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
Dr. Valeria Vergara is teaching a course on whale and dolphin culture
Senior Scientist and Co-Director of our Cetacean Conservation Research Program,…
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Gabriola Island
This installment is the second in a series of several…
Field Notes from S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
Field notes from a group of youth learning about restoration…
Meet Pascale Campagna-Slater, Education Program Coordinator
We are excited that Pascale Campagna-Slater joined our team this…
Collecting bear hair: more than a field season
The Bear Project, originally started in 2006 by William Housty…
Next steps for Project TEACH
We must work together toward local solutions.
Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 2: Developing surveying methodologies
The project takes a watershed-wide scope to improve understanding of…
Bold, sustained action can revitalize wild Pacific salmon in the lower Fraser River
New research shows that Wild Salmon populations in the Fraser…








