Poorva Choudhary

Poorva Choudhary is a technology leader with over a decade of experience managing multi-million dollar engineering initiatives at Cigna, where she currently serves as Software Engineering Senior Manager. Her professional expertise in systems thinking, strategic leadership, and resource management—leading teams and budgets up to $1.5M while delivering measurable impact like $400K in cost savings—has equipped her with skills she is eager to apply toward environmental restoration.

Inspired by Dr. Doug Tallamy’s vision of ecological change through individual action, Poorva has become a Certified Pollinator Steward, Certified Sustainable Property Manager, and active Journeywork volunteer. She practices what she advocates: she has planted over 140 native shrubs and trees plus hundreds of perennial forbs in her own garden, continuously transforming her property into an ecologically restorative landscape. She is drawn to Journeywork’s board to bridge her technology background with her passion for native plant restoration, bringing strategic planning and community engagement skills while deepening her commitment to reversing the climate crisis through actionable, local solutions.