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
Using drones to study killer whale health
Every summer our Cetacean Scientists use innovative drone technology to…
Submit feedback to the Proposed Marine Mammal Regulations
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Wolf Stories: Killing in the name of conservation
Ethical and welfare considerations for lethally and non-lethally controlling wild…
Canada’s government needs to use an Emergency Order to prevent extinction of Southern Resident killer whales
In May of 2024, Raincoast, along with five other conservation…
Nominations are open for the 2024 Raincoast Ocean Science Awards
We are accepting nominations for worthy individuals and groups striving…
[Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Raincoast scientists comment on the opening of the Trans Mountain…
This World Ocean Day, we celebrate a major conservation success story with After the Groundswell
This compelling campaign film, with its epic surf montages, is…
Building a resilient funding and decision-making structure for the Lower Fraser
Our new report highlights global case studies for the development…








