Mentors
CEO Mentor
A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for WACC 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 WACC 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
Dean AhlersSterling Federal Bank
Caroline Arnould
Value Lab
Owner
Tani Bauer
Farmers National Bank
Shelly Brantley
Coffee Crush
Owner
Shane Brown
CGH Medical Center
Gary DeVore
Independent Consultant
Aaron Flick
Wahl Clipper
Rebecca Garland
Verifacts
Nicole Goodeill
Pest Control Consultants
Office Manager
Janna Groharing
Sterling Main Street
Lynn Hammer
Sauk Valley Container, retired
Chris Hammitt
Hammitt Insurance Agency
Owner
Brian Hawkins
Hawkins Cassens Insurance
Jennifer Heintzelman
Sauk Valley Media
General Manager
Dr. David Hellmich
Sauk Valley Community College
President
Nik Jakobs
Jakobs Brothers Farms
Rebecca Jones
Pine Creek Escape
Owner
Dallas Knack
Sauk Valley Community College
Marketing Coordinator
Danny Langloss
City of Dixon
City Manager
Bo Mays
Sterling Federal Bank
Thomas McDonald
US Bank
Branch Manager
Dan McEntee
Halo Branded Solutions
Terry McGuire
Halo Branded Solutions
Paul Osborn
Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson
Nicholas Pepper
7:24 Fitness on The Rock
Suzy Perino
Sauk Valley Bank
Alejandro Rivera
RE/MAX Sauk Valley
Cassandra Salmon
Sauk Valley Bank
Angelic Stewart
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
Mike Venier
Venier Jewelers
Owner
Sena Warkins
Imprintable Memories
Bill Wescott
Retired-Education and City Government
Amy Williamson
Holiday Inn Express and Suites