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Alliance Mentoring Pilot Program

Alliance Mentoring Pilot Program. USBLN® CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2, 2012. Agenda. Welcome & Introductions Overview of the Alliance Mentoring Pilot Program Panel Discussion with Mentors and Mentees. Speakers. MODERATOR

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Alliance Mentoring Pilot Program

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  1. Alliance MentoringPilot Program USBLN® CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2, 2012

  2. Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Overview of the Alliance Mentoring Pilot Program • Panel Discussion with Mentors and Mentees

  3. Speakers • MODERATOR • Kathleen Lee, EARN WRP Sourcing Specialist, National Employer Technical Assistance Center at Cornell University’s Employment and Disability Institute • PANELISTS • Joyce Bender, CEO, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. • Mary Brougher, EVP – Operations, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. • Krystan Lenhard, Graduate Student, Temple University • Nathan Turner, Recent Graduate, Wright State University • Bob Vetere, HR Specialist – EEO/Diversity, Northrop Grumman Corporation • Frankie Walls, Intern – Safety Analyst, Miami Air International

  4. ODEP/USBLN® Alliance • The mentoring pilot program is an initiative of the alliance between the USBLN® and ODEP. • ODEP – Office of Disability Employment Policy • USBLN® – U.S. Business Leadership Network • EARN – Employer Assistance and Resource Network

  5. Mentoring Pilot Program Overview • 4 month pilot program. • Enables access to mentoring opportunities that students and recent graduates might not otherwise have. • Mentors recruited from New Freedom Initiative Award Circle of Champions businesses. • Expansion to more companies in 2013.

  6. Mentor Information • Total of 21 Volunteers • 2 – Bender Consulting • 2 – Deloitte • 5 – Ernst & Young • 1 – Highmark • 2 – Microsoft • 8 – Northrop Grumman • 1 – WellPoint • Varying Levels & Departments • Employee Resource/Affinity Group Members

  7. Mentee Information • 2o Mentees (1 Mentee is assigned to 2 Mentors) • Degrees • 1 – Associates • 13 – Bachelors • 5 – Masters • 1 – J.D. • Graduation Dates • 1 – 2013 • 11 – 2012 • 8 – 2011/2010

  8. Mentee Information • Majors • Anthropology • Communications Management • International Studies • Political Science and International Studies • Applied Engineering Sciences - Business Supply Chain Management • Engineering • Informatics – Human-Computer Interactions • Information Engineering Technology • Mathematics • Statistics • Accounting • Business Economics and Finance • Economics • Management

  9. Review of the Matching Process • Utilized information submitted on the mentor profile form. • Matched requests to the Workforce Recruitment Program’s database of 2700+ college students and recent graduates. • Mentors made mentee selection from 2 mentee profile forms and resumes that were provided.

  10. Program Timeline • May • Mentor orientation sessions • Mentor/mentee matches • June • Start of mentoring relationships • Circle of Champions Update Meeting • July • Mentee meetings • Midpoint check-in with mentors • August • Mentor networking meeting • Check-in with mentees • October • Meeting at USBLN® Conference • Pilot mentoring program ends • Evaluation forms due • November • Final report released • January 2013 • Recruit mentors for 2013 mentoring program

  11. Career Mentoring Activities • Resume review • Mock Interview • Learn about job opportunities in the field of study or area of interest. • Develop a long-term career goal and identify steps toward accomplishing it. • Links to other professionals for networking purposes. • Practice disclosing disability and communicating disability-related work support and accommodation needs. • Assistance in reviewing potential college courses and making recommendations for course selection. • Receive coaching to support successful work performance during summer employment. • Obtain a list of opportunities or resources for: • Conferences, workshops, seminars, and courses • Professional memberships and peer groups • Leadership opportunities • Books, articles, reports, and submissions • Websites • Listservs

  12. Q&A with Mentors & Mentees • Joyce Bender • CEO, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. • Mary Brougher • EVP – Operations, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. • Krystan Lenhard • Graduate Student, Temple University • Nathan Turner • Recent Graduate, Wright State University • Bob Vetere • HR Specialist – EEO/Diversity, Northrop Grumman Corporation • Frankie Walls • Intern – Safety Analyst, Miami Air International

  13. Contacts • Carol Dunlap – ODEP - Dunlap.Carol@dol.gov • Kathleen Lee – EARN – kal238@cornell.edu • Sara Mahoney – ODEP - Mahoney.Sara@dol.gov • Mylene Padolina – USBLN® – mylenepadolina@hotmail.com • Maggie Roffee – USBLN® – maggieroffee@msn.com

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