A Sound Off Films Production

Co-Directors: Adrienne Hall and Bella Valentini-Lopez

Director of Photography: Phoebe Fitz

Additional Topside Footage: Bella Valentini-Lopez

Editor: Lucas De Cesco

Colorist: Strack Azar

Sound Mixer: Chris Konovaliv

2022 Women Wounded Veterans in Parks Participants: 

Charlamain Caycedo 

Karen Cocozza 

Linsay Rousseau 

Maggie Peterson  

Pat Turbide 

Courtney Hooker 

Sheena Stevens 

Leah Hughes 

Caron Shake 

Project Staff:  

Annie Wright 

Archeologist, National Park Service Submerged Resources Center 

Dr. Vanessa McDonough 

Biologist, Biscayne National Park 

Shelby Moneysmith 

Biologist, Biscayne National Park 

Melissa Heres 

Biological Science Technician, Dry Tortugas National Park 

Melissa Post 

NPS Diver, District Ranger, Curecanti National Recreation Area  

Sarah Von Hoene 

Project Photographer, University of the Virgin Islands 

Hailey Schepanik 

NPS Dive Intern, Our World Underwater Scholarship Society  

Jessica Keller 

Diving Safety Officer, University of Miami  

Josephine Ketten 

Project Intern, University of Miami  

Dani Claeyssens  

Captain, Horizon Divers 

Megan Mullins 

First Mate, Horizon Divers 

Special thanks to:  

Biscayne National Park 

Dry Tortugas National Park 

Penelope del Bene 

Superintendent, Biscayne National Park 

Pedro Ramos 

Superintendent, Dry Tortugas National Park 

Glenn Simpson 

Park Manager, Dry Tortugas National Park 

Project Key Metrics

Pounds of debris cleaned up at Biscayne National Park – 3700 lbs 

Number of volunteer dives completed - 323 

Number of volunteer hours - 760 

Number of reef sites rehabilitated through debris removal – 8  

Number of archaeological sites documented at Dry Tortugas National Park - 24