RID Chris Etienne
Director 2024-26
Rotary Club of Petoskey
Michigan, USA
Chris Etienne is an associate broker with Harbor Sotheby’s International Realty and director of leasing for the Village at Bay Harbor. With her husband, Dennis Lindeman, she also owns a retail business, Linde Furniture.
Etienne graduated from the University of Maryland after studying at its campus in Heidelberg, Germany, and earned her master’s degree in business administration from Lake Superior State University. She worked in the banking industry for 15 years before transitioning into real estate.
A recipient of the Realtor of the Year Award from the Emmet Association of Realtors, Etienne currently serves as president of that organization. She is also a trustee of North Central Michigan College and a board member of the North Central Michigan College Foundation. While chairing the Michigan Women’s Commission, she worked on projects that support female veterans and victims of human trafficking. Etienne received an Athena Award in 2007.
Etienne joined Rotary in 1990, when she relocated to a new community for work. “Most of my best friends today are people I met through Rotary,” Etienne says. “A lot of people like me join for the networking but end up staying because of the relationships and service.”
About three years into her membership, Etienne was invited to a district conference where she became aware of the international reach of Rotary and its Foundation. She championed the sponsorship of her district’s first inbound Ambassadorial Scholar from Afghanistan, who she says became a part of her family. That scholar later earned a master’s degree from Grand Valley State University, returned home to teach at Nangarhār University, and joined a Rotary club.
Etienne has volunteered during National Immunization Days in India and Nigeria, which she found to be life-changing experiences. She says, “It’s so rewarding to see what you accomplish by being part of an organization like Rotary.”
Etienne has served Rotary as a training leader, president’s representative, Rotary coordinator, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, and Convention Promotion Committee member. She has also moderated the Global Support Seminar and Global Philanthropy Seminar. She currently serves on the steering committee of the Haiti National Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Initiative, through which her district has a partnership with the Rotary Club of Memorial des Gonaives, Artibonite, Haiti.
Etienne has received The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and the Distinguished Service Award. She and her husband are Major Donors. When they’re not working, they enjoy sailing on the Great Lakes.
Rotary Club of Petoskey
Michigan, USA
Chris Etienne is an associate broker with Harbor Sotheby’s International Realty and director of leasing for the Village at Bay Harbor. With her husband, Dennis Lindeman, she also owns a retail business, Linde Furniture.
Etienne graduated from the University of Maryland after studying at its campus in Heidelberg, Germany, and earned her master’s degree in business administration from Lake Superior State University. She worked in the banking industry for 15 years before transitioning into real estate.
A recipient of the Realtor of the Year Award from the Emmet Association of Realtors, Etienne currently serves as president of that organization. She is also a trustee of North Central Michigan College and a board member of the North Central Michigan College Foundation. While chairing the Michigan Women’s Commission, she worked on projects that support female veterans and victims of human trafficking. Etienne received an Athena Award in 2007.
Etienne joined Rotary in 1990, when she relocated to a new community for work. “Most of my best friends today are people I met through Rotary,” Etienne says. “A lot of people like me join for the networking but end up staying because of the relationships and service.”
About three years into her membership, Etienne was invited to a district conference where she became aware of the international reach of Rotary and its Foundation. She championed the sponsorship of her district’s first inbound Ambassadorial Scholar from Afghanistan, who she says became a part of her family. That scholar later earned a master’s degree from Grand Valley State University, returned home to teach at Nangarhār University, and joined a Rotary club.
Etienne has volunteered during National Immunization Days in India and Nigeria, which she found to be life-changing experiences. She says, “It’s so rewarding to see what you accomplish by being part of an organization like Rotary.”
Etienne has served Rotary as a training leader, president’s representative, Rotary coordinator, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, and Convention Promotion Committee member. She has also moderated the Global Support Seminar and Global Philanthropy Seminar. She currently serves on the steering committee of the Haiti National Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Initiative, through which her district has a partnership with the Rotary Club of Memorial des Gonaives, Artibonite, Haiti.
Etienne has received The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and the Distinguished Service Award. She and her husband are Major Donors. When they’re not working, they enjoy sailing on the Great Lakes.