Sector Key West - Deputy Commander

Guardians of the Keys

 SECTOR KEY WEST DEPUTY COMMANDER

Commander Gary Tomasulo

Commander Gary Tomasulo assumed the duties as U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Commander for Sector Key West in July 2010. In this capacity he serves as the senior advisor and Alternate Captain of the Port overseeing three Search and Rescue Stations, nine patrol boat crews an Aids to Navigation Team.  Sector Key West is responsible for all Coast Guard missions in the port of Key West, southern Straits of Florida, and Gulf of Mexico.  Prior to reporting to Sector Key West, Commander Tomasulo attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
 
Commander Tomasulo has served in a variety of surface operations, command and staff assignments.  His surface operations tours include Deck Watch Officer aboard USCGC Sorrel (WLB-296) homeported in Governors Island, New York; Executive Officer of USCGC Kiska (WPB-1336), in Hilo, Hawaii; and Commanding Officer of USCGC Key Largo (WPB-1324) homeported in Tybee Island, Georgia. 
 
His most recent staff assignment was at the White House as Director for North America and Director for Brazil and Southern Cone on the National Security Council staff from 2007 to 2009, where he developed and coordinated U.S. policy toward Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.  Additional assignments ashore include: Legal Advisor to the Coast Guard’s Office of Law Enforcement in Washington, DC; Deputy, Operations Law Group in the Coast Guard’s Office of Maritime and International Law; Congressional Fellow for U.S. Senator Mike DeWine; and Aide and Speech Writer for Admiral James M. Loy, Commander Atlantic Area, Governors Island, New York and after the Admiral’s transfer to Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC as Aide to the Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard.
 
A native of Shirley, New York, Commander Tomasulo is a 1991 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.  His academic degrees include a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.  Commander Tomasulo is a graduate of the Naval Justice School and a member of the New York State Bar.   
 
Commander Tomasulo’s military awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Coast Guard Commendation Medal (four awards), Coast Guard Achievement Medal (two awards), Army Achievement Medal, and numerous service awards.  In 1998, Commander Tomasulo was awarded the U.S. Navy League’s Captain David H. Jarvis Award for inspirational leadership and operational excellence.  Additionally, Commander Tomasulo served as a board member of the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2006 to 2010.

Commander Tomasulo is married to the former Kelli Short and they have two sons.

USCG SECTOR KEY WEST
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KEY WEST, FL  33040
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