Menttium Announces its Menttium 100 Scholarship Winners for 2008
Minneapolis, MN – September 22, 2008 – Menttium announces four scholarship winners for this year’s Menttium 100 Program. Each scholarship winner will be matched with a mentor from another organization for a year-long formal mentoring relationship. In addition to mentoring, each mentee will receive access to ten business education sessions and the opportunity to connect with the hundreds of other Menttium 100 mentees.
Kris Ziegler is the Development Officer for the Opportunity Neighborhood Development Corporation (ONDC) located in New Brighton, Minnesota. ONDC uses a service -enriched model to promote permanent housing for low-income families by incorporating a social service system within the operation of the housing complex. Ziegler will be recognized at the Menttium 100 Program launch in Minneapolis on October 10, 2008.
Kristin Kaszeta is the Director Communications & Special Projects for Think Detroit PAL in Detroit, Michigan. In partnership with the Detroit Police Department and community volunteers, Think Detroit PAL builds character in young people through athletic, academic, and leadership development programs. Kaszeta will be recognized at the Menttium 100 Program Launch on December 9, 2008.
Courtney Reid is the Senior Director of Programs for the Center on Halsted in Chicago, Illinois. Center on Halsted has served Chicago’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community since 1973. The Center recently opened a new community center and offers program for youth, seniors, adults, families, persons with HIV, and survivors of violence. Reid will be recognized at the Menttium 100 Program launch in Chicago on December 3, 2008.
Liz Hinchman is Special Events Manager for Junior Achievement of Chicago. Junior Achievement of Chicago is a non-profit organization providing hands-on educational experience about the free enterprise system with particular emphasis directed towards youth living in the inner cities. JA Chicago pairs volunteers from the Chicagoland business community with classrooms spanning kindergarten through high school. Hinchman will be recognized at the Menttium 100 Program launch in Chicago on December 3, 2008.
About Menttium 100
Launched in 1991, the Menttium 100 Program offers the benefits of cross-company mentoring to high-performing female talent. This ground-breaking program combines formal one-to-one mentoring, business education and peer networking to create a powerful year-long learning experience. The Menttium 100 Program gives organizations a compelling and cost-effective way to recognize and invest in their emerging talent and to diversify the senior ranks amongst Fortune-ranked companies.
About Menttium
Founded in 1991, we are the pioneer and leader in formal corporate mentoring systems that support leadership development and diversity in the global business community. Through a portfolio of programs and consulting services, we design innovative internal and cross-company mentoring systems to help organizations strengthen talent in ways that tie directly to business goals.