ELena Dolinski

President, Southern USA - India Business Council

Born in the United States to immigrant parents, Jean Ibañez Payne was raised in Colombia, South America. Jean returned to the United States to finish high school and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1992, serving as a Yeoman until 1996. In 1996, she began her 20 years of experience in workforce training, communications, marketing, diversity, program management, and risk management—all while learning English. Charles Town, WV | Fredericksburg, VA info@tiverbatim.com | 540-656-7425 CONTACT US Helping people work better together Jean is a corporate leader in communications, marketing, diversity, inclusion, language translation, and interpretation. While Jean has spent considerable time in the corporate world, her passion has always been helping others with language needs and increasing awareness and efforts around Diversity and Inclusion. This passion motivated her to start TI Verbatim Consulting (TIVC). In 2006, she moved to Virginia to join a Fortune 200 utility company of over 14,000 employees where she focused on Energy Trading, but her passion for people led her to Diversity and Inclusion efforts. She managed the entire Diversity and Inclusion program for the company which operated across multiple cultures in 14 states and four business units. Jean launched the first Employee Resources Group (ERG) program for veterans and women—a first in the utility company’s 100-year history. In the first six months of the program, the ERGs surpassed their initial membership goals by 900%.