Christina Stinnett


Christina Stinnett is a Micronesian women's rights activist and businesswoman, who is the President of the Chuuk Women’s Council, which overlooks 60 women’s organisations within Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Stinnett established the first travel agency in the state in 1984 and owns a hotel with a restaurant and diving facilities. The Chuuk Women’s Council was established in the late 1980s and attempts to educate and empower women on various women topics such as leadership, education and health, and preservation of culture. Stinnett was appointed President of the council and also sits on the board of the Chuuk Conservation Society, Chuuk State Board of Education, and FSM Women in Business Network, of which she is the Vice President of their alliance of NGOs. In October 2014, Stinnett was one of around 300 people invited to attend the 3rd FSM Women's Conference in Kolonia, Pohnpei.
In 2011, Stinnett was named by the US State Department’s 100 Women in their 100 Years/100 Women Campaign to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. She has also been named one of Pacific Community's "70 Inspiring Pacific Women".