Jerika Jones Simone

Background

About Jerika Jones Simone

I have worked within the nonprofit sector for the last 10 years or so, lending my talents to organizations like Play Cousins Collective and the Academy of Music Production and Education. I have been active within Louisville's social justice spaces by supporting Louisville groups like Political Education for Liberation and being a resource for young activists who are interested in learning how to mobilize people for a cause. I also sit on the steering committee for DOVE Delegates which is a pilot project which offers an alternative to police intervention for individuals experiencing mental health crises. I served on leadership bodies for my greater musical community by sitting on the Caucus Advisory Council for the Girls Rock Camp Alliance for the past 5 years. As a CAC Leader, I have worked with the GRCA to create year-round caucus spaces, facilitating workshops on inter-organizational and communal mutual aid. I collaborated with the People of Color Caucus to create GRCA-specific tools to measure DEI effectiveness within GRCA membership organization. I have also assisted with creating tools and helped frameworks for shifting organizational ecosystems that are interested in creating empathetic and dynamic inclusive policies, procedures, and workplaces within their respective org using Big Data tools for social change. As a leader on the Caucus Advisory Council, I have also functioned as a member of a team of consultants for organizations that may be in danger of destabilization or dissolution by providing tools and suggestions on how to stabilize their organization. Now, I sit on the Board of Directors for Girls Rock Camp Alliance. I am currently the Executive Director of INTech Foundation, an organization dedicated to inspiring youth to be part of the next generation of technologists by helping them create innovative tech solutions for social good.