Joy +Belonging
Authentic partnership in creating environments of belonging.
Joy +Belonging
Authentic partnership in creating environments of belonging.
our founder
Pamela Kadakia
Pamela Kadakia (she/her) is the founder and principal consultant at Joy+Belonging. A daughter of immigrant parents, Pamela is familiar with the desire for wanting to be in spaces where you feel like you belong.
She has always wanted to create community for herself and those around her. Starting with her early career as an English as a Second Language (ESL) educator in higher education. She was passionate about creating spaces of belonging for her students. After a decade of working with emergent bilingual adults, Pamela transitioned to the California Department of Education where she oversaw internal and external organizational change initiatives. In all her work, Pamela sought to create a sense of community and togetherness.
In all her experience, she learned that creating feelings of belonging and joy all started from within - an internal change. Pamela shared her personal change journey in her Tedx talk, "An ongoing and evolving journey towards antiracism," and she continues to pursue the work of fostering joy+belonging with her clients.