Commander Nancy J. Fink was born in Akron, Ohio, and raised in Tempe, Az. She graduated in 1990 from the University of Notre Dame, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics. ENS Fink was commissioned in 1991 through the Nuclear Power Officer Candidate Program and attended Officer Indoctrination School in Newport, R.I. She subsequently reported to Nuclear Power school in Orlando, Fla., as an instructor, where she taught math and reactor theory, earned her designation as a Master Training Specialist, and ultimately served as the Enlisted Math Division Director.

After attending the Navy Officer Recruiting Unit in 1996, she reported to Navy Recruiting District Chicago in Fort Sheridan, Ill., to serve as the nuclear officer recruiter, then Enlisted Programs Officer and ultimately the Operations Officer, responsible for officer and enlisted production and processing. During this tour, NRD Chicago earned status as the Silver Award Winner for Navy Recruiting Command. LT Fink then transferred to Naval Station Great Lakes for duty as Navy Recruiting Region Central’s Enlisted Programs Officer. LT Fink also completed the Navy War College seminar program, earning JPME Phase I credit.

In 2003, LCDR Fink reported for duty as the executive officer of Naval Station Pascagoula in Pascagoula, Miss., where she managed base activities for the supported DESRON FIVE staff, attached Coast Guard Station and pre-commissioning units at the nearby Northrop Grumman Shipyards. During this tour she also earned her Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies.

CDR Fink then reported to Navy Personnel Research Studies and Technology, the Navy’s personnel research laboratory, where she served as a researcher in the Distribution and Assignment division and then assumed duty as the Deputy Director. She remained in Millington for a follow-on tour as Director of the Operations Research Division at headquarters, Navy Recruiting Command. Returning to Great Lakes, Illinois, in 2010, she served as the Operations Officer for Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. In 2011, CDR Fink transferred to NRD Chicago as the executive officer.

Among her awards and decorations are the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal (five awards), Navy Achievement medal (two awards) and the Meritorious Unit Commendation (three Awards).

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