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
Shane BrownCGH Medical Center
Michael Clark
Sauk Valley Bank
Norm Deets
Deets Farms
Gary DeVore
Independent Consultant
Aaron Flick
Wahl Clipper
Jim & Sheila Gabler
Verifacts, retired
Rebecca Garland
Verifacts
Janna Groharing
Sterling Main Street
Lynn Hammer
Sauk Valley Container, retired
Brian Hawkins
Hawkins Cassens Insurance
Nik Jakobs
Jakobs Brothers Farms
Bo Mays
Sterling Federal Bank
Terry McGuire
Halo Branded Solutions
Kris Noble
Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
Paul Osborn
Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson
Nicholas Pepper
7:24 Fitness on The Rock
Stephanie Preston
Halo Branded Solutions
Kim Purvis
Koehler Farms Inc
Cassandra Salmon
Sauk Valley Bank
Katy Selmi
Selmi Florist and Bridal
Sena Warkins
Imprintable Memories
Bill Wescott
City of Rock Falls