Meet Jody Thomas, first woman to head the Canadian Coast Guard

Jody Thomas says her achievement is more of an indication of the times rather than a result of any personal headway she has made in her role as a woman leader.

Jody Thomas says her achievement of becoming the first woman commissioner of the Coast Guard is more of an indication of the times rather than a result any personal headway she has made in her role as a woman leader.The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

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BY CHELSEA NASH

April 4, 2016

OTTAWA—It’s a typical, quiet Friday morning for Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Jody Thomas. She is getting her daily operations briefing on the status of all coast guard vessels in the country, the weather conditions, and updates on all projects and deadlines. She sits at the front of the lar...

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