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
Confronting bright extinction
With more deaths in 2024 than births, action is needed…
Wolves, whales, and water
We have completed our analysis of inbreeding across Resident killer…
Rethinking fisheries
Raincoast has long argued that ocean fisheries removing “yields” of…
Conserving and restoring Coastal Douglas-fir forests
We’re now establishing long term monitoring and sampling protocols, developing…
Fraser Estuary research and restoration
Raincoast is undertaking a multi-year initiative that began in 2016…
The science and ethics of wolf conservation
Marked by a long history of persecution and astonishing resilience,…
Standing our ground and recognizing a broader horizon
Applied science in its most productive form requires a commitment…
The Global Plastic Pollution Treaty negotiations failed: What this means for microplastic pollution in Canada’s environment
Over two decades of scientific research reveals that microfibres are…