Brevna Balachandran
Mississauaga,Ontario
Summary
Community Development Specialist focused on enhancing program efficacy through data evaluation and strategic partnerships. Committed to developing actionable initiatives that improve access for underserved populations while fostering collaboration across public, private, and community sectors.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Development Specialist
Town of Oakville
02.2025 - Current
- Strategy development for underserved and diverse populations
- Developed strategies to enhance access for underserved communities, resulting in improved service delivery
- Researched and administered grants for community programs and neighbourhoods, facilitating affordable access to essential services
- Created policies, tools, and training resources to empower staff in outreach and capacity-building efforts
- Develop and maintain policies, standards, guidelines, training and tools to assist staff with outreach and capacity building
- Built partnerships across public, private, and community sectors
- Facilitate networking between the private, public, and volunteer sectors to provide alternative methods of service delivery
Recreation Program Manager
One Voice One Team Youth Leadership Organization
01.2020 - 02.2025
- Established best practices and standard operating procedures to enhance program consistency and effectiveness
- Developed and enforced program budget adherence to ensure resource allocation aligned with strategic goals
- Reviewed and analyzed program processes, suggesting actionable improvements to optimize operations and service delivery
- Communicated program changes, strategic initiatives and other key information to department staff
- Oversaw employee recruitment, training and onboarding processes
Camp Director
Township of King
03.2019 - 12.2019
- Managed hiring, training, and monitoring of counselors to ensure a qualified and effective team
- Enhanced counselor performance through regular evaluations and actionable feedback
- Assessed program effectiveness and proposed modifications to enhance participant experience
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Recreation and Leisure Studies
Brock University
St.Catherines, ON10-2019
Skills
- First Aid and CPR-C
- High Five Certification
- Behaviour Management Systems (BMS)
- Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
Skills
- Program & event coordination
- Community engagement
- Budget and expense coordination
- Policy and procedure compliance
- Grant writing
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Community Development Specialist
Town of Oakville
02.2025 - Current
Recreation Program Manager
One Voice One Team Youth Leadership Organization
01.2020 - 02.2025
Camp Director
Township of King
03.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Recreation and Leisure Studies
Brock University