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
The Magic of Cougars
Times Colonist January 22, 2011 Cougars help make Vancouver Island…
Kochs invade Canada
After losing their fight for Proposition 23 in California, one…
Cougars: BC’s neglected carnivore
In anticipation of the first provincial management plan for cougars,…
Government failing to protect big cats, conservation group says
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist January 19, 2011 Trophy hunting…
Cougars: BC’s neglected carnivores
In anticipation of a provincial management plan for cougars, Raincoast…
DFO seeks to undo important precedent for at-risk species
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2011 VANCOUVER – Environmental groups…
Report: British Columbia’s neglected carnivores
A conservation assessment and conservation planning guide for cougars.
Is BC’s pink salmon fishery sustainable?
Raincoast and three other BC ENGO’s have critiqued the proposal…






