Mentors
CEO Mentor
A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for Little Egypt CEO students. Establishing effective one on one connections, that will strengthen the student's awareness of employment opportunities in our County and develop greater social skills through this mentorship experience. Every Little Egypt CEO student, known as a student, is matched with a mentor from the business community. Ultimately, these relationships strengthen the CEO program's success and builds generational bridges between the student and the business community.
Here are the following responsibilities and activities:
- Meet with the student for scheduled meetings to discuss what they are learning in CEO
- Attend Monthly Mentor Mornings
- Review the student's business plan for their individual business
- Experience the weekly progress of their Protege through reading their journal entries of what they experience each day in CEO
Would you like to be a Mentor?
A mentor is a business owner, entrepreneur, or intreprenuer from our areas business community. A mentor is someone willing to share his or her time and expertise with a CEO student. Please contact us, if you are interested in being a CEO mentor. You will be provided mentor training and be required to have a background check to enroll in the program. Successful mentoring partnerships are advantageous for everyone – the student, the mentor and the CEO program.
Our Mentors
Dee Ann AreyMidwest Farm and Land
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Makalia Atkins
Land of Lincoln Credit Union
Branch Manager
Craig Besant
Sysco
Sales Consultant
Georgianne Broughton
The Community Resource Center
Executive Director
Joy Dice Conner
Security Alarm Corporation
Nicolas Farley
City of Salem
Mayor
Marcus Holland
Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director
Chad Knolhoff
Winning Edge
Owner/CEO
Travis Oglesby
Runway Properties LLC
Jamie Resch
Studio Bee
Owner/Artist