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
GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon
Raincoast is an Official Pledge Charity of the 2011 GoodLife…
Chum bycatch discarding denies grizzly bears their quota
The Northern View Grizzlies face a myriad of threats, from…
B.C. wolf hunt raises hackles
By Dene Moore The Canadian Press The BC government lifted…
By–catch deprives bears
Island Tides The bycatch of chum in BC’s pink salmon…
Four scientists share view sea lice didn’t cause collapse of sockeye salmon stocks
Mark Hume, Globe and Mail Raincoast biologist Mike Price on…
BC’s 0pen season on wolves: ranchers relieved but critics rankled by suspect science
The Huffington Post Province gives go ahead on open season…
Cohen to hear whether sea lice are impacting Fraser sockeye
Media Release: September 2, 2011 A Raincoast scientist is scheduled…
Challenging terrain biggest hurdle in cougar hunt, tracker says
By Cindy E. Harnett, Times Colonist August 31, 2011 Monday’s…







