Women in Leadership Advisory Member

Augusta Roth

Active Term: 05/2025 - 05/2026

Areas of Expertise

• Pillars of Positivity
  
• Inspiring Emotional Intelligence
• Work-Life Balance
• Mentoring and Building a Culture of Mentorship
• Advocacy, Actions & Accountability
• Transformational Vs. Transactional Leadership
• Organizational Leadership & Cultural Diversity

Secretary/Treasurer

Council of American Master Mariners

Captain/Dr. Augusta "Gussie" D. Roth is the Director of the Office of Continuing Education and Professor of the Practice in Maritime Transportation. She holds over 25 years in teaching and over 30 in the Maritime Industry. She holds a USCG Master Unlimited - Oceans Merchant Mariner Credential with various endorsements, BS in Maritime Transportation from Texas A&M Maritime Academy, MBA from Phoenix University, and DBA from Walden University. She serves as the Secretary/Treasurer for the professional non-profit Council of American Master Mariners and Assistant Scout Master to Boy Scout Troop 554. In her spare time, she gardens, camps, stays fit with weightlifting or outdoor activities, photography, anything waterborne, traveling and trying new adventures.

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