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
Campbell’s contradictions on fossil fuel development
FOCUS Magazine January 2009 by Chris Genovali In Katherine Gordon’s…
Pipeline Peril
Calgary Herald January 4, 2009 by Chris Genovali Re: “Syncrude…
Maple Leaf Adventures
Maple Leaf Adventures has supported Raincoast from the beginning, for…
The cry of the wolf
Globe and Mail December 19, 2008 by Chris Darimont and…
In and out of Africa
By Chris Darimont Research Scientist, Rainforest Wolf Program Tanzania, December…
War on wolves fails test of reason, efficacy and morality
The real culprit in the decline of the caribou is…
Silent Fall and Ghost Runs
ISLAND TIDES Dec 11, 2008 By Chris Genovali The silence…
SALMON POPULATIONS: Watch more streams
GLOBE AND MAIL Editorial December 8, 2008 The Department of…

