Our speaker this month will be Ashley Bujnoch. She was certified as a PADI Open Water Diver in 1994 at age 14. She began her diving career in college working as a Nautical Archaeologist on multiple underwater excavations. Her training with the American Academy of Underwater Sciences led her to work as a diver at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory where she trained Astronauts in the construction of the International Space Station and Hubble Space Telescope.

Ashley took a short break to attend James Cook University where she earned her Master’s Certificate in Maritime Archaeology.

In 2009 she graduated from the FBI Training Academy and started working Organized Crime as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Knowing her background, the FBI recruited Ashley to the Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team where, in addition to her case work, she located and recovered pieces of evidence to solve multiple investigations. Ashley obtained her PADI Instructor Certification in 2020 and currently works with Dive N Surf in Redondo beach while doing contract work for SpaceX.

Each month, AVDD hosts general meetings on the second Monday at 7pm. Meetings typically run about an hour and include announcements of upcoming events, a presentation on an interesting dive-related topic, and a fun raffle. Check back here for more information on this month’s speaker!

The meeting will be in-person at the Palmdale Cultural Center, 38350 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA. It will also be hosted over Zoom. Members will receive an email with the instructions to join the Zoom meeting when the date gets closer. For non-members who wish to join the meeting, please email your inquiry to avdesertdive@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!