Yvette M. Davids

Yvette Marie Davids is a United States Navy rear admiral. She is notable for being the first Hispanic American woman to command a Navy ship.

Early life and education
Yvette Marie Gonzalez grew up in San Antonio, Texas. She graduated with a B.S. in Oceanography from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 and was commissioned as an ensign. While studying at the Naval Academy she earned All-America Crew honors in Intercollegiate Sailing for both 1987 and 1989. She later received an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 2002 and an M.S. in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2012.

Career
Yvette Davids served as executive officer of the destroyers USS Higgins (DDG-76) and USS Benfold (DDG-65). She later commanded the frigate USS Curts (FFG-38) from April 2007 to November 2008, becoming the first Hispanic American woman to command a Navy warship.

Yvette Davids assumed command of the cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) from Capt. Michael J. Ford in San Diego on 8 November 2012. She was relieved of command by Capt. Sterling W. Dawley in Singapore on 3 October 2014.

Her promotion to rear admiral (lower half) was authorized by the U.S. Senate on 25 May 2017. Yvette Davids currently serves as senior military advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.

Personal
Yvette Davids is married to Keith B. Davids, a 1990 Naval Academy graduate and Navy SEAL officer. They have twin sons. As of March 2017 her husband Capt. Keith Davids was serving as deputy commander of Naval Special Warfare Command.