Mackenzie Cosman

Experience

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  Thames Region Ecological Association

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Outreach Project Coordinator

  Responsible for social media marketing and community outreach projects. Major projects included collaborating with summer festival organizers to support their waste management efforts through the promotion of volunteer-led waste diversion stations in downtown London, ON. Other duties included overseeing displays at community events and trade shows to promote environmental advocacy and education on behalf of TREA, gathered and analyzed quantitive data on the number of bike racks in the downtown area for the City of London’s Transportation Division, and worked alongside a group of Master of Public Health students at Western University to develop a community-driven waste reduction assessment of neighbourhoods in the community. Show less

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  Environment and Climate Change Canada

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  Regulatory Affairs Officer

  Assisted with the development of compliance promotion materials to comply with Canada's obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Other duties included answering public inquiries and drafting regulatory documents for CITES CoP18 Schedule 1, Wildlife Area Regulations and Migratory Birds Regulations

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  Environment and Climate Change Canada

  Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  Junior Policy Analyst

  Assisted with the modernization of policies pertaining to the Science Horizons Youth Internship Program; a wage subsidy program administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada that provides internship opportunities to post-secondary graduates in the environmental and clean-tech sector. Other duties included conducting research on wrap-around services to help youth overcome barriers to employment, communications with third-party delivery agents, data collection and analysis, social media brainstorming and reviewing of applications Show less

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  EcoAdvisors

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Environmental Associate

  Contributed to a robust global landscape assessment of corporations in the goods and services sector for a client poised to drive private investments in effective climate solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to create corporate partnerships. This involved researching and analyzing corporations’ sustainability reporting metrics (ex: SASB, GRI, TCFD, CDP), climate investments, climate-related risks, and commitments to SBTi to identify ideal client matches. Other responsibilities included shaping an Impact Monitoring and Assessment Framework that reports on past and present projects' sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide an updated model for prospective clients. Show less

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  ONresources | RichessesON

  May 2024 - now

  Environmental Assistant