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

A black bear standing on a rock in a river.

Black bears prefer waterfront

By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist December 18, 2010 Remote waterfront…

Close up of a grizzly with a salmon in its mouth

Journal Watch: Let them run

“Ask not what a park can do for spawning salmon.…

A young student on board Achiever throws a bottle with a message in it, into the waters of the Salish Sea.

Message in a bottle

As part of an effort to understand ocean currents, and…

Two grizzly bear cubs playing in the grass.

Patagonia: Raincoast Conservation Foundation Working on Ways to Share the Wealth

Raincoast Science Director Chris Darimont has a feature article posted…

A black and white killer whale jumping out of the water.

Legal Victory for resident Killer Whales

A precedent setting legal victory that forces the Canadian federal government to…

A killer whale calf surfaces with a group of whales.

B.C.’s killer whales, at-risk species score victory in landmark court case

By Suzanne Fournier, The Province December 8, 2010 A conservation…

A group of killer whales break through the surface of the water

Feds failing to protect killer whale habitat, court rules

By Jeff Nagel – BC Local News Published: December 07,…

A black and white killer whale jumping out of the water.

Judge: Ottawa isn’t protecting whales

Eco-activists hail it as landmark ruling; DFO changes expected By…

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