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Visit VFW →Congressionally chartered veterans organization focused on advocacy, youth programs, community service, and national security.
Visit The American Legion →Free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining earned benefits and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Visit DAV →Promotes the study of comparative religion, philosophy, and science, and the investigation of unexplained laws of nature and the nature of consciousness.
Visit TSA →A global network of community leaders and professionals organized around humanitarian service, peace, and local action.
Visit Rotary →The nation's principal firearms safety and education organization. Range Safety Officer certification through NRA's instructor program.
Visit NRA →A fraternal organization focused on community service, veterans support, youth programs, and the kind of local investment that holds a community together.
Visit Elks →A nonprofit educational organization teaching public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. It works.
Visit Toastmasters →Supports the sea services through advocacy, public education, and direct support to service members and their families.
Visit Navy League →Connects Tennesseans to global issues through educational programming, speaker events, and forums that promote informed engagement with international affairs.
Visit TNWAC →One of the oldest institutions dedicated to the scientific study of parapsychology, consciousness, and anomalous human experience.
Visit Rhine →Connects Freemasons active in Scouting America. Combines two things I happen to take seriously.
Visit NAMS →Supports water stewardship, environmental education, and community resilience. The water matters more than most people acknowledge until it doesn't.
Visit One River Foundation →
Retired U.S. Navy Chief, nonprofit and civic leader, government contractor, and lifelong student of things that resist easy categorization. Based in Middle Tennessee and Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Adam Hinds is a retired U.S. Navy Chief Operations Specialist with 22 years of active and reserve service, and a current government contractor supporting the Department of Defense. He holds a Master of Arts in Christian Practice and Conflict Management from Lipscomb University and a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from Middle Tennessee State University, and holds the Advanced Certified Nonprofit Professional credential.
His nonprofit and civic work spans board service, direct operations consulting, and sustained volunteer leadership. The dedicated nonprofit consulting site is AHinds.org.
Adam serves as District Commissioner for the Old Dominion District of Scouting America's Colonial Virginia Council, Flotilla Commander for the Smithfield Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and holds national staff and leadership roles across several civic and fraternal organizations.
Chief Operations Specialist, Surface Warfare. United States Navy, Retired. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary member and national staff officer.
Adam W. Hinds, United States Navy, Retired. Chief Adam Hinds is a native of Pleasant View, Tennessee. He graduated in 2014 from Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Religion. He graduated from Lipscomb University in 2016 with a master's degree in Christian Practice and Conflict Management. He joined the Navy in 2002 as an undesignated seaman, later converting to Operations Specialist.
At sea, he served aboard USS Stump (DD 978), USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), and as the Navigator and Training Officer with Patrol Coastal Crew Juliet, serving aboard multiple Cyclone Class coastal patrol craft. He completed five shipboard deployments to the Western Pacific, South America, and Central Command in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, counter-narcotics operations in South America, and maritime security patrols in the Far East.
His Reserve assignments include Expeditionary Strike Group Seven and Military Sealift Command as a Battle Watch Captain. He served as the Joint Operations Center Watch Supervisor for Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. As the Operations Leading Chief Petty Officer for Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center – Forward Central Command, he was responsible for assisting Sailors deployed throughout various countries in Southwest Asia. He also served as the Assistant Foreign Ship Liaison Officer at Navy Region Hawaii, coordinating port visits to Pearl Harbor for more than 60 foreign naval vessels.
His final mobilization was as the Operations Leading Chief Petty Officer and Deputy Staff Operations Officer for Coalition Task Force Sentinel. He retired from the Naval service on December 1, 2023, and currently serves in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Chief Hinds' personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, two awards; Joint Service Achievement Medal; and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, six awards.
Adam Hinds currently serves in the East District Southern Region. As Flotilla Commander for the Smithfield Flotilla (054-05-09), he is responsible for member development, operational readiness, and ensuring the flotilla delivers real value to the operating Coast Guard and to the boating public it serves. On the Auxiliary National Staff, Hinds serves as Branch Chief, EUCOM Liaison in the International Affairs Directorate, drawing on his background in joint and coalition operations.
Raised in Mt. Moriah Lodge #18, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Initiated May 15, 2012. Passed to Fellow Craft June 18, 2012. Raised to Master Mason July 31, 2012.
32° Scottish Rite Mason, November 12, 2023. Shriner, August 15, 2023. Royal Arch Mason, December 13, 2023. Knight Templar, October 25, 2025.
Executive with Noble Drilling Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Initiated at Pilgrim Lodge #522 on June 16, 1984. Raised to Master Mason September 17, 1984. Member of the Shriners and Tulsa Court 47, Royal Order of Jesters. Labor concluded May 3, 1999.
35-year member of Kilwinning Lodge #265. Machinist for Rock Island Railroad in Pratt, Kansas. Master Mason May 23, 1955. Labor concluded January 2, 1991. His mother, Margaret A. Dickhut Hinds, was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Raised at Matamoras Lodge #374, New Matamoras, Ohio, March 14, 1873. Later affiliated with Cable Lodge #299, Hutchinson Lodge #445, and Reno Lodge #140 (now Hutchinson-Reno Lodge #124).
Great-great-great grandfather on grandmother's side. Member of Ensor Lodge #729, Philpot, Kentucky. Baptist pastor in Yelvington, Kentucky. The combination of ministry and Masonic membership was more common in that era than it is now.
This is a personal historical record, not an official publication of any Lodge, Grand Lodge, or Masonic body.
Master of Arts in Christian Practice and Conflict Management, completed 2016. Graduate study completed while on active duty.
Bachelor of Science in International Relations and Religion, completed 2014.
Issued by the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. Recognizes demonstrated competency in nonprofit management, governance, financial accountability, and community leadership. The advanced designation requires additional experience beyond the standard credential.
Issued by the Institute of Certified Professional Managers. Validates knowledge and applied skills across planning, organizing, leading, and controlling management functions.
Vendor-neutral credential covering project lifecycle management, constraints, communication, documentation, and stakeholder coordination. Useful for anyone managing work that involves more than one person.
Issued by the RBLP Certification Commission. Recognizes expertise in teaching and developing resilience-based leadership practices in organizational and team contexts.
Issued by the U.S. Institute for Diplomacy and Human Rights. Validates competency in human rights frameworks, advocacy methodology, and consulting practice.
Scouting America's primary adult leadership development program, requiring sustained commitment over several months. Recognized as one of the more demanding adult training experiences in the Scouting program.
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People Adam recommends and projects he is involved in. This list is updated as things develop.
Writing published on The Chaos Section, Substack, and elsewhere. Topics vary.
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