CAPT Joe Hester, USCG (RET.)
Training and Lead Master Instructor
Captain Joe Hester joined Seebald & Associates after a 30-year career as a Coast Guard Cutterman, serving on the US east, west, and gulf coasts. He served as Coast Guard Attaché in Colombia and Mexico and directed Coast Guard operations (oil/chemical spill response, law enforcement, search & rescue, maritime security, and icebreaking) throughout the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Western Rivers system.
Captain Hester holds a Bachelor of Science in Management, Masters degrees from the Joint Military Intelligence College (now National Intelligence University) and the US Army War College, graduated from the US Navy War College.