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
Wildlife conservation meets animal welfare
Paquet, P.C., and C.T. Darimont. 2010. Wildlife conservation meets animal…
Just say no to “certified organic” farmed salmon
While British Columbia (BC) farmed salmon could carry a certified…
The Grizzlies of August
Last Sunday Raincoast’s Field Station manager Doug Brown took this…
Join Raincoast on an incredible sailing journey
Fall 2010 voyage into the land of the Spirit Bear…
Just say no to ‘certified organic’ farmed salmon
SPECIAL TO THE VANCOUVER SUN August 12, 2010 British Columbia…
Canadians pay attention to spill
Battle Creek Enquirer August 10, 2010 Re: “Canadians protest Enbridge…
U.S. spill turns up heat on proposed pipeline
Vancouver Sun, August 3, 2010 Re: U.S. spill turns up…
The Salmon Goddess
At Raincoast Conservation Foundation, biologist Misty MacDuffee is known as…






