Biography

National Emmy Award Winning Director, Producer & Cinematographer; nominated twice by the Academy of Arts and Sciences. Veteran Strategic Communications, External Affairs and Emergency Manager with over 25 years of directing messaging for the US Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA and United States Coast Guard. Subject matter expert on Strategic Communications, External Affairs, Civil Engineering, Search and Rescue Operations, Tribal Affairs, Mitigation, Incident Command, NEPA policy, and damage assessments with the proven ability to train, evaluate, and lead cross-functional teams into arduous conditions in remote areas. 

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Adam DuBrowa was born in Washington, D.C., was raised in western Maryland, and eventually relocated to the west coast where he has resided for twenty-five years. At eleven years old, Adam saved his grandmothers life with CPR during a cardiac arrest event inspiring an early career focused on rescue, and a later professional career immersed in public service.  During his college years, Adam joined the Ocean City Maryland Beach Patrol as a surf rescue technician and recorded over 300 rescues and drilled with the USCG Ocean City conducting surf rescue operations. Adam graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1996.  In post graduate work, Adam earned a Legislative Analyst certification and credential from the Legislative Institute on Capitol Hill, as well as obtaining his professional credentials as an Emergency Manager (Type 1-3 level) from the Emergency Management Institute in Emittsburg, MD with expertise in Public Affairs, Congressional Affairs, Public Assistance, Civil Engineering and Homeland Security Emergency Management policy. Additionally, Adam has been certified by the USCG District 9 in helicopter EGRESS survival training, USCG District 17 in cold water EGRESS survival training, and a graduate of the US NAVY Flight School EGRESS survival training in Norfolk, VA.  Adam is a FAA/USCG certified Part 107 Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) pilot and has integrated sUAS technology into workflows of DHS-FEMA/USCG site inspections and field work since 2010. Adam is an on-call civilian Disaster Assistance Team (DAT) leader for the USCG Civil Engineering Unit and deploys regularly in support of DHS/USCG missions deploying to Guam and the Pacific region. Adam Joined FEMA in 1999 and responded to over 55 disasters across the United States as a Public Affairs Officer and General Engineer during some of FEMA’s most controversial periods such as 9-11, hurricane Katrina and the COVID pandemic.  In 2022, Adam was hired by the Coast Guard as a civilian Strategic Communications Specialist and General Engineer, conducting Facility Asset Management (FAM) and strategic communications for the PAC area. In addition to his federal service, Adam is an Emmy Award winning Cinematographer who has been nominated twice for excellence in documentary filmmaking from the academy of arts and sciences.