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
Grizzly bear hunt has no place in modern society
Chris Genovali Georgia Strait March 31, 2009 I went “undercover”…
Sea lice from fish farms threaten Fraser River sockeye: biologist
Pieta Woolley Georgia Strait March 23, 2009 Sea lice from…
GROWLS event packs Phoenix Auditorium
By Janina Stajic Gabriola Sounder March 24 2009 On Thursday,…
Seafood-loving wolves may need protection
Dustin Walker Nanaimo Daily News March 21, 2009 Coastal B.C.’s…
Winter Ruminations in the Great Bear
by Doug Brown Raincoast Field Station Co-Coordinator Denny Island, March…
Salmon stocks: Fisheries ignored 500 names. Can it ignore 5,000?
The Globe & Mail March 23,2009 MARK HUME VANCOUVER —…
Lone wolf: Canada’s newest marine mammal
Globe and Mail Chris Darimont, Chris Genovali and Paul Paquet…
God save thee, albatross
Chris Genovali | Monday Magazine | March 11, 2009 I’m…

