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CURRENT EXECUTIVE
- The current PAJ Executive was elected in January 2021 to serve a two-year term:
- President - George Davis
- Vice Presidents - Gillian Haughton (1st VP); Kalilah Reynolds (2nd VP)
- Secretary - Kimberley Hibbert
- Assistant Secretary/Treasurer - Damion Mitchell
- Treasurer - Jovan Johnson
- Directors - Archibald Gordon, Dionne Jackson Miller, Khadijah Thomas, Sharlene Hendricks, Giovanni Dennis
BIOS
GEORGE DAVIS - George Davis joined the media fraternity in 2005. He is an Executive Producer at SportsMax Limited and has responsibility for the Sportsmax Zone, aired live in 27 markets in the Caribbean and North America. He has oversight for CEEN News and is the host of ‘The Conversation’, a current affairs programme on CEEN TV.
George has provided commentary and analysis on sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Summer and Winter Olympics, UEFA Champions League, EUROPA League, Copa America, ISSA Schoolboy Football Competition, Red Stripe Premier League and all major track and field events on the local calendar. George has reported from three NBA All Star Games/Weekends in New Orleans, Los Angeles and Chicago.
A Gleaner columnist since 2012, George honed his journalism skills at Nationwide 90FM. He was Managing Presenter of ‘This Morning’ and co-host of ‘Nationwide at Five’. By the time George left Nationwide in 2016, he was Manager of News and Current Affairs.
George left media briefly, working in Public Relations/Public Education at the National Environment and Planning Agency from March 2008 to July 2010.
George led the University of Technology Jamaica to three World Universities Debating Championships in Singapore, South Africa and Malaysia. He has helped prepare succeeding UTech teams for the same competition.
GILLIAN HAUGHTON - Gillian A. Haughton is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM, Jamaica). A seasoned media practitioner, Haughton spent nearly 20 years between the Jamaica Broad-casting Corporation and the RJR Communications Group in various positions, including radio news producer, news and current affairs editor, and television news editor.
She has lectured in the Introduction to Media and Communications course at the International University of the Caribbean, worked as a copy editor for The Gleaner Company, and was public relations director at Advertising & Marketing (Ja).
KALILAH REYNOLDS - Kalilah Reynolds is Jamaica’s leading and most influential business and finance journalist, receiving the highest award from the Press Association of Jamaica in that category in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
After serving twenty years at several traditional media organizations in Jamaica and her native Belize, Kalilah branched out on her own, launching Kalilah Reynolds Media (KRM) and kalilahreynolds.com.
KRM is the Caribbean’s first fully digital, multimedia business news organization, with a vision to help Caribbean people create and maintain personal wealth and prosperous economies by making business and finance easy to understand. It’s flagship programmes are Jamaica’s #1 rated business show, Taking Stock, and the financial education programme, #MoneyMondaysJa.
Kalilah is a published author of two books, and has an M.A. in Communications Studies from the University of the West Indies, and a B.A. in Journalism from Fordham University in New York City, both with distinction. She’s also a mom of three beautiful children, and wife to the world’s best husband.
DAMION MITCHELL - Damion Mitchell has held a long career in media, spanning print, radio, television and online. He entered in 1998 as a trainee reporter at the community newspaper, The Mandeville Weekly, where he worked for four years. During his last two years there, he became a Manchester correspondent for The Gleaner and recorded his debut in television as a host and producer for three programmes on cable. In 2003, Damion joined the staff of The Gleaner in Kingston and later held several positions on its news desk as well as The Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre. He is a graduate of the Caribbean School of Media and Communication at the University of the West Indies, Mona, where he specialised in radio and later, the faculty of Social Sciences where he studied political science and criminology. Damion is also a multi award-winning journalist.
ARCHIBALD GORDON - Archibald Gordon is Managing Director of Archibald Gordon Communications, a public relations and media training entity as well as Director of Marketing and Communications at the Caribbean Maritime University which he joined in November 2017 after a 16-year full time career in journalism.
Prior to joining the senior management of the CMU, Mr. Gordon spent just under seven years as the Television News Editor at the RJR Communications Group which he joined in 2001 as a reporter in the Radio division. He had editorial responsibility for all television news and current affairs broadcasts including the flagship Prime Time News (for which he’s co-anchor). He was also Supervising Editor for the award winning current affairs programme All Angles with Dionne Jackson Miller.
Archibald was project manager for the RJR Group Newscentre’s coverage of the 2016 Parliamentary Election. He also planned and coordinated Television coverage for other special events such as hurricanes, local government elections, political party conferences and breaking news events.
DIONNE JACKSON MILLER - Dionne Jackson Miller has been working in media for over 20 years. She has hosted a daily radio current affairs programme “Beyond the Headlines” on RJR 94 FM for over 20 years, and a weekly TV current affairs programme “All Angles” on TVJ for over 10 years. She is also a practicing attorney-at-law, having been called to the Bar in 2010.
Her multiple academic qualifications include a post-graduate certificate in Media Law, a Master of Laws in Human Rights Law (Distinction), and a post-graduate certificate in University Teaching. She is an adjunct lecturer in Constitutional Law at the University of the West Indies, and a part-time Lecturer at EXED Community College. She is a two-time Journalist of the Year, served two terms as President of the Press Association of Jamaica, and continues to serve on the Association’s Executive.
She is also a Ph.D. candidate in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies where her area of research is Access to Information.
GIOVANNI DENNIS - Giovanni Dennis is a News Anchor and Senior Reporter/Producer at Television Jamaica. He’s a multi-award winning journalist, locally, regionally and in the United Kingdom.
Among his accolades are the Press Association of Jamaica’s Award for News Journalism 2020 and 2017, Award for Investigative Journalism 2018 and Best Radio Documentary 2018. At the Caribbean Media Awards he has copped Best Television Documentary 2018, Best Radio News Item 2018, Best TV News Item 2017 and Best Radio Documentary 2017.
He has 10 years’ experience in Broadcast Journalism with stints at the BBC, NewsTALK 93fm and the Jamaica Information Service. In 2016, he joined the RJRGLEANER Group as a radio producer for the current affairs programme Beyond the Headlines. He has produced several award winning programmes on TVJ’s current affairs programme All Angles as well as several Town Hall meetings for the group.
Giovanni holds a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from City, University of London. He also holds a Bachelor’s in Media and Communication with a specialization in Radio from the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies, Mona.
He is a 2018 Chevening Scholar, 2018 Edward R. Murrow Fellow with US State Department International Visitor Leadership Program.
Giovanni serves as a guest lecturer and assessor at local media schools.
KHADIJAH THOMAS - Khadijah Thomas is the Director of Communications at the National Parenting Support Commission, an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.
Her experience in media began at CVM Television as a Journalist and Producer responsible for coverage of investigative, human interest, political stories and special reports. She has produced several features focused on children reported as missing and the work being done by international and local agencies in investigating the Windrush Scandal.
She is the 2019 Press Association of Jamaica Young Journalist nominee and 2018 and 2019 CVM Journalist of the Year (Internal).
She has a passion for making a difference and strives to give only her best in whatever role she is given. She holds a B.A in Journalism from the University of the West Indies.
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