Get a Mentor
Mentorship EDGE connects students with exceptional business leaders for one year of personalized mentorship. Request a mentor now to join the program, or take a moment to get to know our experienced mentors below!
Priority Application Deadline: Friday February 2, 2024. Students are registered on a first-come-first-served basis, so apply soon!
Student Expectations
In the Mentorship EDGE program, you will connect with a mentor and meet with them each quarter for a year. You may also occasionally be able communicate with your mentor via email (or other preferred methods) if you have questions between meetings.
In order to foster a more meaningful mentoring experience, strive to:
- Connect remotely or in-person with your mentor at least once per quarter for the coming year.
- Attend the annual summer quarter Mentorship EDGE networking event.
Steps before you first meet your mentor:
- Update your resume (for help, visit Career Services)
- Update your LinkedIn profile
- Write a brief elevator pitch about yourself and your goals
When engaging your mentor:
- Think of, and create, clear goals
- Prepare thoughtful questions in advance of meetings
- Proactively request assistance from your mentor
- Send a thank you note after meetings
Mentor Availability
Winter 2024
Wednesday, February 21
Mentor | Time | Location |
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Michael McIntyre Vice President Chinook Capital Advisors | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Chinook Corporate Office |
Tuesday, February 27
Mentor | Time | Location |
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Hemachandran Kannan Associate Dean & Director of AI Research Centre Woxsen University | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Online |
Cole Lance Associate Product Manager Red Venture | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Online |
Wednesday, February 28
Mentor | Time | Location |
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Femi Adebayo Senior Product Manager Microsoft | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Online |
Johanna Pajanen Head of Operations Lil Woody’s LLC | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | UW Bothell |
Shruti Choudhary Associate Professor Woxsen University | 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Online |
Thursday, February 29
Mentor | Time | Location |
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Spencer Groth Manager – CAS Clark Nuber | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Clark Nuber (Bellevue) |
Tanu Mutreja Senior Director, Product Management New Relic | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | UW Bothell |
William Rocca Associate Clark Nuber | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | UW Bothell |
Friday, March 1
Mentor | Time | Location |
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Albert Chan Director North America Small Business Group at Meta | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | UW Bothell |
Nathanael Chung Enterprise Risk & Control Solutions Senior Associate PwC | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Online |
Jennifer Dye Associate State Director Washington Small Business Development Center | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Online |
Custom Availability
Mentor | Time | Location |
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Datyous Mahmoudian Senior Customer Support Specialist Intrepid by VitalSource | Arranged | Arranged |
Grace Chu Senior Manager Clark Nuber | Arranged | Arranged |
Norin Crawford VP of Ecommerce Eyebobs | Arranged | Arranged |
Chris D’Couto COO, CEO, President XNRGI | Arranged | Arranged |
Geovany Denicia Finance Manger Microsoft | Arranged | Arranged |
Alicia Eimers Sr Sales Director Slalom Consulting | Arranged | Arranged |
Peter Goodwin Director of Marketing WCW Shooting Sports | Arranged | Arranged |
Albert Jalso Head of US Fixed Income Russel Investments | Arranged | Arranged |
David Johnson VP of Technology CSG International | Arranged | Arranged |
Mahmood Khadeer Head of Acquisitions and Alliances | Arranged | Arranged |
Pritam Parvatkar Global Head of Hyperscaler & Alliances Hexaware Technologies | Arranged | Arranged |
Lisa Sharples CEO Relish | Arranged | Arranged |
Shivendra Srivastava Engineering Manager AWS | Arranged | Arranged |