Nadya Ivanova is an accomplished reporter and producer specialized in covering environmental and policy issues in the United States, China and Europe, particularly the intersections between climate, water and energy. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she majored in Journalism and International Studies. Nadya is recipient of the European Young Journalist Award 2009, the Eric Lund Global Reporting and Research Grant, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Research Grant and the Géza von Molnar Essay Award 2008. Nadya has extensive experience working on international collaborative projects, having partnered, among others, with the European Commission and the the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Aaron creates original video and multimedia reports for Circle of Blue, ranging from aerial videography in Australia’s outback to interviews with internationally known thought leaders. A graduate of Interlochen Center for the Arts and student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, he is a winner of the Panavision Young Filmmakers Grant.

Karen began her career in photography at Life magazine in the mid-1960s. She has been photography director for various publications including Rolling Stone, New York magazine, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated. During the last 30 years she has been involved in editing and producing over 70 photographic books, including the popular “Day in the Life” series. In 1995, she began working on Internet projects starting with groundbreaking project 24 Hours in Cyberspace as the director of assignments and photography.

Aubrey is a data analyst at Circle of Blue, highlighting the relevancy and context of the present critical water data. She has completed a BA in Chemistry at Kalamazoo College, and is currently pursuing a BSE in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Aubrey also studies Spanish and Latin America, having spent seven months at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. As a Graham Institute Scholar of 2009, Aubrey traveled to Patagonia, Chile where she studied relationships between hydroelectric development projects and aquatic ecosystems. Her past data-analysis internships have included watershed erosion control practices, as well as algae fermentation for use as a biofuel. You can visit her personal environmental blog here.