caption serviceyears branch commands relations birth_place allegiance image_size name birth_date spouse rank image article_title birth_name alma_mater
stosz in december 2009 1982 present uscg parade flag.svg 23px united states coast guard u.s. coast guard academy max stosz -lrb- father -rrb- joy stosz 3 brothers takoma park , maryland , u.s. united states of america 23px 305px sandra l. stosz 1960 bob volpe 25px vice admiral stosz-091201-g-1124b-011-2 . jpg border sandra l. stosz
 sandra leigh stosz united states coast guard academy -lrb- 1978-1982 -rrb-
sandra l. stosz

sandra leigh stosz -lrb- born 1960 -rrb- is a united states coast guard vice admiral who is the deputy commandant for mission support .
previously , she was chosen by the commandant of the united states coast guard , adm robert j. papp to become the superintendent of the united states coast guard academy in 2011 .
as such , she is the first woman to lead a united states military service academy .
at the time of her appointment to head the coast guard academy , she was the coast guard 's director of reserve and leadership .
stosz was confirmed as a vice admiral in may 2015 .
