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
B.C. coast at risk if crude oil delivery rises substantially
By Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali, Edmonton Journal July 23,…
Wildlife wandering in the city unlikely to get out alive
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist When conservation officers respond to…
A few more pictures from Salmon-Carnivore spring field season
Here are a few more of my favourite pictures and…
Trash Talk: How plastic is strangling our ocean
Pacific Yachting June 2011 by Marianne Scott The mission of…
Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project: profit at what price?
Does any oil spill damage cost estimate even begin to…
The cost of oil on B.C.’s priceless coast
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee, Vancouver Sun June 18,…
My visit with Raincoast in the Great Bear – guest blog from Dean Azim
Amazing. The most overused word in my current vocabulary. Every…
Sharing the love for the coast
Apart from our passion for science, one of Raincoast’s aims…






