Featured in Scuba Diver Magazine: A Mission, A Memory, and a Full-Circle Moment

This month, Media Evolve is honored to be featured in Scuba Diver Magazine—a story nearly two years in the making. The article follows the remarkable work of Nick Zaborski, founder of Legion Undersea, and one of the most committed underwater search and recovery professionals working today. But behind the magazine spread lies a quieter story—one rooted in legacy, partnership, family, and the kind of unseen moments that shape everything we do at Media Evolve.

The journey begins years ago, before Project Recover took over the identification and recovery of missing American service members. At the time, the U.S. Navy handled those missions through JPAC (Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command). My husband Chris, Media Evolve’s co-founder and an experienced Navy diver and underwater photographer, was part of that original recovery team alongside Nick Zaborski. Their history as divers runs deep—shared missions, long deployments, and a deep mutual respect forged underwater.

Fast-forward to today, and everything’s come full circle. Nick now leads Legion Undersea, and he hired Chris to join the team as they returned to one of their original mission sites. This time, under the flag of a new organization, and with an expanded vision. Chris was there both as a teammate and as the man behind the lens—capturing powerful underwater imagery to help tell the story of what’s found, and what’s felt, below the surface.

I wasn’t there. I stayed home with our daughter, who’s very much part of the Media Evolve team. You’ll find her on our website’s About page—not just as a bystander, but as a symbol of the future we’re building. Staying behind was one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make. These are the kinds of missions I live for. But family comes first, and like so many working parents, I chose to support the mission from the home front.

Still, I carried the story forward. Interviewing Nick was a special experience—one I conducted under the massive, protective shade of a banyan tree near the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawai‘i. We lived just five minutes from there at the time, and standing in that place, with the memorial in view, the conversation took on deeper meaning. Nick’s family has a long military legacy, with generations stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. One of his ancestors even worked on that very base.

Again, full circle.

This story took almost two years to bring to life—not just because of logistics, but because of the internal work I had to do. I shopped the article around for a while, believing in its worth even when doors didn’t open. I pitched it to National Geographic but never heard back. Still, I knew it had a home somewhere. And it turns out, Scuba Diver Magazine was the perfect place for it.

Getting published felt like a personal and professional victory. It wasn’t just about sharing the story—it was about honoring the people in it, and the people who couldn’t be there. It was about persistence, legacy, and the quiet kind of love it takes to keep going.

We're proud of this story, and we invite you to read it here. To Nick, to Chris, to everyone who gives their time, talent, and heart to these missions—thank you.