Nancy Hann

Nancy A. Hann (born 1973) is a vice admiral in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Hann is the deputy under secretary for operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.^[1][2] She previously served as the director of the NOAA Corps and director of the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).^[3] Prior to that, Hann was the NOAA Corps and OMAO's deputy director.^[4] Hann is the first woman to achieve the rank of vice admiral in the history of the NOAA Corps and its predecessors.

Nancy Hann
Vice Admiral Nancy Hann
Born	1973
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
Years of service	1999–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, NOAA Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Awards	Department of Commerce Silver Medal with O device Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
Alma mater	George Washington University University of San Diego (BA) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (MS) Harvard University (MPA)

Hann in 2023 discussing Pamela Chelgren, the first female officer in the NOAA Corps

Early life

Nancy Hann grew up in Illinois, as a child she recalled one of her favorite things was to watch the thunderstorms. She's always been interested in Earth's weather and her mother claimed she had been interested in weather patterns since the beginning.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Hann started her career with NOAA as a fisheries observer in 1996 and she commissioned as an officer in the NOAA Corps 1999.^[5] She served on commercial fishing vessels, various NOAA ships and aircraft and NSF research vessels, on the NOAA aircraft she was a pilot and flight meteorologist. She even later became NOAA Dive qualified and became unmanned aircraft systems (uas), pilot. She is responsible for the direct leadership and management of OMAO's operational assets, including the agency's fleet of 16 research and survey vessels and nine aircraft.

Prior Assignments:

• Commanding officer of the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
• Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Chief of Staff.
• Executive Officer at the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic
• Associate Director at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
• NOAA liaison to the U.S. Pacific Command.^[5]

In July 2021, RDML Hann was nominated for promotion to rear admiral (two-stars) and assignment as the new director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, succeeding retired Rear Admiral Michael J. Silah. She was confirmed on November 16, 2021.^[6]

In June 2024, RADM Hann was appointed for promotion to vice admiral and appointment as NOAA's deputy under secretary for operations.^[7][8][9] She assumed office and rank, effective 15 July 2024.^[10][11]

Education

• A.S. in Project Management at George Washington University
• B.A. in Marine Science and Biology at the University of San Diego
• M.S. in Space Studies and Remote Sensing at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• M.P.A at the Harvard University Kennedy School

Awards

NOAA Aviator insignia

	Department of Commerce Gold Medal with "O" device
	Department of Commerce Silver Medal with "O" device
	Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
	NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal
	NOAA Administrator's Award
	NOAA Corps Commendation Medal with two 5⁄16 inch gold stars
	NOAA Corps Achievement Medal with three 5⁄16" gold stars
	NOAA Corps Director's Ribbon with two 5⁄16" gold stars
	NOAA Unit Citation Award with 3⁄16" bronze star
	NOAA Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
	NOAA Corps Pacific Service Ribbon
	NOAA Corps Mobile Duty Service Ribbon

References

1. "Vice Admiral Nancy Hann | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". www.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
2. "Vice Admiral Nancy Hann". U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
3. "Nancy Hann | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". www.omao.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
4. "Nancy Hann | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". omao.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
5. "Q&A with Rear Admiral Nancy Hann, Commanding Officer of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
6. "PN896 — Nancy A. Hann — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
7. "Nancy A. Hann to be promoted to vice admiral and named NOAA deputy under secretary". www.noaa.gov. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
8. Cooper, Naomi (2024-06-10). "Rear Adm. Nancy Hann Selected to Serve as NOAA Deputy Undersecretary of Operations". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
9. Hans, Teddy (2024-06-17). "Nancy Hann assumes NOAA deputy undersecretary role; Pesquera Diamante appoints Gustavo Delgado-Aparicio general manager". www.seafoodsource.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
10. "Billet List". NOAA Corps Commissioned Personnel Center. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
11. "Billet List (Bar graph)" (PDF). NOAA Corps Commissioned Personnel Center. Retrieved 2024-08-09.

Military offices
Preceded by Michael J. Silah	Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps 2021–2024	Succeeded by Chad M. Cary