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
Restoring habitat, restoring connectivity in the Fraser River Estuary
The breaches we created in the North Arm and Steveston…
Our wild dream: Wild salmon in wild rivers
Our Wild Salmon Program works to ensure self-sustaining populations of…
Conservation in the coast’s most at-risk forest type
What our Forest Conservation Program accomplished in 2023.
The next generation of conservation scientists
Where will the conservation scientists, managers, and informed advocates of…
Bridging science and ethics
Minimally invasive research techniques to study wolves.
Meet Dr. Adam Warner, Raincoast’s new Conservation Genetics Scientist
Adam has joined our Cetacean Conservation Program to head up…
Our shared future
Large carnivores, such as wolves, bears, and cougars, play important…
Second annual Big Tree Summit
In November 2023, Raincoast hosted the second annual Big Tree…






