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

Photo of infected juvenile sockeye salmon infected with sea lice

Raincoast responds to letter in North Island Gazette

The North Island Gazette recently published a letter about supposed…

Awakening spirits wolves in the southern plains.

The importance of large carnivores: Awakening Spirits

A new book chapter by Raincoast senior scientist Dr. Paul…

A small fish swimming in a glass container.

New study of sea lice on juvenile Fraser River Sockeye

North Island Gazette February 17, 2011 A new study published…

Juvenile sockeye infected with sea lice as they migrate past fish farms in the Discovery Islands

Raincoast responds to fish farm comments in Vancouver Sun

Raincoast responds to industry letter in Vancouver Sun that dismisses…

Three dogs playing with a frisbee in a field.

Dogs as sentinels of disease in wildlife and humans

Exposure to infectious agents in dogs in remote coastal British…

Juvenile sockeye infected with sea lice as they migrate past fish farms in the Discovery Islands

Researchers link fish farms to sea lice on Fraser sockeye

By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist Sea lice are spreading from…

Juvenile sockeye infected with sea lice as they migrate past fish farms in the Discovery Islands

Study the first link between farms and sockeye

Courier-Islander A new study published Monday by researchers from Raincoast…

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