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
Saving Canada’s Pacific Coast
CounterPunch June 6, 2011 The growing emphasis on B.C.’s coast…
Two days of ‘wildlife gone wild’!
Often the best gifts are those received when you least…
British Columbia’s Coast: Priceless And Irreplaceable
Island Tides June 2-15, 2011 BC’s Coast: Priceless And Irreplaceable…
A woman who runs with wolves
Seaside Times June 2011 A Woman Who Runs With Wolves…
Canada’s Pacific coast: priceless and irreplaceable
The distinct assembly of iconic animals such as whales, dolphins,…
My – how they’ve grown!
As many parents will agree, youngsters have a way about…
Discovery Week at Bella Bella Community School
In addition to our research questions, fieldwork provides many other…
BC’s coastal biodiversity: the highest in North America
In an effort to confirm or challenge the statement that…








