About Us
Jessica
Ketwaroo-Green
President
Jessica Ketwaroo-Green is the President of JK&G. She works as an intersectional gender equity advocate and through her activism, she has implemented progressive systems and policy change in Canada. Jessica’s work has spanned a variety of disciplines within the gender equity sector including: sexual violence, intimate partner violence, criminal justice and women’s economic security through research, policy and analysis. Jessica works with organizations and individuals to build their capacity to address and dismantle systemic oppression.
After 7 years of working as a researcher, gender policy analyst and programs coordinator, Jessica started consulting in February 2020 and founded JK&G in 2022. As an activist, she is working to accomplish her mission of achieving racial and gender equity in her lifetime.
Jessica holds a unique combination of academic, professional and lived experience in gender and racial equity. Her Indo & Afro-Caribbean heritage grounds her anti-oppressive policy and research activities into positive outcomes for racialized communities.
Why JK&G, You Ask?
Jessica has worked primarily in the non-profit and social service sector. This background has enabled her to understand the unique circumstances facing organizations, their leaders and their staff in pursuing anti-oppression. She’s been in your shoes.
With this professional experience, Jessica applies it to her work with you. When you work with JK&G, you’ll see that we genuinely care. We care about your organization and its goals.
JK&G takes their work really seriously but, we always have fun doing it and you’ll have fun too! JK&G aims to take complex and intimidating topics and make it feel easy to address. We’re here to support, encourage, and give you a good laugh in the process.
JK&G Values
Lived-Experience
We Value Experience. We affirm, believe and act according to the lived experiences of marginalized communities
Collaboration
Our Approach to Work. Our work is done alongside community.
Intersectionality
Our Method of Critical Analysis. It underpins our processes, perspectives and culture.
Evidence-Based
We specialize in results. We work with proven community- based knowledge for approaches to systemic change.
Womanism
Our Ideology. The belief system, perspective and view we used in our work.