TO EXPAND THE SUCCESS OF THE NASA-FUNDED VISUAL-BASED STORYTELLING COMPETITION TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF DATA VISUALIZATION SKILLS HIGHLIGHT THEIR ABILITY TO USE VISUAL STORYTELLING TO PRESENT COMPLEX ISSUES SOLUTIONS AND PHENOMENA ELEVATE THE VALUE OF VISUALIZATION IN SCIENTIFIC STORYTELLING AND INTEGRATE OPPORTUNITIES INTO THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY AND ENCOURAGE CONVERGENT SCIENCE.