Rethinking Diversity (Leadership Conference)

Jina Etienne is a Prinical at Etienne Partners. She is the former President & CEO of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). Before joining NABA, was Director – Taxation, Tax Ethics & Professional Standards, AICPA Tax Section at the AICPA. She was responsible for developing guidance related to tax ethics and practice standards and led the team that developed resources and practice aids to support the technical and practice management needs of members offering tax services. She joined the AICPA after 17-years in private practice. Jina was founder and managing member of a boutique CPA firm that offered small- and medium-sized businesses a wide range of accounting, tax and consulting services. Ms. Etienne started her career in public accounting over 28 years ago with Touche Ross (now Deloitte). She has authored numerous articles on small firm practice management and taxation matters, and has been a regularly featured speaker at conferences and webcasts on tax practice management and tax practitioner ethics. She has served as an adjunct accounting professor at American University in its MBA program and as a speaker/trainer for a national CPE provider. She lives in Silver Spring with her husband, two sons and her dog Coda.