Samantha Watkins, Ma is a Senior Project Management Analyst at Emergency Management Bc. They possess expertise in event planning, social media, volunteer training, volunteer recruiting, public speaking and 22 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "Samantha is a positive and wonderfully optimistic 'force majeure'. I had the luck to recruit her as the volunteer coordinator for TEDxVictoria. She laid the groundwork for the event's volunteer needs. Samantha recruited, trained, engaged, motivated and retained event volunteers for the 2011 and 2012 TEDxVictoria events. She also acted as the front of house manager and worked to ensure conference participants had a uniquely positive experience. She always stepped up to help in other areas of her expertise, including: social media engagement, photography, sponsor liaison and database management. Samantha is an agent of change in our community and I'm grateful she continues to contribute to Victoria's culture." and "Samantha brought enthusiasm, strong organizational skills and positive energy to the role of Volunteer Coordinator for the first TEDxVictoria event in 2011 and confidently led the volunteers as the event grew the following year. It was a pleasure working with her on the event organizing team."