Mika Mei Jia Tan Email & Phone Number

Global

• The Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) is a global not-for-profit organization enabling local governments to plan with nature. Through our platform www.ubhub.org, we connect urban biodiversity practitioners - individuals.
• Lead and train a global team of professional volunteers from over 16 countries
• Connect with… Show more The Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) is a global not-for-profit organization enabling local governments to plan with nature. Through our platform www.ubhub.org, we connect urban biodiversity.
• Connect with potential partners and cities
• Conduct research on urban biodiversity in practice
• Create and deliver presentations and innovative workshops (in-person and online)

Global Locations

• Facilitate and train youth to effectively engage in complex UN processes (in-person and online)
• Track and analyse UN biodiversity and sustainable development policy negotiations
• Conduct youth consultations to create policy briefs on youth positions on international environmental policies

Los Baños, Philippines

• Design and implement capacity building and intergenerational mentorship programmes to empower youth to be recognised and involved in the decision-making process and implementation of biodiversity policies in ASEAN
• Manage project budget, reporting requirements, liaison with partners, and administration
• Mobilise funds and cultivate partnerships for the Centre
• Provide expertise on meaningful youth engagement to mainstream youth into policy mechanisms and platforms

Singapore

• Established the Biodiversity Friends Forum (BFF), Singapore’s national platform for engaging youth for nature
• Crafted and delivered training in Human-Centred Design and Systems Thinking
• Collaborated with international partners to provide capacity building opportunities to youth in Asia Pacific
• Established a Theory of Change model to measure success of training sessions
• Manage all logistics and administration for a 30-pax workshop with international attendees

Coquimbo, Chile

• Managed publication process of 91 chapters in 5 edited volumes, liaising regularly with 156 contributors worldwide
• Proofread, increased clarity of manuscripts, and created professional scientific figures with Adobe Illustrator
• Researched topics in various fields (e.g., fisheries, eco-certification) to write chapter drafts and proposals
• Provided executive assistance and liaised regularly with 156 contributors worldwide and at all levels of academia

Middlebury, Vermont (USA)

• 3-year fellowship with US$10,000 grant support to integrate the theory and practice of social entrepreneurship to my work in conservation
• Provide leadership and mentorship to future cohorts of Fellows

Eastern Band Of The Cherokee Nation, North Carolina (USA)

• Planned a week-long service trip for 10 participants to explore socioenvironmental issues in Cherokee Nation, USA
• Collectively fundraised over $6000, including an Environmental Council Grant ($500)
• Trained in ensuring group safety, managing diverse participants, and facilitation skills

Singapore

• Managed logistics and communications for smooth operation of the DBS-Hub Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
• Helped establish Pact Incubator for social ventures in Asia and created marketing collateral and website content

Singapore

• Co-founded youth advocacy organization to highlight current issues and make volunteer and leadership opportunities available to youth who wish to play an active role in the Singapore community. Served a background role.
• Designed and executed environmental awareness campaigns that reached over 2,000 members of the public: Interactive Carbon Footprint Calculator and Wildlife Nature Hunt
• Crafted and delivered research skills workshops… Show more Co-founded youth advocacy organization to highlight current issues and make volunteer and leadership opportunities available to youth who wish to play an.
• Crafted and delivered research skills workshops for an entire cohort of Secondary 2 students at Raffles Girls’ School Show less

Asakraka, Ghana

• 8-week international development immersion programme
• Created design-thinking workshops to facilitate a team of 5 villagers to solve a local problem
• Applied Asset-Based Community Management to guide the Team to create a business to generate income

New York (USA), Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)

• Organized over 500 youth worldwide using online platforms to hold meetings and strategize for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (CSD) processes over a 3-year period
• Successfully lobbied government officials to include youth and sustainability education in future policies
• Presented at high-level panels to advocate for youth concerns
• Developed training content and led a 6-member youth delegation to the 19th UNCSD to lobby and hold governments accountable

Singapore

I trained Singapore youth delegates and presented at the World Leadership Conference, which is a conference that brought together and prepared Asia-Pacific youth leaders for Rio+20. Other work included coordinating the resultant Asia-Pacific Youth Position Paper on Rio+20.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Environmental Studies (Conservation Biology), Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: International Students' Organization Vice President, Middlebury Alternative Break Trip Co-leader, Environmental.

Sea Semester, Marine Biodiversity And Conservation, Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography, 3.93

Academic research expedition on board the SSV Corwith Cramer coupled with on-shore courses, independent scientific study, and.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Floorball Team, Biology Society, Nature Walks of Life