Non Current EB Members

YAA Co-Chair: Captain Mary Durand, USN 

CAPT Mary Durand, Nurse Corps, USN (Ret)  Captain Durand started her Navy life as the daughter of a 30-year career Naval aviator; born in Annapolis, Maryland, she traveled widely with her family.  She is proud of her father’s career which started as E-1 and retired as O-6. She is equally proud of her brother who served as a SEABEE in Vietnam and her nephew who a retired Navy JAG Commander.

Captain Mary Durand started her own Navy career as a Selected Reservist, serving seven years before being recalled to active duty.  Her 13 years of civilian nursing experience included trauma, burn, operating room, critical care and dialysis nursing. She completed her Masters Degree in Adult Health Nursing and licensure as an Adult Nurse Practitioner prior to starting active duty in 1988. While on active duty she served in various medical-surgical positions at Pensacola, as the community health nurse on a developmental team in Okinawa, and then in the Tidewater, (first completing a dual Master’s Degree in Nursing through DUINS as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Community Health Nurse; then as the Senior Nurse at Oceana Branch clinic). Assigned as one of the first Family Nurse Practitioners ADDU to SURFLANT from the Naval Medical Center, Captain Durand enthusiastically brought primary care and health promotion services to the deck plates; serving on over 40 different “small boy” ships with a total of 186 days underway.  She deployed for 178 days as the senior officer to the Camp Doha clinic in Kuwait and served with Army medical providers.  Captain Durand rounded out her 27-year career with a tour at NATTTC clinic in Pensacola, Florida providing primary care and health promotions services to a large joint service training community.

Captain Durand’s personal awards include the Navy Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation medal with two gold stars, Navy Achievement medal with one gold star, and the Military outstanding volunteer medal. Other awards include: Meritorious Unit Commendation with two stars, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, and the National Defense Ribbon.

Captain Durand has one daughter, Alison, who works for Principal Financial Group, married with three children; and one son, Alan, who is a professional rock and ice climbing guide, Mohonk Preserve Park Ranger, and CAD engineer, married with one child. CAPT Durand is married to Anthony Barca, a Howard Hanna/Rand Realty agent.