Kelcie LaRoche

USCG

Kelcie LaRoche served 8 years as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, engaged in the full spectrum of afloat maritime safety and security operations. She graduated in 2014 from the United States Coast Guard Academy with a degree in Marine and Environmental Sciences. During her service, she sailed on three cutters operating out of Washington, Puerto Rico, and Virginia, primarily charged with drug interdiction, counter human trafficking, disaster response, and fisheries enforcement.

Leaving the Coast Guard in 2022, Kelcie became a recreational SCUBA diving professional as a PADI Divemaster and worked as a Fisheries Manager for Florida Fish and Wildlife in the Florida Keys.