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
Surfer Chris Malloy on the making of Groundswell
Outside Magazine Online Chris Malloy, who, along with a team…
Pipeline spill would put 34 parks at risk
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist Dozens of parks and protected areas…
Researchers map risks posed by Northern Gateway pipeline to BC parks
The Tyee By Adam Pez April 24, 2012 A Canadian-based…
Protecting wildlife can sustain our future, too
Times Colonist Raincoast says despite the knowledge that many species…
Earth Day event for the love of coastlines
Peninsula News Review April 20, 2012 By Arnold Lim After…
The bear necessities of the salmon fishery
Vancouver Sun As Earth Day approaches on Sunday our thoughts…
Using grizzlies to assess harvest-ecosystem trade-offs in salmon fisheries
Researchers at Raincoast and UC-Santa Cruz investigate how letting more…
Sidney Northern Gateway Slideshow
Saturday April 21 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Mary Winspear…








