Susan Curtin - Service, Leadership & the National Coast Guard Museum

She’s Smart · Sep 3, 2026 · 42m · transcript

Susan Curtin, Chair of the National Coast Guard Museum Association and former member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve.

Susan’s connection to the Coast Guard is deeply personal. Her father, J.D. Power, credited his own Coast Guard service with helping shape the man and leader he became—and years later, Susan would follow in his footsteps and serve herself.

In this episode, Susan and I talk about her family’s incredible story, her own experience in the Coast Guard Reserve, and the work she’s doing to help bring the National Coast Guard Museum to life in New London, Connecticut.

We also…