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
Why Northern Gateway shouldn’t go near the Great Bear Rainforest
Sometimes in life you have to witness a place firsthand…
You heard it here: Northern Gateway’s dead
By Jeffrey Simpson, The Globe and Mail The Northern Gateway…
Groundswell Film Premieres
A small film about making a big stand. This NFTF…
REFLECTIONS: Vancouver International Film Festival
REFLECTIONS: Art for an oil-free coast is premiering at the…
Art for an oil-free coast in B.C.
Raincoast is excited to present the documentary film, Reflections: Art…
Predators in the Gulf Islands
Seaside Times, October 2012 By Chris Genovali Healthy ecosystems require…
Robert Davidson
Haida artist Robert Davidson is one of Canada’s most respected…
In 2012, is a bear worth more living or shot dead?
By Kevin Smith, Times Colonist For a moment, I want…







