Ethnie Miller Simpson

Ethnie Miller Simpson is a Learning Architect, Educator, Global Speaker, People Branding Specialist with over 25 years building human capital with success in delivering two corporate universities in Jamaica, (Digicel University and the NCB Corporate Learning Campus) strategic programmes focused on workforce development, the economic empowerment of women regionally and SME capacity building.
She recently added politician to her impressive list of ambitions as she an aspirant in the upcoming Parliamentary elections for the People’s National Party, Manchester North Eastern.

 Deputy Shadow Minister - Gender, Disabilities & Inclusion – People’s National Party (2024)
 Co-Chair, PNP Gender Commission
 Member of the PNP Policy Commission (2021 – present)
 Member of the Diaspora Commission (2022 – present)
 Member of the National Executive Council and the Executive of the PNP (2021 – present)
 Fellow of the FORTUNE/ US State Department Women’s Global Mentoring Programme - spent time at FORTUNE 500 companies, Google, Walmart, Time Warner & Porter Novelli, participated in the McCormick Flavour Forecast, Quaker Oats and Pepsi pitch (2011)
 A Fellow of Cherie Blair Foundation, (2012)
 Clinton Global Initiative panelist alongside Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB and Gayle Lemmon from the US Council of Foreign Relations(2012)
 US Embassy Alumni selected her to interview Richard Branson, (2018)
 US Embassy Alumni Association Secretary, (2018 – present)
 CEO, Zinergy International (2012 to present)
 CEO, North East Manchester Foundation (2022 to present)
 Evaluation Consultant with the IDB specifically focused on the resuscitation of the cocoa industry in Jamaica.
 Chairman, Women Entrepreneurs Network for the Caribbean (WENC)
 Board Member – Utech M.Sc. Workforce Training Education
 Board Member – Caribbean Women in Trade (May 2023 – present)
 Manchester Chamber of Commerce
 Small Business Association of Jamaica – Committee Chair, Public Policy, Governance & Ethics
 Certified trainer with Competency Based Economies through the Formation of Enterprise (CEFE).
 Educator,Teacher of Language and Literature – graduate of Shortwood Teachers’ College
 Lecturer in Career Development at the Mona School of Business, UWI
 Post graduate work in International Relations and Psychology, Human Capital Development and Education