Samantha Walker
Community Engagement Specialist
Samantha holds a Fundraising Management Certificate from Durham College and has volunteered with numerous arts and animal-welfare nonprofit organizations. With a background in the music industry, she brings experience in creative marketing and special events, offering a fresh perspective on fundraising strategy – particularly in areas that emphasize community engagement and connection.
Before formally joining Raincoast, Samantha assisted the development team as a volunteer by identifying new funding opportunities. She now supports the organization’s public outreach initiatives, campaigns, partnership building efforts, and grant coordination.
Having spent her childhood on Vancouver Island, Samantha is thrilled to support Raincoast’s mission to protect the environment, cultures, and communities she has long admired and cherished.
Recent articles
Climate resilience for salmon habitat
Drones, snorkel surveys, and how the drivers of severe wildfire…
Long may they run
Fighting to rebuild the resilience of BC’s wild salmon.
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation
Behind-the-scenes of killer whale field research.
Habitat restoration and salmon research
Restoring vital habitat for salmon in the Fraser River estuary.
30 years of Raincoast’s reach
Our influence stretches internationally, with our researchers and scientists contributing…
Knowledge and responsibility
Groundbreaking insight from graduate students at the University of Victoria…
Protection and conservation of gray wolves
Using minimally invasive methods to assess wolf behaviour and ecology,…
Biodiversity in BC, monitoring, and informing
Examining the genetics of whales and wolves, and using DNA…