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.

samantha [dot] walker [at] raincoast [dot] org

Samantha Walker wears a toque in the snow and smiles.

Recent articles

EcoFair Treets to Seas, October 22 to 23, 2022, hosted by Pender Islands Conservancy, Raincoast, and Pender Pod.

Join us for Trees to Seas EcoFair 

In the spring of 2022, members of the Raincoast and…

Mother beluga with a baby.

My summer with the white whales

“Dot is back!” exclaims Jaclyn from atop our beluga observation…

Owl in a tree looking at the camera.

KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest fundraising update 

We have until the end of the year to reach…

Landscape photo of Salt Spring Island on a sunny day.

Synthesis of the Gulf Islands Webinar Series

This article is a synthesis of the key takeaways from…

Birds eye view photo of a pod of belugas.

Investigating individual distinctiveness in the calls of wild belugas   

Beluga whales produce a multitude of sounds for a variety…

Grizzly mother and cub in front of the bighouse on the Koeye river.

A bright-spot for bear conservation

On this episode of the Future Ecologies podcast, Doug (Muq’vas…

Southern Resident

A bond through salmon, language, and grandmothers

Spirits of the Coast brings together the work of marine…

Two people walking through a forest.

My time at Raincoast: A Reflection

Paige Griffin shares her experience interning with Raincoast’s Gulf Islands…

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