Mentoring Program Application Deadline April 16!
by Valerie Ryder, Mentoring Program Leader and Professional Development Director
We are currently accepting applications for Mentors and Mentees who would like to participate in the first edition of the PWA Mentoring Program. For more information on this initiative, please see the articles and brochure posted on the “PWA Mentoring Program” page of the PWA Milan web site (click here).
This opportunity is available to all PWA members, as an additional benefit of membership. Not a member yet and would like to participate in the Program? Click here to join PWA Milan now.
We have already received confirmation from a number of experienced and highly successful professional women who are PWA members, of their willingness to serve as Mentors. To name a few:
• Rosanna Cella – Global Leadership Development Director, Nokia
• Barbara Cominelli – Director of Strategy & Marketing, Tenaris Dalmine
• Francesca Patellani – Partner at Accenture, in charge of Inclusion & Diversity within their Human Capital program
• Nicoletta Zappatini – Corporate and Investment Bank Managing Director Fixed Income, Crédit Agricole Calyon
Further, we are pleased to announce that the following internationally-renowned women will serve as Honorary Mentors:
• Giovanna d’Alessio – President of International Coach Federation Global, Founder and Chief Executive Coach of Life Coach Lab
• Avivah Wittenberg-Cox – Founder of EuropeanPWN, CEO of 20-first, Executive Coach
If you have been considering applying as a mentee or a mentor but have not yet done so, now is the time! There is still availability in the program for both roles. The deadline for submission is Friday, 16 April 2010. Download the forms here: Mentee application form and Mentor application form. If we are able to identify an appropriate match, you will be notified via email by the first part of May.
Important dates to note: The official launch of the Mentoring Program will take place on the evening of Wednesday, May 19. This will also be the occasion for successfully paired participants to meet their mentoring match. The Mentoring Skills Workshop will take place on Saturday, May 29.
For any questions or concerns you may have, please contact us at professional@pwa-milan.org
• Valerie Ryder, Mentoring Program Leader and Professional Development Director
• Monique Svazlian, Mentoring Program Coordinator
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