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

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There’s no debate: Killing bears is immoral

B.C.’s policy frameworks fail to take ethical issues into consideration…

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Raincoast Research among top 100 Science Stories of 2009.

Discover Magazine has identified the work of Raincoast research scientists…

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Victoria researcher gains fame for big-shrink theory

By Judith Lavoie, Victoria Times Colonist Predatory behaviour of humans…

A small black bear stands in a stream.

Close Encounters of the Black Bear Kind

The black bear poked his head around the big cedar…

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Re: A climate of denial

Focus Magazine, January 2010 Re: A climate of denial (Dec…

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Climate change is real and demands a concerted effort

By Chris Genovali, Vancouver Sun, December  22, 2009 Re: The…

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Raincoast’s Heather Bryan celebrated by Wings WorldQuest

Raincoast’s Heather Bryan is celebrated by Wings World Quest for…

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Climategate’ a convenient sideshow to real issue

Victoria News, December 18, 2009 Re: Information confirms ‘climategate’ scandal…

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