Brynne Rardin

Brynne Rardin is an underwater filmmaker, divemaster, and certified drone pilot, who is currently an Environmental Filmmaking Master in Fine Arts (MFA) candidate at American University in Washington D.C. She is also the owner and designer of OFAUNA, a sustainable and inclusive rashguard brand, working to educate people on a global scale about the immense need for ocean and marine life protection.

Brynne is the Environmental Placetelling Coordinator for Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation. In this role, Brynne manages many projects in collaboration with multiple organizations, including NASA, the Ocean Conservancy, Black in Marine Science, and the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Sciences, to ensure BIPOC communities are receiving the same level of environmental education and extreme weather protection as other communities along the Chesapeake Bay. Through this work, Blacks of the Chesapeake strives to connect more youth to the water's edge to facilitate a better understanding of how to care for themselves and our Earth.