Jennifer C. Jones
Jennifer C. Jones, PhD, LCSW, is a 54 y.o., multiracial Black, queer, fairly able-bodied, cisgender woman with U.S. citizenship. She co-founded Rising Caps Collective with Aisha Mohammed supporting expansive healing to address traumatic legacies of colonization, slavery and capitalism. Jennifer previously worked with Lykos (formerly, MAPS MPBC) as a JEDI consultant and a MAT educator. Since 1998, Jennifer has practiced trauma psychotherapy with individuals identifying as: lgbqa; transgender or gender non-binary; people of color; sex workers; substance users; experiencing class oppression; and/or HIV positive. Previously, she served as the Chief DEI Officer of Philadelphia FIGHT and as faculty and ED of Gestalt Training Institute of Philadelphia. As a parent who believes a just world is possible, Jennifer is committed to the unity of the global poor and dispossessed, organizing across color lines to fight for everyone’s economic human rights. Jennifer sits on Chacruna’s Advisory Board.