Mentor Program

Charting a Course for Your Future
The YP Mentor Program selects Young Professional members of the World Affairs Council to partner with individuals from its Board and Advisory Board to promote an exchange of wisdom and guidance about personal, professional and international interests. Young Professionals must submit an application consisting of education and career history, as well as personal references and future goals. Once accepted into the program, YPs have the option to be paired with a mentor in a similar or different profession.

Mentors and protégés engage in monthly conversations and arrange informal face-to-face meetings a minimum of four times over a period of nine months while following an outlined curriculum. A kick-off event is held early fall to celebrate and recognize applicants selected to participate, which brings together both mentors and protégés and is a great opportunity for social and professional networking with other young professionals from the community and some of Jacksonville’s finest leaders from both the public and private sectors.

The 2011-2012 selected protégés and mentors are:

Mr. Suraj (Sunny) Bali, Associate, Collateral Management & Valuations, Deutsche Bank - Partnered with Mr. Edward Paul, Retired Business Executive & Council Board Director
Ms. Sama Bég, Administrative Resident, Brooks Rehabilitation/Graduate Assistant, University of North Florida - Partnered with Ms. Marlene Spalten, Vice President of Baptist Health/Executive Director of Baptist Health Foundation & Council Board Director
Mr. Gerry Copeland, Supervisor, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Support, American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. - Partnered with Mr. David Strickland, Vice Chairman for Community Banking, EverBank & Council Vice Chairman of Development
Ms. Brittany Glenos, Financial Services Professional, National Financial Services Group - Partnered with Mrs. Sandy Cook, Retired Business Executive & Community Leader
Mr. Heyawneh (Mickey) Yimer, Coverage Maintenance Analyst, ICG Equities, Deutsche Bank - Partnered with Mr. Harrison Goodall Jr., President/CEO, CNG Enterprise & Council Board Director

These protégés will meet and/or dialogue with their assigned mentor on several occasions between October and May and discussed various topics including:

Business/career development
Personal & community development
Intra-office relations and networking
The meaning and value of leadership

Sponsor of the 2011-2012 YP Mentor Kick-Off Celebration

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