Nicole Van Zutphen
Communications Manager
Nicole is an experienced science communicator as well as a documentary photographer and filmmaker. She received her BA in Creative Industries with a specialty in film at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), where she was inspired by the power that visual storytelling holds to educate, inform, and challenge antiquated narratives.
Nicole began her career in multimedia communications for an NGO in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, focusing on the biodiversity of the Manu Biosphere Reserve and sustainable development of its communities. After returning to Toronto, she continued her focus in wildlife conservation, but shifted to urban landscapes as the Multimedia Coordinator for the Toronto Wildlife Centre – Canada’s largest wildlife centre and a leader in the field of wildlife rehabilitation.
Now thrilled to call Vancouver home, Nicole collaborates with the scientists at Raincoast to support all programs through photo and video storytelling, the production of web pages, articles, social media, maps, and more.
In her spare time, you can find Nicole running, hiking, and taking advantage of all BC has to offer with her camera in hand.
Recent articles
Clues to help you tell Southern Resident and Bigg’s (transient) killer whales apart
Raincoast CSI: Cetacean Species Identification.
Empowering youth in environmental action
Raincoast and Take a Stand: Youth for Conservation launch another…
This isn’t a conference, it’s The Confluence
How many colleagues do you know purely by their email…
New research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focus
Extended periods of time at sea are necessary to collect…
BC bookstores come together to support conservation education for youth
How little gifts from the community strengthen our programs.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Mayne Island
Though smaller and more developed than some of its counterparts…