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

Oil tanker in BC waters

Pipeline proposal could triple oil tanker trips

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A bear in the woods.

Hungry grizzlies enticed into giving away secrets

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A brown bear is swimming in the water.

Animal welfare in the wild

By Chris Darimont Owing to Raincoast’s leadership in using exclusively…

The cover of the world of wolves.

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A woman wearing a black jacket.

The whales, the minister, and MacDuffee

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A fishing boat in the ocean with mountains in the background.

Conservationists slam DFO for chum impacts in commercial fishery

Three BC salmon conservation groups are concerned that 1.37 million…

A fishing boat in the ocean with mountains in the background.

Conservationists point finger at DFO over thrown back chum salmon

By Alan S. Hale – The Northern View August 18,…

Closeup of the face of a gray wolf

‘Verified’ livestock losses in decline as province adopts open-season policy on wolves

Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun Paul Paquet, senior scientist for Raincoast,…

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