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 responds to letter in North Island Gazette
The North Island Gazette recently published a letter about supposed…
The importance of large carnivores: Awakening Spirits
A new book chapter by Raincoast senior scientist Dr. Paul…
New study of sea lice on juvenile Fraser River Sockeye
North Island Gazette February 17, 2011 A new study published…
Raincoast responds to fish farm comments in Vancouver Sun
Raincoast responds to industry letter in Vancouver Sun that dismisses…
Dogs as sentinels of disease in wildlife and humans
Exposure to infectious agents in dogs in remote coastal British…
Researchers link fish farms to sea lice on Fraser sockeye
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist Sea lice are spreading from…
Study the first link between farms and sockeye
Courier-Islander A new study published Monday by researchers from Raincoast…






