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
Sea lice a drag on their hosts
Biologist suggests the parasites could reduce salmon survival rates By…
It’s a grizzly situation
Edmonton Sun September 2, 2009 Re: “Alberta mulls ban on…
See You In September
I always associate September with wild salmon and with its…
The elephant in the room
FOCUS September 2009 Re: The elephant in the room, congratulations…
Salmon farmers have earned suspicion
by Mike Price Times Colonist August 29, 2009 Raincoast Conservation…
Coexisting with bears
by Chris Genovali Edmonton Journal August 31, 2009 Re: “Bears…
Fraser Sockeye: Scale of sea-lice problem?
by Mike Price Globe and Mail, Aug. 19, 2009 Paul…
Is push to export oil to China worth risk of catastrophic spill?
Edmonton Journal, August 10, 2009 By Chris Genovali, A recent…


