Jina is a consultant and speaker on diversity, inclusion, culture, and belonging. She creates training programs and workshops to help clients move forward in their D&I journey. She is a storyteller and speaks candidly about her experiences, hard lessons, and ‘aha’ moments that helped her understand the importance of individuality, the value of curiosity, and the courage it takes to “just” be yourself. Often described as “approachable” and “relatable” by her clients, she works with purpose and the intention of being 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 a unique strategy development, workshops & coaching to leaders, executives and entrepreneurs. Co-founded with her husband, EP was a full-time partnership in both 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 work led to the development of their unique approach to D&I, which she continues to use in her practice today.

   

Dr. Carlotta Roman is the Founder and Senior Business Psychologist at Collective Career Consulting, LLC, where she helps clients to build inclusive and equitable workplaces. Founded in 2018, the consultancy provides advisory, coaching, and learning solutions to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and organizational change. Dr. Roman has a diverse background in consulting and coaching business leaders and HR management on change management, diversity, organizational development, and learning and development initiatives in corporate, manufacturing, higher education, non-profit, for-profit, and government organizations. She serves as a keynote speaker, thought leader, panelist, and moderator of various conferences and workshops. She brings authentic leadership while challenging audiences to become their best selves

Dr. Roman is the Board Vice Chair and Equity Task Force Chair for the Lake County, Illinois Workforce Development Board. She serves as adjunct faculty and member of the Diversity Advisory Board at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Roman holds a Ph.D. in Business Psychology and two Master's degrees in Human Resource Management and Public Service Management.