Tineka Smith is an author, diversity advocate, entrepreneur and United Nations Consultant.
She serves as the Vice Chair for the Greeting Card Association diversity and inclusion committee, which she helped form in 2020 - a first in the Association's 100-year history. Tineka is also the founder of Huetribe, a greetings card company aimed at promoting diverse representation. The company was listed as an innovator in 2017 by Mintel Research and became the first diverse greeting card publisher in the nationwide store, Scribbler.
She is also an expert communications consultant to the United Nations. Previously, she served as a Press Officer for the United Nations Human Rights Committee and worked on high profile campaigns such as World Refugee Day.
Tineka graduated with an MA from the celebrated International Journalism programme at City University, London. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of Alabama-Huntsville with a Bachelor’s in Communications and French Studies.
Tineka has been interviewed on various BBC Radio shows as a racial equality and diversity commentator. Her writing and commentary on racism and diversity has appeared in titles such as BBC Radio London, BBC 5 Live, Huffington Post, Mashable, Yahoo!, World Radio Switzerland PRECIOUS women’s magazine, Business Advice, Progressive Greetings, Retail Times, Retail Sector, The Voice, Gal-Dem, Bride Magazine and many more.
She serves as the Vice Chair for the Greeting Card Association diversity and inclusion committee, which she helped form in 2020 - a first in the Association's 100-year history. Tineka is also the founder of Huetribe, a greetings card company aimed at promoting diverse representation. The company was listed as an innovator in 2017 by Mintel Research and became the first diverse greeting card publisher in the nationwide store, Scribbler.
She is also an expert communications consultant to the United Nations. Previously, she served as a Press Officer for the United Nations Human Rights Committee and worked on high profile campaigns such as World Refugee Day.
Tineka graduated with an MA from the celebrated International Journalism programme at City University, London. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of Alabama-Huntsville with a Bachelor’s in Communications and French Studies.
Tineka has been interviewed on various BBC Radio shows as a racial equality and diversity commentator. Her writing and commentary on racism and diversity has appeared in titles such as BBC Radio London, BBC 5 Live, Huffington Post, Mashable, Yahoo!, World Radio Switzerland PRECIOUS women’s magazine, Business Advice, Progressive Greetings, Retail Times, Retail Sector, The Voice, Gal-Dem, Bride Magazine and many more.