Meet our Team!

Director

Angelique is a Black queer feminist writer, artist, scholar, activist. She is a director of CAISO: Sex and Gender Justice. Her research and creative work are available widely. She teaches at The UWI Institute for Gender and Development Studies. Angelique is fiercely committed in all her work to intersectional queer feminist praxis, decolonial politics, climate and environmental justice, and Black liberation. She has worked with CAISO since 2016 and leads a number of project and activities, with a focus on Community Engagement, Grants & Operations, and Communications.

Director 

Omar is deeply interested on how and why people work together, especially towards common goals and particularly in civil society and firmly believes that intersectional perspectives are central to truly sustainable development. He is the Chief Executive Officer of a leading Caribbean sustainability nonprofit organisation (Cropper Foundation) and has significant experience in the field of development management. He leads CAISO projects with a focus on Grants and Operations.

Director

A feminist activist since 1981, Cathy joined CAISO’s Board in 2020, and contributes 34 years’ professional experience in information services and management, and practical experience in NGO administration with the Lions Club of Port of Spain Central, Rape Crisis Society and the Trinidad and Tobago HIV/AIDS Alliance. She leads various projects with CAISO focusing on Communications and Operations.

 Project & Community Outreach

Johannah-Rae Reyes is an activist, and organiser, with a BSc in Geography from the University of the West Indies. She currently works with CAISO as the Project & Community Outreach Associate, where she coordinates a number of projects, including Sign Together. Johannah is also leading community engagement across CAISO's projects and programmes. She is a sign language interpreter and has conducted sign language research in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. She has worked with several CSOs including WOMANTRA and the Alliance for Justice and Diversity.

  Programme & Research Officer 

Wholeness & Justice Coordinator

 Kellog critically contributes to the development of client care and manages the programme’s daily operations. With past experience in social justice advocacy, Kellog’s interest remains ensuring that clients are receiving justice and remain well in the process. Kellog has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the West Indies and has completed training on diverse Caribbean sexualities.

  Community Caseworker 

Wholeness & Justice 

Rae has several years' experience partnering with LGBT+ organisations to deliver psycho-social care to community

members, develop their potential for self-advocacy, and advocate for gender equality. Rae holds a Bachelor's

degree in Psychology and is currently pursuing a Master's in Applied Psychology at The University of the West Indies. She has worked on several community based research projects, namely Sexual Culture of Justice Lifestories collection.

  Community Lawyer 

Wholeness & Justice 

Donielle was called to the bar of attorneys of Trinidad and Tobago in 2008. She has a very well-rounded practice and specialises in Criminal Law, Family Law and Civil Litigation. She believes in volunteerism and offers her services at a number of civil society groups. Donielle is passionate about obtaining equality of treatment for all persons despite creed, race, class or nationality.

Research & Admin

Chinyere is deeply committed to the Caribbean and the Black diaspora. She believes in community, education and art as powerful decolonial tools. Her experience primarily includes research that informs work on gender, race and class justice. She has a Bachelors in Sociology, Afro-African American Studies with a minor in Women and Gender Studies. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Gender and Development Studies at The UWI. She is invested in our complex, ever-evolving paths to a more equitable world.

Content & Social Media

Jo Johnson is a Caribbean womanist who believes in leading and living with her heart. It is this passion and sincerity that guides her work and efforts in the areas of youth and gender development and climate justice. Her belief that her voice matters has led her to study, work, and contribute to Trinidad and Tobago’s media and communications landscape for over a decade. With degrees in Communication Studies and International Relations, as well as an open mind to most things in life, she routinely finds herself leading and/or lending her talents to various projects and initiatives that centre marginalised communities. Whether she is being a compassionate advocate for the elimination of patriarchal violence or trying to memorise dancehall lyrics, Jo is a strong and delightful blend of pop culture references, kindness, and social justice activism.