Lynne Carliss McMahan has almost 30 years in Federal service. The last 20 years have been served as a Grant Management Specialist with the Division of Boating Safety. During that time she was the State coordinator for more than 35 States and Territories. Lynne began her Federal career as an auditor for the Department of Transportation’s, Office of Inspector General, where she performed audits of Coast Guard as well as other DOT components. Lynne works at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC and lives in Northern Virginia.

Gary Jensen has served as a Grant Management Specialist in the Coast Guard’s Boating Safety Division since October of 2007. Prior to beginning his second career in federal civil service, Jensen spent nearly 27 years on active duty in the Coast Guard. He retired from active duty in 2005 as a Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate.