Fionna Boyle is a 2007 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). She currently holds a USCG Chief Mate License, Unlimited Tonnage, and a commission as Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. Since graduation, Fionna earned sea time sailing on tank vessels delivering crude oil in the Alaskan and Gulf of Mexico trades and petroleum products to ports in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. Her naval career includes supporting USMMA, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, Military Sealift Command, and Department of Defense as a Strategic Sealift Officer.