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
Of whales and plastic
I had spent the entire day hiking solo around Trutch…
Way to go Thrifty Foods
Plastics impact the health of our oceans and wildlife. Plastic…
Climate skeptics fiddle with truth while planet burns
Vancouver Sun BY CHRIS GENOVALI AND PAUL PAQUET, SPECIAL TO…
Howling and yowling
MONDAY MAGAZINE -letters July 29, 2009 Howling and yowling Re:…
Legal Protection needed for Killer whales
CFAX Radio’s Murray Langdon speaks with Raincoast’s marine mammal scientist,…
Abstract: paleolimnology workshop
A two-day workshop in 2008 reviewed sediment core studies conducted…
Host a movie night
A great way to spread awareness, have fun and generate …
Raincoast Wolves posterchild
BC’s unique coastal wolves grace the cover of the Journal…



