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
Royal Victoria Marathon 2010
Raincoast is an official charity of the charity pledge program…
What’s at stake? Canada’s west coast
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU3emD_0HLk] The Canadian Federal government is pushing a proposal…
Last Stand of the Great Bear
Done in production with National Geographic, this trailer highlights the…
Courting the Next Exxon Valdez
Counterpunch, By Chris Genovali, Paul Paquet and Misty MacDuffee The…
British Columbia’s coast in the balance
Island Tides, Apr 1, 2010 Chris Genovali, Paul Paquet and…
Tankers and oil spills could reverse years of recovery efforts
By Chris Genovali Lessons from the Exxon Valdez oil spill…
Oil spill would devastate BC wildlife: report
Fragile Ecosystems Judith Lavoie, Financial Post Tuesday, March 24, 2010…
What’s at stake? The cost of oil on British Columbia’s priceless coast
What’s at Stake is based on 5 years of marine…







