1. Mentor Webinar Friday, March 17 -- 12:00 PM
Joy Moore ’81, H’10, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations
Ileana Jimenez Garcia ’87 & Meg McGrory Kelleher ’81,
Co-Chairs of The BC Alumni Association Mentoring Committee

2. Ileana Jimenez Garcia, ’87
Today’s Presenters:
Meg McGrory Kelleher, ‘81
Executive Vice President
Fidelity Investments
Co-Chair of the BC Alumni Association Mentoring Committee
Ileana Jimenez Garcia, ’87
Healthcare & Nonprofit Professional
Career Development & Diversity Specialist
Co-Chair of the BC Alumni Association Mentoring Committee
Joy Moore, ‘81, H’10
Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations
Boston College

3. Origins & Purpose Joy Moore ’81, H’10, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations
Boston College Alumni Association (BCAA) Board of Directors: Mentoring Committee
BCAA Objectives:
Support the early career development of young alumni through professional mentoring
relationships with alumni in the business for 10+ years
Strengthen the network of BC alumni nationwide

4. BCAA as a Resource in the Pilot Year - Joy
Facilitate Mentor-Mentee Pairings
Encourage suggestions, ideas to enhance program
Designated Address: to respond to inquiries

5. Mentoring Support and Guidelines
Mentoring Support and Guidelines Ileana Jimenez Garcia ‘87 & Meg McGrory Kelleher ’81, Co-Chairs of the BCAA Mentoring Committee
Types of Mentoring:
Formal
Mutually identify and commit to accomplishing specific goals: Ex. A Mentee seeks to enter a different industry
Establish indicators of success and measure progress: Ex. Identify obstacles to entry and solutions; create an
action plan.
Informal
A more experienced professional shares general insights Ex. A Mentor describes her approach to dealing with
into career development and working life: change in her organization successfully.

6. Attributes of a Successful Mentor and Mentee Meg
An Effective Mentor…
Proactively shares information
Exhibits flexibility and makes himself or herself available
Guides the Mentee to identify and develop skills and capabilities
Listens attentively
Asks for and offers feedback
An Effective Mentee…
Prepares questions and listens to answers with an open mind
Takes initiative to schedule meetings and identify goals, discussion topics, etc.
Applies advice from his or her Mentor
Articulates specific questions and concerns
Asks for and offers feedback

7. Mentoring Support and Guidelines Meg
Mentoring is NOT:
Intended to secure the Mentee a job, or dictate a decision
A performance review
A relationship to address personal or private challenges

8. Mentoring Support and Guidelines Ileana
A Mentor’s Responsibilities:
Coach
Facilitate
Counsel
Network
A Mentee’s Responsibilities:
Initiate first contact; drive the relationship
Set and communicate professional goals
Assess your strengths and areas for improvement
Ask for feedback; provide the Mentor with feedback
Apply and assess the mentor’s advice

9. Mentoring Support and Guidelines Ileana
Joint Responsibilities
Establish relationship goals & success indicators
Demonstrate respect, honesty, and ensure common understanding
Build your relationship contract
How often do we want to meet? Where? Primary method of communication?
What are the goals of our relationship? How will we know when we’ve reached them?
If a meeting gets cancelled, who is responsible for rescheduling?
What information is and is not confidential?

10. Alumni2Alumni Guidelines Ileana
1-year commitment for the pilot program (March 2017 – March 2018)
Mentor and Mentee connect at least four times within the pilot year
Complete mid-year and end-of-year program evaluations

11. Q & A All Presenters: Joy Moore, Ileana Jimenez Garcia, Meg McGrory Kelleher
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