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.

samantha [dot] walker [at] raincoast [dot] org

Samantha Walker wears a toque in the snow and smiles.

Recent articles

A man wearing an orange hat on a boat.

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The Achiever, a 60-foot sailing vessel, sits on the water, while forested hills rise in the background. From the water, a double rainbow rises - the brighter rainbow seems to come from the bow of the boat.

The CV for the SV Achiever

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Canada’s proposed strategy to recover dwindling populations of boreal forest…

A dead wolf lying in the snow.

Caribou recovery plan near oilsands may target wolves

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Wolves fall prey to Canada’s rapacious tar sands business

Paul Paquet Guardian.co.uk September 17 2011 In Canada, wolves are…

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BC’s open season on wolves – September news stories

News stories from the week of September 10, 2011 on…

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