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
Raincoast Slide Show in Courtenay
Join Raincoast and Maple Leaf Adventures for a slide show…
Dogs as sentinels of wildlife disease
FAX’s Adam Stirling interviews Raincoast Sr. Scientist Dr. Paul Paquet…
Black Wave: Legacy of Exxon Valdez to show in Victoria
Raincoast and Ocean River Sports present Black Wave: a documentary…
Remote populations at risk from spread of animal diseases
Lack of vet care for dogs cited in report By…
Uncontrolled disease in dogs threatens wildlife, humans in remote B.C. areas
Study links unhealthy pets to decline in wolf populations By…
Northern Gateway Project threatens wildlife
By Paul C. Paquet and Chris Genovali, Special To The…
Study: Sea lice from salmon farms infecting BC sockeye
A new study by researchers from Raincoast, Watershed Watch, UVic…
Pipeline threatens wildlife
Animal Writes – The Vancouver Humane Society Newsletter, Spring 2011…







