From the moment DR HUME NICOLA JOHNSON opens her mouth to speak, particularly about political affairs and political ideas, you can tell that she has a rare political instinct. And as soon as her signature deliberate, measured tone and compelling yet charming manner of speech reverberates from her clearly trained vocal chords, you know that communication is her game.  At only 33 years old, this charismatic national of the Caribbean island of Jamaica ranks in the top 5 percent of communication specialists and broadcast journalists in Jamaica, having amassed some 15 years of combined experience in the media and communications industries spanning television and radio broadcasting with both government and commercial broadcasters; public relations within the cultural industries sector and strategic political communication. 

 Hume holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Political Science & Public Policy (University of Waikato, New Zealand), a Masters of Science Degree in Government (UWI, Mona, Jamaica) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and Communications (CARIMAC, UWI, Jamaica). She is currently working on her first book entitled ‘Roadblocks to Civil Society: Popular Protest and Governance in Jamaica”. She is the co-author of ‘Jamaican Dons, Italian Mafias and the chances of a reversible destiny’ (Political Studies, Vol. 56, March 2008); ‘Performing Protest: The Mass Media as Stage’ (International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, Vol 2, no. 4, 2008) and “Ode to Quasheba: Resistance Rituals of Higgler Women in Jamaica” (On the Edges of Development: Cultural Interventions, New York: Routledge, 2009). Dr. Johnson has also published on the politics of incivility among the marginalised in Jamaica (Political Studies, Vol. 53 (3), 2005) and the role of civil society in degarrisonisation (Forthcoming, International Journal of Crime and community Safety).

 Listen to Hume voice a commercial here : http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/song_2113575

 Dr. Johnson’s nearly two-decade old association with Tony Rebel, Flames Production, Rebel Salute and the Jamaican reggae industry is also well-known. So is her active engagement in the Jamaican public sector as a communications consultant with the Jamaican government and strategic advisor with political parties.  

 Operating under her own professional brand, HUME JOHNSON CONSULTANTS, Dr. Johnson offers services in political and public affairs counselling, research as well as strategic political communication. She also offers communications training through a media/communication training series entitled THE COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP, which she co-founded with best friend, Dr. Nickesia Gordon.  Dr. Johnson is committed to her country Jamaica and in this regard has recently launched the REBRAND JAMAICA PROJECT, an international public relations initiative designed to improve Jamaica’s global image and reputation using strategic communication tools.  Dr. Hume Johnson maybe contacted by email at: humejohnson@gmail.com and at the following URLs:

www.reverbnation.com/humejohnson 

 www.facebook.com/hume.johnsonphd

www.myspace.com/humejohnson