USBLN® CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Agenda
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Welcome & Introductions
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Overview of the Alliance Mentoring Pilot Program
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Panel Discussion with Mentors and Mentees
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
ODEP/USBLN® Alliance
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The mentoring pilot program is an initiative of the
alliance between the USBLN® and ODEP.
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ODEP – Office of Disability Employment Policy
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USBLN® – U.S. Business Leadership Network
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EARN – Employer Assistance and Resource Network
Mentoring Pilot Program Overview
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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.
Mentor Information
• Total of 21 Volunteers
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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
Mentee Information
• 2o Mentees (1 Mentee is assigned to 2 Mentors)
• Degrees
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1 – Associates
13 – Bachelors
5 – Masters
1 – J.D.
• Graduation Dates
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1 – 2013
11 – 2012
8 – 2011/2010
Mentee Information
Majors
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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
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.
Program Timeline
May
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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
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
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
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