Mrs. Vicki Sliwa has worked for the Coast Guard for 13 years.  She started her career with the Coast Guard in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1993 as one of the eleven original Regional Health Promotion Managers. In September of 1999 she relocated to Washington, DC to her current position where she oversees the Health Promotion Program Coast Guard wide as the Coast Guard’s Chief of Health Promotion.  This means she is responsible for the oversight and management of the Health Promotion, Substance Abuse, and Food Service programs.  So although a Coast Guard civilian, she is intimately familiar with the Active Duty Coast Guard both from policy and operational standpoints.

Mrs. Sliwa has a wide collection of certifications and degrees in the fitness arena.  She has a Bachelors Degree in Health and Physical Education and a Masters Degree in Public Health.  She is also certified as a Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine and The American Council on Exercise.  Mrs. Sliwa has further expertise through the Cooper Aerobic Institute as a certified Strength Training Expert, Physical Fitness Specialist and Health Promotion Director.  Finally, she rounds out her skills as a certified Pilates, Spinning, and Yoga instructor.  In fact, overall she has over 22 years of experience in the fitness industry.  

In January 2004 Mrs. Sliwa was selected to represent the Coast Guard in the Executive Potential Program, a very selective, even elite program for up and coming leaders in government service.  She completed the program in May of 2005 and aspires to become a Senior Executive in the Federal Government in the next 3 years.

Mrs. Sliwa is not all work and no play, she enjoys competing and training in on-road and off-road triathlons, riding mountain bikes, running, cooking and baking for her friends, and teaching people how to be healthy.