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
Reports and articles we published in 2023
2023 was a busy year for our scientists. Here is…
Secrets from DNA: Our new Conservation Genetics Laboratory
Our lab works closely with Raincoast’s Cetacean Conservation Research Program…
With your help we have completed the purchase of the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure!
Over 700 contributions from around the world were made to…
The lives and language of whales
The Cetacean Conservation Research Program studies the biology, ecology, and…
Building capacity to better protect water
Our community water pollution monitoring initiative.
SV Achiever: 20 years of research, conservation, and outreach
A timeline of everything our research vessel has achieved over…
Science and education on the water
Achiever is Raincoast’s magic carpet to remote working environments.
Place-based, youth centred learning
Our Salish Sea Emerging Stewards Program had a busy year…








