JINA ETIENNE
Treasurer- USA
Jina is a consultant and speaker on diversity, inclusion, culture, and belonging. She creates training programs and workshops on inclusive leadership, leadership development, unconscious bias, self-awareness, conscious communications, cultural sensitivity, inclusivity, understanding authenticity, and fostering belonging. She also provides executive coaching for business leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs to help them improve workplace relationships, team performance, and interpersonal effectiveness to lead an increasingly diverse workforce by improving self-awareness, building mindfulness, and speaking comfortably and effectively on equity, inclusion, and diversity.
She is a storyteller and speaks candidly about her experiences, hard lessons, and 'aha' moments that helped her understand individuality's importance, the value of curiosity, and the courage it takes to "just" be yourself. Often described as "approachable" and "relatable" by her clients, she works purposefully and intends to be engaging, practical, and immediately applicable to real-world situations. Jina draws from her unique background and mix of work experiences to offer examples and
share insights designed to benefit everyone across the workplace ecosystem – executives, management, employees, and customers.
Previously, she was Principal Consultant at EtiennePartners (EP), a boutique consulting firm that offered unique strategy development, workshops & coaching to leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs. Co-founded with her husband, EP was a full-time partnership in work and life.
Although in different professions, their work often intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership and navigating conflict within teams. Combining their experiences, backgrounds, and jobs led to developing their unique approach to D& I, which she continues to use in her practice today.
Other previous roles include:
- Director – Diversity & Inclusion (D& I) for Grant Thornton LLC (GT), a national CPA firm. She managed the firm's D& I team, responsible for developing & implementing GT's national D& I strategy.
- President & CEO of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA), a nonprofit membership association dedicated to bridging the opportunity gap for black professionals in accounting & finance.
- Director – Taxation at AICPA, where she led the team responsible for developing resources and practice aids for members and served as the organization's subject matter expert on tax ethics and practice standards.
- Managing Member, Etienne & Associates, a CPA firm specializing in the needs of small and start-up businesses and their owners.
In her spare time, she loves puzzles, great coffee, and sour gummies. She is a self-declared Peloton groupie (#Mama_Cat) and a forever hopeful Arsenal fan.
Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA
Founder & Principal Consultant
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