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!