CertificationsFAA Part 107 Drone Pilot | 2022
PADI Rescue Diver | 2020 PADI Enriched Air Diver | 2020 American Red Cross First Aid and CPR | 2019 American Red Cross Certified First Responder | 2016 Wolf Ridge Certified Wilderness First Aid | 2016 Wolf Ridge Certified Wilderness Water Safety | 2016 Project WET | 2017 Project Wild | 2016 Project Learning Tree | 2015 |
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Owned
Panasonic Lumix GH5
Lumix G Vario 7-14 M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Nauticam Underwater Housing GoPro 10 AC/DIT Kit Scuba Kit |
OperatedRED Komodo
Canon 5D Mk iii + iv, C300 Sony A1, A7siii, FS7, & FX9 Ronin Gimbals Rode Mic Kits DJI Drones EZ Rig Dana Dolly |
Software
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Office Synology Shotput Pro DaVinci Resolve Windows PC and Mac OS |
Grants + Awards
Ocean Culture Life Storyteller Grant | 2024
National Geographic Storytelling Explorer Grant | 2023 Jackson Wild Media Lab Fellow | 2024 San Diego Environmental Film Festival People’s Choice Award | 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards, Penguin Town | 2021-2022 Conservation Nation Emerging Conservationist Grant | 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, Secrets of the Whales | 2020-2021 You can learn more about Nova's grant projects here!
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Speaking Engagements
Photographic Storytelling Workshop Presenter | 2024
2892 Miles to Go, National Geographic Ship-to-Shore Interactions | 2021 - 2024 Ocean Exploration Trust aboard the E/V Nautilus Out in the Wild Panelist | 2023 Jackson Wild Summit Presenter and Film Premiere | 2022 Texas A&M University, Galveston Explore Your Ocean Panelist | 2022 Explore Your Universe, UCLA Youth Advisory Council Speaker | 2022 Conservation Nation You can learn more about Nova's speaking engagements here!
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Education
University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
Bachelor of Applied Science, concentration in music performance Major: Environmental and Outdoor Education Minor: General Studio Art |
Volunteering
Camp Brave Trails | 2023 - 2024
Camp Photographer Jackson Wild LGBTQ+ Initiative | 2022 Board Member Radical Empathy | 2020 Mural Artist Potomac Riverkeeper Network | 2020 Volunteer Scientific Scuba Diver: 50 Million Mussels Project National Geographic Diversity and Inclusion Board | 2018 - 2019 PRIDE Co-Chair Representative National Geographic PRIDE Founders Board | 2018 - 2019 Board Co-Chair Partners in Education | 2017 Classroom Educator Queer and Allied Students Union Board | 2016 Publicity Coordinator 800 hours of service Speakers Bureau | 2016 Panelist 50 hours of service |
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