About Us
Junior Achievement (JA) Jamaica is a registered non-governmental organization and a member nation of Junior Achievement Worldwide, the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.
JA’s programs help to prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs that make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace.
Learn more about our success through our latest annual report.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Staff
Walric Peddie
President
Callia Smith
Vice President, Programs
Abigail Cole
Office Manager & Executive Assistant
Vanica Cochrane
Program Manager, JA BizTown
Shantol Parris Beckford
Senior Program Manager, PTI
Bernadette Salmon
JACE Project Advisor
Sineal Smith
Project Assistant
Moesha Grant
Project Officer / Assistant
Kemonte Thomas
Accountant
Executive Board Members
Paul Lalor
Chairman & President, ICWI Group
Chaluk Richards
General Manager, GK Insurance
Kayan Sudlow
Country Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
Roxann Linton
CEO, First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union
Alphie Mullings-Aiken
Former President, JA Jamaica
Matthew Lyn
CEO & Director, Caribbean Broilers
Operational Board Members
Nackeisha Richards
Senior Manager, Ernest & Young
Robert Stewart
Accounts Manager, SUEZ
Joan Forrest-Henry
PhD Candidate, UWI
Alicia Bogues
Head of Regional Development, CB Group
Mary Dick
Assistant Manager, HR Services, Gleaner
Dwight Robinson
Senior Manager, CIBC FCIB
David Geddes
Manager Communications & International Relations, FSC
Delories Jones
Senior VP, Sales & Business Development, JN Fund Managers
Amanda Madden
Assistant VP, Citi
Davon Crump
President & CEO, Global Outsourcing Solutions Ltd.
Gloria Henry
Assistant VP, Operations and Director, BPO/Shared Services, Montego Bay Freezone
Douglas Gordon
Editor in Chief, Ocean Style
Keron Morris
Partner Legal Suite, E. Elleston Webster & Co.
Nackeisha Richards
Senior Manager, Ernest & Young
Robert Stewart
Accounts Manager, SUEZ
Joan Forrest-Henry
PhD Candidate, UWI
Alicia Bogues
Head of Regional Development, CB Group
Mary Dick
Assistant Manager, HR Services, Gleaner
Dwight Robinson
Senior Manager, CIBC FCIB
David Geddes
Manager Communications & International Relations, FSC
Delories Jones
Senior VP, Sales & Business Development, JN Fund Managers
Amanda Madden
Assistant VP, Citi
Davon Crump
President & CEO, Global Outsourcing Solutions Ltd.
Gloria Henry
Assistant VP, Operations and Director, BPO/Shared Services, Montego Bay Freezone
Douglas Gordon
Editor in Chief, Ocean Style
Keron Morris
Partner Legal Suite, E. Elleston Webster & Co.
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JA programs inspire students to understand their potential, set life goals and succeed at school and in business. Ensure your school is enrolled in a Junior Achievement program by registering your school today!