Vincent W. Patton, III, Ed.D.
 Vince
served as the 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the
Coast Guard from May 1998 until his retirement from
more than 30 years of active service in November 2002.
In this position he was the Coast Guard’s senior
most enlisted member representing over 45,000 personnel
as the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Coast
Guard. His illustrious career included staff and operational
assignments throughout the country, both afloat and
ashore. Among his numerous military awards includes
the Distinguished Service Medal.
He received his doctorate of education degree from
American University, a master’s degree in counseling
psychology at Loyola University at Chicago, a B.S. in
social work from Shaw College and a B.A. in communication
from Pacific College. Since retirement from the U. S.
Coast Guard he later earned a Master of Theology in
Applied Religious Studies from the Graduate Theological
Union in Berkeley, CA. His extensive military education
includes the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity
Management Institute, U. S. Army Sergeants Major Academy,
and the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy. He
has board positions on number of nonprofit organizations,
and is a Unitarian Universalist lay minister.
Vince is presently Director of Community Outreach for
Military Advantage, a division of Monster Worldwide.
He and his wife reside in Alexandria, VA, and have two
children. His son is a disaster claims examiner for
FEMA, and daughter is junior at California State University
in Hayward, CA.
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