Radhika has been engaging people in conservation efforts ever since she led the environmental committee at her high school.
She has a master’s degree in Conservation Biology, with a focus in community-based conservation efforts. Radhika has been working in the Chicagoland environmental community for 20 years, in outreach, education, volunteer and fundraising capacities.
As the Advocacy & Engagement Director at Friends of the Forest Preserves, Radhika now leads a team of organizers who integrate the lives of a diversity of individuals with the wonders of our forest preserves in order to build a sustainable, healthy future for local biodiversity.
Devoutly committed to protecting animals since she was a little girl, Radhika was honored to join the Chicago Audubon Society board in 2018.