2026 Military Appreciation Luncheon

Keynote Speaker

Martha LaGuardia-Kotite, Captain USCG (ret), is active on the lecture circuit as an author, TEDx and keynote speaker, for Fortune 100 and 500 companies and universities. She is a retired captain in the U.S. Coast Guard and author of five books, including So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers Saving Lives, Defying Death. She is also one of the first female officers to serve aboard two Coast Guard cutters with all-male crews and lead teams through numerous disasters during her twenty-nine-year career. She earned a master’s degree in journalism from Harvard University and writes stories and profiles for magazines. She is regularly invited to podcasts and has appeared on Fox & Friends, FOX/CBS/ABC/NBC/CNN, and affiliates. Her TEDx “Let’s Save the Ocean’s Superpower” was released a few months ago and was inspired by her expedition trip to Antarctica while driving Zodiacs for guests and being immersed in this magnificent world of wildlife and ice. Her next two books will publish in 2027 Guardians At Sea and a military thriller, Tip of the Spear. www.marthakotite.com

Please register by

October 23, 2026

Agenda

12:15 p.m. | Program Begins   

1:00 p.m. | Fellowship & Resource Tables 

1:30 p.m. | Event Concludes