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Diversity & Inclusion 1-On-1: Supporting & Elevating Others

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 1-ON-1: SUPPORTING & ELEVATING OTHERS

Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.0 hour

Recorded DateJuly 26, 2024
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Subject AreaPersonal Development
Course LevelBasic
Course Description

Join us for a conversation with Riikka Salonen, Managing Director of Health Equity at BCT Partners. Riikka is a seasoned professional with nearly three decades of dedicated experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, access, and intercultural awareness. In this session, we will delve deep into the fabric of allyship and the dynamics of power within our communities. This engaging conversation is designed for everyone—leaders, employees, and community members—who wish to foster a deeper understanding of how to be impactful allies.

This course begins with an introduction to the "Seven Types of Allyship" framework, featuring roles such as Sponsor, Champion, Advocate, Amplifier, Scholar, Upstander, and Confidant. Each of these roles highlights specific actions and attitudes that support and elevate others, ensuring that their voices are heard and respected. After exploring these roles, we'll introduce the "Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege." This tool helps us understand the social identities that influence our capacities to make decisions, shape opinions, exert influence, and effect change.

Join this engaging discussion to examine how these identities can enhance or limit one’s ability to act as an effective ally in various contexts.

Learning Objectives:


  • Recognize and apply the seven types of allyship to support others

  • Determine the influence of social identities on our ability to be allies

  • Identify strategies for using the Intersectionality Wheel of Privilege to recognize and act upon our own areas of influence and responsibility

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Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA

Etienne Consulting
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Speaker & Trainer
[email protected]
(301) 778-5510

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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.


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Riikka Salonen

BCT Partners
Managing Director of Health Equity
[email protected]
(973) 622-0900

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Riikka Salonen, Managing Director of Health Equity at BCT Partners, is a seasoned professional with nearly three decades of dedicated experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, access, and intercultural awareness. Ms. Salonen's work focuses on fostering inclusive work environments, advancing health equity, and developing global DEI solutions.

She leads a team of 30 professionals committed to serving her largest client: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. They promote the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care and manage the Think Cultural Health program, which has provided educational programs to over a million healthcare professionals, enhancing cultural competence in healthcare settings. She works with various health systems nationwide to improve their health equity efforts. She also leads BCT Partners' globalization efforts and the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Benchmarks product line. Ms. Salonen is one of the 112 global expert panelists who developed the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Benchmarks.

Her contributions to the field have earned her numerous accolades, including being named a Top 21 DEI Influencer by HonestCulture Inc. and receiving awards for her commitment to inclusive hiring practices from organizations like the Diversity Employment Network.

Ms. Salonen completed a graduate degree in intercultural communication and intercultural relations at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, the first of its kind in Europe.

About Our Presenter

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Etienne Consulting's passion is diversity & inclusion. The company helps organizations and businesses, large and small, wherever they are on their journey to fearless inclusion. 

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.