Women's Leadership Council
2010 Partnership with the Fulfillment Fund
WLC Mentoring Program

Objective of WLC Partnership with the Fulfillment Fund:

The objective of the WLC Mentoring Program is to provide our WLC members an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the next generation of women. Given that the women who have been affiliated with the Fulfillment Fund are the first in their families to ever attend college, we are able to provide important mentoring relationships to these young women.

Fulfillment Fund Participants

The women selected to participate in the WLC Mentoring Program were each part of the Fulfillment Fund program throughout their high school and college education. Each participant is required to be either a junior or senior in college, or a college graduate, and demonstrate an interest in law, business, finance, accounting, or not for profit work. Each candidate was asked to write a paragraph indicating why she was interested in participating in the WLC Mentoring Program. The candidate was accepted into the WLC Mentoring Program only if her career interests matched those of the WLC members. There are currently nine young women who have been accepted to participate in the WLC Mentoring Program for the 2010 fiscal year.

Fulfillment Fund Participant Expectations:

  • Participants are required to meet with at least three WLC members during the year.
  • Participants are required to attend at the January WLC event, the February WLC/FF dinner event and one other WLC event during the year.
  • Participants are responsible for coordinating with Sherry Banks, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, College Counseling and External Relations of the Fulfillment Fund, or Maylee Witham, Administrative Director of the WLC, when making the initial contact with the WLC member.
  • Participants are required to inform Sherry Banks whenever any appointments have been set up and to follow up with her once they are complete.

WLC Member Expectations:

  • WLC members are encouraged to meet with participants who reach out to them.
  • WLC members are required to provide annual up to date bio and contact information to Maylee Witham, Administrative Director of the WLC.
  • WLC members are encouraged to promptly return phone calls and emails from the participants.
  • WLC members are encouraged to set aside time to meet with the participants, if contacted, whether by phone or in person.
  • WLC members are encouraged to play a mentorship role with the Fulfillment Fund participants, providing personal or professional advice that will assist the young ladies on their career path.

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