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
Open-net fish farms sell out the future
Times Colonist Thursday, May 17, 2007 Re: “The coastal economy:…
Grizzly viewing beats hunting
by Chris Genovali letters – Victoria Times Colonist and Vancouver…
Fear and Loathing: Is it better to be a wolf in Canada than the U.S.?
By CHRIS GENOVALI Monday Magazine May 28 2008 Having recently…
No thanks….. dirty oil not wanted
Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, May 17, 2008 Re: “Premier counters…
A Lousey Time in Clayoquot Sound
By Mike Price, Biologist, Raincoast Wild Salmon Project Clayoquot Sound;…
We should be suspicious of grizzly bear numbers
By Chris Genovali, Executive Director Raincoast Conservation Vancouver Sun Published:…
Environmentalists decry hunting's record toll on B.C. grizzlies
MARK HUME From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail April 15, 2008…
Rally sounded a warning. Is anybody listening?
Island’s old-growth forests continue to disappear while governments do little…

