Cordia Chambers-Johnson
Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness and Justice Officer, Conservation Finance Program
Cordia Chambers-Johnson is a development professional who bridges academic scholarship
and practical expertise in gender studies. Her career spans critical areas such as gender-
based violence prevention, climate resilience, and social justice, working with organizations
like United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women HQ, UN Women
Caribbean, United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), Food and Agriculture
Organization of the UN (FAO), Oxfam Canada, and Global Affairs Canada.
As an adjunct lecturer at both the International University of the Caribbean and the University
of the West Indies, she has enriched undergraduate education through courses exploring
gender dynamics, Caribbean cultural contexts, and social structures. This academic work
complemented her extensive consulting practice in gender analyses, gender mainstreaming,
stakeholder engagement and policy development.
She is an international best speaker from the 10th World Conference on Women's Studies held
in Sri Lanka in 2024, where she presented on “Food sovereignty and Rural Women’s
Economic Empowerment in Jamaica: An In-depth Analysis.”
Throughout her almost two-decade career, Cordia has demonstrated a nuanced understanding
of gender issues across government, civil society, and international development sectors,
integrating scholarly rigor with practical implementation. She holds a Master of Science in
Gender & Development Studies from the University of the West Indies, Mona.
