Holder of over a dozen Skydiving World Records, she participated in the worlds' first 100 Way, 1986; The First 200 Way, Myrtle Beach, 1992; Worlds first 222 Way in Bratislava, Slovakia 1994; 1982 Women's record 32 Way formation, 1986 Women's record 60 way formation, 1988 women's 75 Way formation, 1989 Women's 79 way formation, 1992 Women's 100 Way formation, 1999 Women's 120 way formation; 2002 Women's 131 way formation; 1986 51 way Round formation, 1986 60 Way Round Formation to name a few. She did skydiving stunt work in the 2006 Robert DeNiro film, "The Good Shepherd" and the1995 Paramount movie, "Shadow Ops", and did 100' (foot) repelling demonstrations from a helicopter for a Miami promotion. She's done numerous TV appearances; among them, a skydiving feature for the Discovery Channel, "How'd They Do That?", and "To The Edge".

Nancy served as Editor of ParaNews Brief, the Parachute Industry Association newsletter, and as Secretary of the PIA from 1993-1996.

Nancy began skydiving in 1975, at the age of sixteen, at the Orange Sport Parachuting Center, in Orange, Massachusetts. Her older brother, Keith LaRiviere, who had begun jumping three months earlier, was her jumpmaster by her fourth jump. An accomplished pilot, Nancy learned to fly in 1985, in Nashua New Hampshire. She earned her Commercial and Multi-engine ratings in 1986, and has logged time in a variety of aircraft from ultralights to corporate jets. She has been a C182 jump pilot. She is also a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, with a B.A. in Fine Arts.

These days, Nancy enjoys working out by distance swimming to stay in shape, she also bikes, kayaks, power walks, rides horses, lifts weights and practices yoga. She works in sales, product development, customer service, and advertising at Parachute Labs Inc., dba Jump Shack, a major supplier of parachute equipment to the sport and military markets. She is also President of the company. Nancy presently has 6000 jumps.