DAMON SINGLETON

Damon Singleton is a native New Orleanian, a graduate of St. Augustine High School and a Surface Warfare Officer with 22-years of service in the U.S. Navy. Damon served aboard the USS CORAL SEA (CV 43), an Engineering Officer on USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), the Navigator and Electrical Officer on the USS MERRILL (DD 976), the Operations Officer on USS MOUNT HOOD (AE 29), and Executive Officer of USS LASALLE (AGF 3). Damon’s shore tours included Fleet Support Officer for the Navy Center for Tactical Systems Interoperability, Deputy Director of the Policy and Strategy Deputy Directorate of the U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND, Deputy Director of Character Education at the United States Naval Academy, and Executive Officer of the Navy ROTC Unit at Southern University and A & M College in Baton Rouge.

Following his Navy career, Damon joined the staff of WDSU News in New Orleans as a meteorologist and broadcast journalist. He holds a degree in Meteorology is from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas and a Master’s Degree from the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.