Coronado Hickman graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation Operations. She currently sails as Chief Mate for Crowley Petroleum Services on one of their 650 class Articulate Tug Barges (ATB), the ATB Pride/Barge 650-7. Since Coronado graduated from the Academy, she has also sailed deep sea on a container ship and the Crowley Ocean Class DP wire tugs, working her way up from a Utility to Chief Mate.