Guiding Star Mentoring Program

Guiding Star, a mentorship program for WBC scholarship winners, is part of the overall mission to provide education, mentoring and networking opportunities to young women who have been awarded with the WBC scholarship. This program is aimed at benefiting both mentor and mentee by fostering a safe and supportive environment where participants can question and reflect upon their education and professional choices as they relate to developing a career.

The Guiding Star Mentoring Program involves a twelve-month commitment (beginning in June and running through May of the following year), during which time both the mentor and mentee establish a foundation for the relationship and explore the goals of the mentee. New mentors and mentees are required to attend a two-hour training session in the summer to kick-off the program.

Once in the Mentoring Program, interns are supported by the Jobs Committee who work with WBC firms and members to create an annual Resume Book used to assist placing interns in Summer Internships and Full Time positions. The success of these efforts can be seen through the Scholarship Success Stories

Further details about the 2009 - 2010 Mentoring Program and information on how to become a mentor will be available in late April 2009. A call for participation will be distributed to all WBC members following the 2009 Merit Award Dinner.