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
Artists gathering in Bella Bella
By Brenda Gough, Parksville Qualicum Beach News Next up for…
Another great grizzly research season in Heiltsuk Territory
This year we had the fortune of reuniting with some…
Juvenile Salmon Ecology Project
Raincoast’s concerns over salmon farms stem from the documented and…
Seasonal and biogeographical patterns of gastrointestinal parasites in large carnivores: wolves in a coastal archipelago
These data provide a unique, extensive and solid baseline for…
Art for an oil-free coast
The Huffington Post Fifty artists — some of Canada’s most…
Hello from the Great Bear!
Blog post from the field by Hannah Kobluk My name…
Painterly protest against pipeline
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist Paintings depicting the magic of B.C.’s…
Raincoast’s review of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway ESA
Raincoast’s review of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Environmental Impact Statement is…








