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
Indigenous Roundtable gathering in Richmond, May 27-28
The Province of British Columbia has officially reinitiated its consultation…
A watershed based approach to water sampling
Measuring pollutants in different water categories throughout the watersheds of…
Raincoast presents at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
Raincoast biologists attended the 43rd gathering of the Public Interest…
That time A55 Northern Resident killer whale rolled over, surrounded by Pacific white-sided dolphins
Drone footage captured during photogrammetry work shows unique behaviour from…
New film: Shared Water, Shared Crisis
New film shows Canadian scientists and First Nations leaders working…
Encouraging and recognizing youth environmental action
Raincoast and Take a Stand: Youth for Conservation launch another…
Too loud to talk? Belugas tune in to ultrasonic channels
New research shows that beluga whales may exploit ultrasonic signals…
DNA from dives: Species detection of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from flukeprint eDNA
New study uses non-invasive water sampling to detect presence of…








