environmentally-sensitive, panhandle of Southeastern Alaska and home to the fishing, cruise ship, and maritime tourism industries of the region. She later headed the Coast Guard's Maritime and International Law Office providing legal advice on a variety of policies—including the Law of the Sea, drug and migrant interdiction, homeland security, search and rescue, pollution response, port and vessel safety/security, piracy, counter-terrorism, Arctic policy, environmental protection, and intelligence collection. RADM Bert further served as the Chief of Staff for the Seventh Coast Guard District, the Coast Guard's largest regional command. There she was responsible for oversight of Coast Guard budget, people, and operations in the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas. Following her promotion to flag-rank in 2016, RADM Bert served as the Deputy Director of Operations for the U.S. Northern Command, overseeing homeland defense and defense support for civil authorities for North America, as well as theater security cooperation with Mexico and The Bahamas. RADM Bert led the Northern Command's Future Operations Center in response to the devastating 2017 hurricane season of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. RADM Bert also served as the Director of Governmental and Public Affairs at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where she synchronized the service's external engagement with Congress, the media, and strategic partners and stakeholders. In this role, she provided strategic, executive-level advisement for a high-profile communications outreach and public relations program for the Coast Guard. In April 2020, RADM Bert assumed the role of Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard. She leads over 500 attorneys and legal professionals providing counsel on all Coast Guard missions and people, as well as Congressional, Inter-Agency and Maritime Industry engagement. Other professional endeavors RADM Bert has taught as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, Florida International University, and the University of Miami School of Law. She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Proctor in Admiralty in the U.S. Maritime Law Association. Additionally, RADM Bert was awarded Young Military Lawyer of the Year for the Coast Guard by the American Bar Association in 1997. In May 2006, she received the Judge Advocates Association Outstanding Career Armed Services Attorney Award. RADM Bert is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar Association. RADM Bert stays involved with the leadership and cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. She