Maureen Vo, BSc
NoiseTracker Coordinator (Outreach and education)
Maureen has worn many hats since joining Raincoast in 2016. She initially joined as the Education Coordinator to pilot the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards Program and simultaneously continued to build capacity and develop programs for Raincoast through her role as Development Coordinator. Currently, she is now the NoiseTracker Coordinator and working to pilot a BC coast-wide collaborative initiative amongst underwater acoustic data gatherers to create an integrated and comprehensive map-based noise visualization system on a centralized platform that will help inform policy and management decisions to reduce underwater noise impacts on marine life.
Her multidisciplinary work and experiences have allowed her to truly understand and value the power of collaboration and weaving different knowledge systems together, which she applies to all her work.
Maureen completed an interdisciplinary master’s degree in marine biology and computer engineering from the University of Montreal. She is mostly found outdoors wandering through coastal forests and exploring the ocean and its inhabitants through boating, sailing, and now freediving.
Recent articles
Notes from the Field: Establishing a wildlife camera network in Heiltsuk Territory
In partnership with the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department, we…
All about Raincoast’s Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program
Our education program has been busy engaging youth from across…
Large diversity in new keystones list challenges predominant belief
A team of scientists reveals a wide diversity of the…
Biosolids pose a threat to healthy waters
Biosolids are nutrient rich, organic solid or semi-solid materials recovered…
Wolves, whales, and elephants: animal personalities, culture, and conservation
How studying animal culture can inform conservation.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: So much more than just forests
Ecological communities around the Salish Sea range from iconic conifer-dominated…