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
Be the partner of choice for business, education, and policy makers around the globe seeking to expand youth education and economic development.
Our Mission
Inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
Staff
Walric Peddie
President
Callia Smith
Vice President, Programs
Vanica Cochrane
Program Manager, JA BizTown
Renea Bromfield
Program Manager, JACE
Avionne Linton
Program Manager, PTI
Bernadette Salmon
Project Advisor, JACE
Sineal Smith
Programme Assistant
Moesha Grant
Project Officer / Assistant
Renae Frazer
Project Assistant
Abigail Cole
Office Manager & Executive 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
Alicia Bogues, Board Chair
Head of Regional Development, CB Group
David Answer
Communications Officer, Financial Services Commission
Almando Cox
CEO/Founder, Resolve IT
Douglas Gordon
Editor in Chief, Ocean Style
Daren Lawrence
Director of Recruiting, ILDS
Dwight Robinson
Senior Manager, CIBC FCIB
Joan Forrest-Henry
PhD Candidate, UWI
Delores Jones
Senior VP, Sales & Business Development, JN Fund Managers
Operational Board Members
Alicia Bogues, Board Chair
Head of Regional Development, CB Group
David Answer
Communications Officer, Financial Services Commission
Almando Cox
CEO/Founder, Resolve IT
Douglas Gordon
Editor in Chief, Ocean Style
Daren Lawrence
Director of Recruiting, ILDS
Dwight Robinson
Senior Manager, CIBC FCIB
Joan Forrest-Henry
PhD Candidate, UWI
Delores Jones
Senior VP, Sales & Business Development, JN Fund Managers
Register Your School
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!