Join us for a conversation with Kimberly Stephan Tate (she/her), owner of Tate of Mind Consulting. As a DEI consultant, Kimberly works with individuals and organizations offering a wide spectrum of work – from career coaching to DEI training. She was instrumental in weaving Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) into DEI strategy and building out ERGs for a global technology company.
Employee Resource Groups, or ERGs, are volunteer, employee-led groups that work to support DEI efforts within organizations. For many, the focus of ERGs is building community and professional development, but they offer so much more! Kimberly will be joining us to dive deeper into the different ways ERGs are good for business. While there is no standard model for ERGs, there are a number of best practices for establishing an ERG as well as leveraging them to unlock the power of diversity within organizations. In this session, we will look at ERGs from the ground up – starting with what they are, what they do, and the different ways they are good for business.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify Employee Resource Groups
- Define the role of ERGs in supporting DEI within organizations
- Outline the benefit of ERGs and how they support employees
Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA
Etienne Consulting
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Speaker & Trainer
[email protected]
(301) 778-5510
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.
Kimberly Stephan Tate (she/her) is the owner of Tate of Mind Consulting.
Her passion is helping people and organizations reach for full potential. She is a career coach, resume writer, LinkedIn optimizer, and job strategist with a focus on historically excluded individuals such as women, people of color, and LGBTQ people.
Additionally, she works with organizations on building their DEI roadmaps, Employee Resource Group formation/scaling, and DEI training, Kimberly has worked with many companies on their DEI efforts, including Dell Technologies, Asurion, Big Brother Big Sister of Middle TN, Ghirardelli Chocolate(through People3 Consulting), doTERRA, and more.
Kimberly was instrumental in developing the DEI and ERG strategy for a 22K person global technology company. She helped build out 11 ERGs that collectively grew to over 6500 members. She played a pivotal role in helping that organization earn a 100 on the Human Right Campaigns’ Corporate Equality Index.
She also loves training and educating on important issues such as LGBTQ+ education, pay equality for women, and Anti-Racism topics.
Kimberly has extensive experience reducing bias in the hiring process, recruiting best practices, and creating programs that promote a diverse top-tier pipeline of talent.
Kimberly is a Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce Samuel Felker 2018 Business Leader of the Year award winner. And 2021 Nashville Athena Nominee. Kimberly serves as a Senior DEI Consultant with people3, she is an ELA ERG Leadership Alliance Trainer, and is an advisor to the board of directors for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Middle TN.
About Our Presenter
Etienne Consulting's work is informed by their unique mix of experience in public accounting & business consulting, association management & member engagement, and diversity & inclusion consulting and training. Although in a variety of roles and industries, their work has always intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership, clarity of purpose, and navigating conflict within teams.
This led them to develop techniques to deepen awareness and strengthen communication — core skills necessary for driving meaningful change in organizations. They work with businesses and firms to infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion across all aspects of people experience, operations, policy, communications, branding, and community & social responsibility. Their training programs and workshops are designed to bridge the gap between diversity and inclusion by offering concrete skills and communication strategies teams and use to build teams capable of leveraging their full diversity to drive innovation, growth, and lasting cultural change. They also offer support in developing, implementing, executing, and reporting on D&I strategy.
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