Professional Diver
Diving in Uncharted Places
Scuba diving is a universal language — a way of connecting and communicating with people who are from places all around the world. Diving has been my gateway into the unknown.
I Was Never Supposed to Be an Expedition Diver
I was never supposed to be a diver. Growing up, I was hardly good in the water, and had very limited exposure to beaches where diving was taking place. The ocean was beautiful to look at from the shore, but the idea of submerging myself in it? I never thought it would be possible for me. If someone had told me I would one day earn the title of SSI Divemaster and become the organization's first-ever brand ambassador, I would have thought they were crazy.
Everything changed with a single breath underwater. My first real dive was less of a graceful descent and more of a controlled free-fall into the unknown. I remember the moment I equalized, looked around, and realized I was breathing in a world that had always existed just beneath the surface. It was humbling and exhilarating in equal measure. While somewhat terrified, that was immediately overshadowed by an overwhelming curiosity. I wanted to see more.
What followed was an obsessive progression through my certifications. Open Water, Advanced, Rescue Diver, Stress and Rescue Specialty, and eventually Divemaster and Tech diving. Each level pushed me further outside my comfort zone and deeper into a world that rewards patience, discipline, and respect for the environment. By the time I earned my Divemaster rating, I had logged hundreds of dives across some of the most remote and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet.
Diving fundamentally rewired how I approach everything, from business, leadership, conservation, and life. When you learn to stay calm at depth, to trust your training when visibility drops to zero, to read the current and adapt in real time, you develop a kind of resilience that transfers to every other arena. The ocean became my greatest mentor, and I've been its student ever since.
Expedition Diver
Diving to Great Depths
I'm a certified tec diver, divemaster, and sponsored athlete that searches for artifacts, lost relics and documents places most will never go. With only 3% of tec divers being women, I'm on a mission to prove that this sport is for anyone who wants it bad enough.
Hunting for prehistoric megalodon teeth and Civil War-era relics in the murky rivers and offshore wrecks of South Carolina. These dives require precision, patience, and a sharp eye for history hidden in sediment.
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Exploring the world's deepest known blue hole — a 420m vertical shaft in Mexico's Chetumal Bay. Tec diving at its most extreme, where darkness swallows you whole and the pressure is absolute.
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Navigating the labyrinthine underwater cave systems of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Crystal-clear water, stalactites, and ancient Mayan artifacts buried deep — with zero margin for error.
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Descending into Hong Kong's forgotten maritime graveyard — WWII-era vessels and colonial cargo ships resting in subtropical waters teeming with marine life and untold stories.
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Diving beneath glacial ice in near-freezing water, documenting the accelerating retreat of Alaska's ice fields. Breathtaking and sobering in equal measure — one of the last frontiers on earth.
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Urban diving in the murky waters of New York Harbor — part conservation fieldwork with the Billion Oyster Project, part archaeology. Zero visibility, maximum mission.
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Dive Affiliations
SCUBAPRO DIVE TEAM
As a Scubapro dive team member, Andi puts their gear through its paces in some of the world's most extreme diving conditions — from glacial ice dives to deep blue holes. Scubapro is one of the most respected names in the industry, and this partnership is built on field-tested trust.
SSI STRATEGIC AMBASSADOR
Andi is SSI's first-ever strategic ambassador — a recognition of her role in redefining what modern exploration looks like. As an SSI Divemaster and tec diver, she represents the organization globally, demonstrating that diving can be a vehicle for conservation, science, and community connection.
DIVE RITE CONTENT CREATOR
Dive Rite builds technical diving equipment for serious explorers. Andi creates content from the field that shows what this gear looks like in real-world conditions — cave systems, deep wrecks, low-visibility environments — helping inspire the next generation of tec divers.
POW WATER ATHLETE ALLIANCE
One of the founding Water Athletes in Protect Our Winters' expanding water advocacy program. Andi uses her diving platform to connect ocean health, freshwater ecosystems, and the climate crisis — and to drive policy change with the urgency it deserves.
MARINE CONSERVATION INSTITUTE BLUE PARKS AMBASSADOR
The Marine Conservation Institute's Blue Parks program recognizes the world's best-managed marine protected areas. As an ambassador, Andi dives and documents Blue Parks globally, helping build the case for why protecting these ecosystems is one of the highest-leverage climate interventions available.
UNESCO & UN OCEAN DECADE ACTION
Edges of Earth is an endorsed action under the UN Ocean Decade — the global framework for ocean science and sustainability through 2030. This recognition places Andi's field documentation work within the broader international effort to understand and protect the ocean.
DIVEVOLK AMBASSADOR
DIVEVOLK builds compact underwater camera systems that go where larger housings can't. Andi uses their gear to capture expedition-quality footage in cave systems, wrecks, and remote locations that demand compact, reliable equipment. The footage makes the stories possible.
EXPLORERS CLUB FLAG CARRIER
The Explorers Club flag is awarded to expeditions that advance field science and exploration. Andi received this honor for the Edges of Earth expedition — recognition that what she's building in the field constitutes a genuine contribution to human geographic and scientific understanding.
WINGS WOMEN IN DISCOVERY — FLAG CARRIER & GRANTEE
WINGS WorldQuest is one of the most prestigious organizations supporting women in field science and exploration. Since 1999, WINGS has provided grants and flag recognition to women doing transformative work in the field — from marine biology to glaciology to conservation. Andi is a WINGS grantee and flag carrier recognized for her work documenting what urban restoration programs look like on the ground — including right in her own backyard of New York Harbor, where the Billion Oyster Project is rebuilding one of the world's most urbanized coastlines reef by reef. WINGS support recognizes that breakthrough conservation science happens in cities as much as it does at the edges of the earth.
