Joy +Belonging
Nurturing individuals and communities through personal growth, sustainable development, and systems change.
Joy +Belonging
Nurturing individuals and communities through personal growth, sustainable development, and systems change.
What We Do
We are committed to partnering with organizations in their development of inclusive spaces by centering diversity, equity, inclusion, +belonging (DEI+B) with a focus on social and racial justice.
J+B's ConsultantS
Pamela Kadakia
Pamela Kadakia (she/her) is the principal consultant at Joy+Belonging. Pamela started her career in higher education as an English as a Second Language (ESL) educator. After a decade of working with emergent bilingual adults in the community college ESL classroom, Pamela transitioned to project management at the California Department of Education where she oversaw internal and external DEI&B initiatives. This included the establishment of internal and external task forces and overseeing the execution of DEI&B focused trainings.
Pamela shared her DEI&B journey in her Tedx talk, "An ongoing and evolving journey towards antiracism." Currently, Pamela is working on her doctorate that focuses on the impact of antiracist and antibias training. Through her work and educational experiences, she brings a unique perspective to the DEI&B work at Joy+Belonging.
Joan Zelaya
Joan Zelaya (she/her/ella) is a consultant at Joy+Belonging. With an M.A. in Urban Education with a specialization in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and over two decades of experience in higher education as an instructor, trainer, manager, and administrator, Ms. Zelaya has developed and managed programs, developed and facilitated training and designed and executed content and curriculum at institutions in New Jersey and Ohio. Ms. Zelaya also brings her experience as the Equity Project Coordinator at the California Department of Education where she supported internal DE&I initiatives including staff training, project management, and thought partnership.
+Our Community
The Joy+Belonging community is made up of a network of educators and content designers who are not featured on this webpage. Their profiles and images are coming soon.