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Kaya Arai

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Senior Communications Manager at TELUS Health
📍 Canada

Kaya is an award-winning Senior Communications Manager at TELUS Health with over a decade of experience in global public relations across tech, finance, and healthcare. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), she graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Communications and excels in elevating brand visibility and managing stakeholder relationships.

Originally from New Zealand, Kaya relocated to Canada to pursue her passion for the legal cannabis industry. She is a certified Cannabis Sommelier and has been actively involved in the sector, aiming to remove stigmas and misconceptions through strategic communications and advocacy.

Unique fact: Kaya is a certified Cannabis Sommelier and has hosted a podcast called "The Bellas Who Blaze. "

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Senior Communications Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Canada
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Healthcare Communications
As Senior Communications Manager at TELUS Health, she handles global PR for healthcare technology, including recent reports on AI and digital integration in pharmacies.
Cannabis Industry
A certified Cannabis Sommelier who has served on an advisory board for cannabis retailers and frequently speaks on navigating the industry's marketing regulations.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Senior Communications Manager
TELUS Health
1-2022 - 3-2025
Senior Account Manager
Nine Point Agency
2-2021 - 1-2023
Advisory Board
Association of Canadian Cannabis Retailers (ACCRES)
10-2020 - 3-2025
Senior PR and Corporate Communications Manager, PMP
Freelance
10-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Associate
Nine Point Agency
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Education
2011 - 2013
Bachelor Of Communications
Auckland University of Technology
2018 - 2019
Cannabis Sommelier
CannaReps
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