Qualified Coaches
Below is a list of qualified coaches who have completed the coaching training at eitherCCLL or Georgetown. If you are interested in being coached by a trained peer, please feel free to reach out to any of the qualified coaches for peer coaching.
- Professor Clementine Fujimura, PhD
- CDR Gary Lazzaro,USN, PhD
- LCDR Philip Garrow,USN
- Professor Rob Niewoehner, PhD
- Professor Tom McCarthy, PhD
- Dr. Joseph J. Thomas, PhD
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Professor Clementine Fujimura, PhD |
I am a strengths based coach who works closely with you to build on your talents and passions in work and life in general. I have enjoyed coaching faculty and staff at USNA as well as leaders in higher education. I also specialize in developing in my clients interpersonal communication and cross-cultural adaptability. |
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CDR Gary Lazzaro,USN, PhD
Math Department Associate Chair Chauvenet Hall Room 300B
(410) 293-6703, lazzaro@usna.edu
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CDR Gary Lazzaro is a permanent military professor and associate chair of the math department. He has a PhD in Operations Research and an MS in Management. He teaches courses in Statistics, Linear Programming, and Analysis of Naval Tactics. He is a former H-60 pilot with over 3,000 flight hours in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He attempts to manage the work-life balance with a full time working spouse and three young children. He completed the coaching skills for leaders short course at Georgetown University in summer 2019. |
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LCDR Philip Garrow, USN |
Lieutenant Commander Phil Garrow is originally from Traverse City, Michigan. After graduating from Tulane University with a B.A. in Political Science, he earned a M.A. in International Relations from Salve Regina University, a M. A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U. S. Naval War College, and a M. A. in English from the University of Maryland College Park. Currently, he is pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Leadership at Johns Hopkins University. A Surface Warfare Officer with afloat experience on Guided Missile Cruisers, the General Dynamics variant of the Littoral Combat Ship, Guided Missile Frigates, and a Destroyer Squadron staff, he is billeted as a Junior Permanent Military Professor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Through the generosity of the Stockdale Center, he completed both the Coaching Skills for Leaders in Higher Education workshop through Georgetown University as well as a National Outdoor Leadership School course in Alaska. As a coach and mentor, he is most passionate about assisting others with improving their professional writing. |
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Professor Rob Niewoehner, PhD |
Professor Rob Niewoehner presently serves in the Aero Dept as the Rogers Chair of Aeronautics. He served as Aero Dept Chair from 1999-2003, and as Chair of several Faculty Senate Committees. He’s a retired Navy Captain, with significant experience in the aerospace industry, and a current member of the National Academies’ Naval Studies Board. His interest in leadership coaching grew out of his experience with co-creating the Engineering Leadership curriculum, a joint venture between ECWW and LEL. He’s completed several Executive Leadership courses with NOLS, and has been instrumental in helping the Stockdale Center birth several of its Influencers’ programs, having seen both the need and value of continuing leadership education for our faculty, coaches, and staff. |
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Professor Tom McCarthy, PhD |
Tom McCarthy has taught in the history department since 2002. Although he comes from a background where professoring" is the family trade, he worked as mid-level corporate manager for a decade before doing his doctorate in history. His recent scholarship explores the emergence of counseling psychology and its impact on American higher education. He has served several terms in the Faculty Senate, directed the UK/International Scholarships Program, and helped establish the Stamps Scholar program. |
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Dr. Joseph J. Thomas, Ph.D. |
Dr. Joe Thomas retired as a LtCol after 24 years of enlisted and officer service in the Marine Corps. He served as Director, Gen John A. Lejeune Leadership Institute at Marine Corps University, as an instructor at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, as a Battalion Officer at the US Naval Academy, and as the Senior Education Officer at Marine Corps Training and Education Command. He is a past recipient of the Marine Corps’ Research and Writing Award and the Maj. Gen. Merritt Edson Leadership Award. In addition to his 14 years of teaching experience in the Naval Academy’s Leadership, Ethics, and Law Department, he’s taught at the University of Notre Dame, University of Maryland, George Washington University and the National Outdoor Leadership School. He has published five books on the topics of leadership and ethics, along with numerous articles, book chapters, and research reports. Dr. Thomas supported midshipman research that led to the award of Rhodes, Mitchell, and Fulbright scholarships. He’s also planned and led cultural immersion expeditions to South Africa, Tibet, Turkey, Vietnam, Peru, Jordan, Morocco, and Mongolia. Dr. Thomas holds masters’ degrees from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the US Army War College as well as a PhD from George Mason University. |
