detachment Supervisor (Coram, NY)
  • Coast Guard Sector New York, Small Passenger Vessel Branch Chief (Staten Island, NY)
  • Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Port State Control branch Chief (Tampa, FL)
  • Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Inspections and Investigations (Seattle, WA)

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • University of South Florida Women's RFC, President and Captain (Tampa, FL)
  • All Florida Select Side
  • Suffolk Bull Moose RFC, (Suffolk County, NY)
  • Brooklyn RFC, Club Board Member (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Tampa Krewe RFC (Tampa, FL)
  • US Coast Guard Women's Rugby Team (Player and Coach)
  • US Coast Guard Women's Rugby Team (Service Side Player and Manager)

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  •  USCG Aids to Navigation Team Duluth, MN 
  • USCGC Sockeye (Bodega Bay, CA) 
  • USCG Station Ketchikan, AK 
  • USCG Aids to Navigation Team San Diego, CA 
  • USCG Station Cleveland Harbor, OH 
  • USCG Aids to Navigation Team Detroit, MI 










Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • Simms High School RFC 
  • San Diego Old Aztecs RFC 
  • San Diego Tunas (Select Side) 
  • Cleveland Rovers RFC 
  • US Coast Guard Rugby Team (Service Side)
  • All Armed Forces Team (Select Side)

John Curtis

Coast Guard / Professional

John Curtis

Director

John.Curtis@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Abigail Bishop

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director

Abigail.Bishop@CGrugbyfoundation.org


Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • US Coast Guard Academy 2014 (Mechanical Engineering)
  •  USCGC MELLON, Seattle WA (Student Engineer) 
  • SEDA-RIO, Seattle WA (Port Engineer) 
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI (NAME and Robotics MS) 
  • Industrial Production Facility Alameda (Industrial Manager)


Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • Coast Guard Academy Rugby Team 
  • Emerald City Mudhens, Seattle WA 2016 
  • All Armed Forces Women's 7s Rugby Team  2017 
  • All Armed Forces Women's 7s Rugby Team  
  • Detroit RFC, Detroit MI 
  • 2019 US Coast Guard Women's Rugby Team  
  • 2022 US Coast Guard Women's Rugby Team (Team Manager)

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • CGC ALDER (Duluth, MN) 
  • MSST 91106 (Staten Island, NY) 
  • NDSTC (Panama City, FL) MSST 91110 (Boston, MA) 
  • MIPF-TAG (Saudi Arabia) 
  • MIFC PAC (Alameda, CA) 
  • US Forces Japan (Tokyo, Japan) 
  • DKI APCSS (Honolulu, HI) 
  • Sector New York (Staten Island, NY)

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  • USCGA: 2001-2004 
  • Eastside Banshees, MN: 2005-2006 
  • Old Blue RFC & NYAC: 2006-2009 
  • Pensacola Rugby: 2009-2012 
  • Boston RFC: 2012-2015
  • ARAMCO Rugby (Saudi Arabia): 2015-2016 
  • SF Golden Gate Rugby: 2016-2018 
  • Tokyo Crusaders (Japan): 2018-2020 
  • US Coast Guard Rugby 15s & 7s: 2005-Current

Keith Wilkins

Coast Guard / Professional

Keith Wilkins

Director

Keith.Wilkins@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Rick Horner

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Director

Rick.Horner@CGrugbyfoundation.org

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

Coast Guard / Professional

  •  US Coast Guard Academy graduate 1991 
  • USCGC Mellon (Seattle, WA) 
  • TACLET North Executive Officer (Portsmouth, VA) 
  • CG Air Station Miami (HU-25C, VC-4) 
  • U.S. Navy Flight School Instructor (VT-2) (Pensacola, FL) 
  • U.S. Northern Combatant Command (NORTHCOM) (Colorado Springs, CO) 
  • ATC Mobile; Branch Chief (HC-144A) (Mobile, AL) 
  • Retired 2012
  •  Express Jet Airlines (CRJ-200) (Atlanta, GA) 
  • FAA Nashville Flight Standards District Office (FSDO); 
  • Aviation Safety Inspector (Nashville, TN) FAA Boise FSDO; Operations Manager (Boise, ID) 
  • Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Master of Business Administration

Rugby Highlights

Coast Guard / Professional

Rugby Highlights

  • Virgina Beach Falcons (Virginia Beach, VA) 
  • Pensacola Aviators (Pensacola, FL) 
  • Fort Lauderdale Knights; Captain (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 
  • Battleship Rugby; Captain (Mobile, AL) 
  • Colorado Springs Grizzlies (Colorado Springs, CO) 
  • Battleship Rugby; Captain/Coach (Mobile, AL) 
  • Nashville Rugby; Captain (Nashville, TN)
  • Florida Select Side USA 
  • South Select Side 
  • Coast Guard Rugby; Captain (Service side) 
  • US Armed Forces Select Side 
  • Director Coast Guard Rugby
  • USA Rugby Level 300 Coach 
  • USA Rugby Referee 

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