Kumari Alka

Environmental professional with experience in leading multi-district field operations, managing project budgets, and liaising across government, research, and industry. Skilled in spatial and data analytics (QGIS, R) and in delivering conservation implementation and sustainable product rollout plans.

Senior Executive - Field Operations at The Habitats Trust (THT) (2025-01 – 2026-06)

• Supervised socio-ecological and socio-economic data collection and quality assurance across 3,000+ households in Dudhwa, Pilibhit, and Katarniaghat, managing field budgets of ~INR 7 lakhs with strict data integrity and compliance
• Recruited and trained 56 local surveyors from fringe villages, leading field deployment and serving as the primary multi-stakeholder liaison

Programme Officer - Wildlife Crime Control Division at Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) (2023-07 – 2024-01)

• Delivered three end-to-end Project Implementation Plans (PIPs) and operational budgets while tracking field execution across six multi-state wildlife crime prevention projects
• Managed donor engagement and authored campaign documentation for GlobalGiving to secure project funding and communicate conservation impact

Research Analyst - Research and Innovation Lab at GIST Impact (2022-07 – 2022-12)

• Managed, cleaned, and visualised complex spatial and secondary environmental datasets using R and QGIS to build corporate ESG compliance and reporting tools
• Developed and documented analytical workflows for biodiversity impact metrics and natural capital assessment models

Project Intern - Environmental Science Vertical at Yamuna Industries Limited (2021-10 – 2022-04)

• Evaluated the Indian market feasibility of international sustainable waste management products and machinery, analysing local raw material supply chains and packaging compliance constraints
• Led outreach to Central and State Pollution Control Boards, engaging senior leadership and presenting product viability directly to the Chairperson of the Karnataka SPCB

Graduate Intern - Natural Capital at GIST Impact (2020-06 – 2020-08)

• Developed methodology for valuation of provisioning and regulating ecosystem services of Indian forests using quantitative data
• Quantified impacts of fishing operations on marine ecosystems and their translation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using emission data

Graduate Student Assistant - Marine Observation Centre at Flanders Marine Institute (2019-03 – 2019-09)

• Designed and maintained the webpage for GEANS Interreg North Sea Project and managed related communication with nine International project partners
• Performed quantitative analysis on planktonic datasets and managed Marine Data Archive

Master of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management (interuniversity) in Global Change Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University, University of Antwerp, Belgium (2016-09 – 2019-02)

Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Marine Science – Amity University, India (2013-07 – 2016-05)