Meet the Raincoast team

Raincoast is a team of scientists, conservationists, and volunteers dedicated to protecting the habitats and inhabitants of British Columbia’s priceless coast.

Chris Genovali

Chris Genovali, executive director of Raincoast Conservation Foundation.

Executive Director

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Misty MacDuffee

Biologist & Program Director
Wild Salmon Program

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Chris Darimont

Chris Dairmont smiles at the camera wearing a green flannel button-up shirt.

Science Director
Chair-Raincoast Lab

Paul Paquet

Paul Paquet, scientist, in his toque, on the bow of Achiever, smiling big time.

Senior Scientist
Carnivore Specialist
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Valeria Vergara

Dr. vergara holds a BSc in Biology and a Masters in Behavioral Ecology, both from Trent University in Ontario, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of British Columbia.

Senior Scientist, Cetacean Conservation Research Program

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Peter Ross

Dr. Peter S. Ross.

Senior Scientist, Healthy Waters Program Director

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Heather Bryan

Heather Bryan at UNBC.

Research Scientist, Wolf Project

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Lance Barrett-Lennard

Lance Barrett-Lennard is a senior scientist with the Cetacean Conservation Research program.

Senior Scientist, Cetacean Conservation Research Program

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Drew Graham

Drew Graham stands in front of Achiever on the Salish Sea.

Marine Operations Manager

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Brian Falconer

Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator

Guide Outfitter Coordinator

Kristen Walters

Kristen Walters, smiling, standing in the forest.

Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program Coordinator
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Maureen Vo

Maureen Vo stands on the bow of a small sailing vessel in the coastal waters of British Columbia.

Education and Development Coordinator

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Alex Harris

Alex Harris, photographer, with a toque on .

Communications Manager

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Lauren Eckert

Lauren Eckert, Raincoast Research Fellow

Research fellow
Raincoast Lab

Faisal Moola

Dr. Faisal Moola. Associate Professor and author, Guelph.

Wildlife Scientist
University of Guelph

Shauna Doll

Shauna Doll, the Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator, looks into the forest wearing her Raincoast hat and smiling broadly.

Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator

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Chelsea Greer

Chelsea Greer, Wolf Conservation Program Coordinator, with her Raincoast hat and rain gear, smiling into the forest.

Wolf Conservation Program Coordinator
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Gary Bouwman

Gary Bouwman stands in the sunshine on the Fraser jetty with this hardhat and high visibility vest.

Lower Fraser Research and Restoration Engineer

Dave Scott

A squinting David Scott explains about the Fraser River

Lower Fraser Research and Restoration Coordinator for the Lower Fraser Salmon Program

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Kyle Artelle

Kyle smiles widely, while standing in the rain in the west coast forest.

Biologist, Raincoast Lab

Persia Khan

Persia Khan, Research Associate and Liaison for Raincoast, looks straight at the camera with a giant grint, showing off her teeth and crinkling her eyes. Her hair is a wavy mix of blonde and brown, settling over her shoulders while wearing a red puffy jacket.

Research Associate and Raincoast Liaison

Jessica Maclean

Jess MacLean, Lab Manager and Research Associate for Raincoast, looks straight at the camera against a blurred backdrop of green cedars, shoulders slightly rolled inwards, with a cute smile and long, wavy auburn hair, wearing a black felt shirt.

Lab Manager and Research Associate

Ilona Mihalik

Raincoast Fellow and MSc Student

Kate Field

Kate Field, a team member of Raincoast, standing against a blurred backdrop of green cedar trees, looking at the camera smiling and wearing a black jacket that constrasts with her bright eyes and blonde hair.

PhD Student, Raincoast Lab

Christina Service

Christina Service, with the Applied Conservation Science Lab at UVic.

Research associate

Nate Glickman

Nathaniel Glickman on WSANEC territory at the Raincoast office.

Education & Outreach Associate

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Ishana Shukla

Raincoast Fellow and Masters of Science student Ishana Shukla looks at the camera, her hair is black and shoulder-length, wearing a light grey cotton button-up shirt.

Raincoast Fellow and MSc Student

Lauren Duboisset-Broust

Lauren Duboisset-Broust in a blue toque having a smile.

Development Coordinator

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Pascale Campagna-Slater

Pascale Campagna-Slater, Education Coordinator, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, with a toque on, on the water.

Education Coordinator

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Lauren Mitchell

Lauren Mitchell.

Wild Salmon Program Intern

Monica Short

Raincoast Fellow and Masters of Science student Monica Short stands looking at the camera, with shoulder-length, wavy auburn hair, wearing a blue Rab puffy jacket and black knit pullover underneath.

Raincoast Fellow and MSc Student

Denis Tuzinovic

Denis Tuzinovic in the sunshine with his Patagonia hat on.

Donor Relations

Riley Finn

Riley Finn, research associate

Research Associate

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Lauren Henson

Lauren Henson, at the Raincoast Applied Conservation Lab at UVic.

Research Fellow, Raincoast Lab
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Megan Adams

Megan Adams, applied conservation science lab, UVic, out on the Salish Sea, in a black toque.

Research Associate

Chenoah Shine

Raincoast Fellow and MSc Student

Fred Gregory

Fred Gregory wearing sunglasses, looking out over the ocean from a sailboat.

Special Projects Coordinator

Asta Mail

Education Coordinator

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Paige Roper

Research Assistant and UBC MSc student
Lower Fraser Salmon Program

Sherwin Arnott

Sherwin Arnott smiles with his glasses on.

Web & Communications Associate

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