Devanshi Kukadia Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Managed a network of 500+ environmental organizations and increased memberships 1.5X though outreach and networking with professionals
• Led the organization’s pivot to digital operations post Covid-19 by setting up digital communication platforms and creating a new user-friendly Squarespace website in six weeks which quadrupled the traffic
• Successfully fundraised $35,000 through Government grants for two full-time staff positions which grew the team 3X
• Supervised two staff members and five volunteers by providing day to day guidance through one-on-one meetings to help achieve their goals
• Led and managed the organization’s marketing and communications amongst members, caucuses, and affiliates.
• Developed strong government relations by organizing meetings with multiple departments on policy development and fundraising

Toronto, Canada Area

• Key Responsibilities:
• Led environmental policy discussions internally and facilitated communications among dozens of members and stakeholders
• Collaborated to submit grant applications amounting to $1 million through fundraising and managed three communications and awareness projects on the SDGs and Climate Action
• Spearheaded the networking and partnership development for existing and future programs, and liaised with dozens of members, caucuses and affiliate networks to increase RCEN’s presence in the public policy arena
• Designed capacity building projects to involve Canadians in sustainability initiatives such as ESGs, SDGs and environmental assessment process

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Developed the organization’s communication strategy and managed all internal and external communications and monthly newsletters to increase member engagement
• Tripled the organization’s social media impact organically, and increased memberships through strategic outreach and marketing

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supported 15 workshops with on-site environmental health and safety training, participant support, and logistics including venue procurement
• Enabled 30 participants to gain knowledge and confidence to effectively manage contaminated sites.
• Attended courses such as- Contaminant Hydrogeology, Soil Chemistry, Groundwater Modelling, Site Characterization, Environmental Data Management, Soil Remediation, Groundwater Remediation, Contaminated site Project.
• Attended field demonstrations and participated in Groundwater Modelling workshop using FEFLOW and Environmental Data Management Workshop

Toronto, Canada Area

• Led 5 public outreach programs, designed presentations using PowerPoint and communicated the importance of wetland restoration with over 300 youth in Scarborough
• Collaborated with senior staff on fieldwork and led drafting, designing and reporting on five environmental projects
• Prepared the Species at Risk Stewardship Fund Report by reviewing reports and legislation (Species at Risk Act and Endangered Species Act) and managing and analyzing a dataset with 1,700 entries using MS Excel

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Project Title: Vegetation Monitoring at the Pueblo Chemical DepotKey Responsibilities
• Taxonomic identification of prairie grass species and wildlife
• Terrestrial Ecology field research in the Prairie grasslands
• Data Entry and Analysis using MS Excel
• Assist in analyzing the data and presenting a poster on "Vegetation response to extreme drought in a Colorado grassland-shrub community. Implications for the future of the shortgrass prairie” at Americas Grasslands.