CAPT Eric York Wallischeck has served as Chief of Staff since July 2008, where he functions as a senior advisor to the Superintendent and works with the senior leadership of the Academy and the Maritime Administration to coordinate operations, planning and policy.
CAPT Wallischeck served as Assistant Superintendent for Plans, Assessment and Public Affairs at the Academy from 2006-2008, with oversight of policy development, strategic planning, institutional assessment, and public affairs. He also served as the Academy's acting Chief Information Officer from October 2002 through July 2004, overseeing improvements to the Academy's website and the IT client service program.
From 1991-2006, CAPT Wallischeck served as the Director of Waterfront Activities and Sailing Master, and helped guide the Waterfront's professional development and competitive programs to national prominence, with the Varsity Sailing Team winning seven National Championships. He oversaw construction of the Yocum Sailing Center, acquired a new training ship, completed several major waterfront renovation projects, and was involved in several key campus-wide initiatives, including the Human Relations Committee, Trimester Implementation Steering Committee and Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee. He also led the Academy's waterborne assistance operation following the terrorist attacks of 9-11, in which midshipmen, faculty, and staff assisted in the rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero.
A native of Fairfield, Connecticut, CAPT Wallischeck graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1983, and went to work as a deck and engineering officer for Faustug Marine Corporation in San Francisco. He returned to the Academy in 1984 and joined the USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation to help manage the Academy's AMERICA II Challenge for the America's Cup in Fremantle, Australia. In 1987, he was named Manager of the Annual Fund, and became Director of Development in 1990.
CAPT Wallischeck attended the Senior Executive Fellows Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His personal awards include the US Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement, US Maritime Service Professional Achievement Medal, US DOT Superior Achievement Medal (two awards), Transportation 9-11 Medal, DOT Outstanding Unit Award (two awards), DOT Team Award (two awards), MARAD Team Award, and the USMMA Alumni Foundation's Outstanding Professional Achievement and Meritorious Alumni Service Awards.
An avid sailor, he has participated in six Newport Bermuda Races, and has served on the Safety At Sea Committee of the United States Sailing Association. CAPT Wallischeck is past President of the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound, and served as Secretary of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association of North America from 1999-2010. He is a member of the USMMA Alumni Association, the Mystic Seaport Museum, the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound, the United States Naval Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Corinthians, the Storm Trysail Club and the Royal Ocean Racing Club.
CAPT Wallischeck resides on the Academy grounds.
