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
Research, policy, and governance for Fraser River salmon
Our work will inform ecosystem requirements for a sustainable, terminal…
We are working towards ending commercial trophy hunting in the Southern Great Bear Rainforest tenure
We are raising funds to purchase one of our biggest…
Protecting threatened forest ecosystems in BC
We are increasing our efforts to heal CDF forests through…
Working toward healthy waters for people, salmon, and whales
We will be applying our community-based water pollution monitoring plan…
SV Achiever’s busiest year yet
Achiever went back to its roots, supporting Raincoast scientists doing in-house…
Recovery efforts for endangered killer whales
Raincoast continues to work toward an ocean that provides healthy,…
Whale conservation and recovery: our plans for 2023
Our research helps us better understand their susceptibility to anthropogenic…
The ocean we share
Our new Cetacean Conservation Research Program was launched at the…








