NJAWBO Mentoring Program - New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners

Graduates

Kathleen Cashman, Cashman Consulting, LLC
Pam D'Aleo, Informaxx
Judy DeLorenzo, Plast-O-Matic Valves, Inc.
Holly Kaplansky, Minuteman Press
Cynthia Myer, Ridgewood Moving Services
Marge Offut, Mediagraphics
Carmela Roberts, Roberts Engineering Group, LLC
Lois Spagnola, Environmental Technologies Group, Inc.

Kathleen Cashman, Cashman Consulting, LLC

I want to thank you for the opportunity to participate this past year in the NJAWBO Corporate Supplier Diversity mentoring Program. It was a wonderful experience on many accounts. READ MORE

Pam D'Aleo, Informaxx - My experience as a mentee in the pilot NJAWBO mentoring program was enjoyable and rewarding. The knowledge, confidence, and relationships I have as a result of this program have helped me grow both professionally and personally. READ MORE

Judith DeLorenzo, Plast-O-Matic Valves, Inc.
Before I applied for the program, I asked myself if I would feel intimidated by the strength of the larger companies in the program. To my surprise “my new friends” made me feel as if I could do no wrong. As a matter of fact, they assisted me with becoming a better business leader. Read more

Holly Kaplansky, Minuteman Press

I am proud to say that I completed the NJAWBO Corporate Partners Mentoring Program and that it was an incredible experience. I had the opportunity to spend some time with Sue Hogan from PSEG, who is just wonderful. Read more

Marge Offut, Mediagraphics

I couldn't believe NJAWBO was starting a mentoring program to help seasoned women business owners. And then I found it more incredible when Paula Gould called to say that I was selected to be in the first group. Read More

CORPORATE MENTORS

Carole Lakin, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Ernest Williams, NJ Transit
Shari A. Shafir, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Susan Hogan, Public Service Enterprise Group
Kathleen Castore, sanofi-aventis US
Ciro Scalera, Verizon

Kathleen Castore, sanofi-aventis
"NJAWBO has gone above and beyond in taking a Corporate Supplier Diversity Initiative into something good into something great. READ MORE

Goal:
To mentor NJAWBO member women business owners in New Jersey through group meetings and individually.

Commitments:
·         There is a twelve-sixteen month commitment required of both the corporations and the WBOs.
·         Physical Meetings - Bi-monthly. Morning is training session from 8:30-9:00 am to Noon. Individual Corporation holds their session for mentees (WBOs). After training, a light networking lunch attended by class and possibly host company’s sourcing people are joined by the rest of the Initiative’s mentoring corporations. Presentations by the host corporation and their mentees to the group. Success stories shared by all. Breakup by 4:00 pm.
·         Months when there is no physical meeting there should be at least one contact with each mentee by her mentor. Mentors do not need to be the corporate representative to make the initiative.
·         The only individual commitment is to mentor. There is no commitment to do business with the individual.
·        First year investment for the corporation to participate is $1,200.

Program Details:
· Each corporation will choose the type of business owner they prefer to mentor, i.e., industry, stage in development or other group designated criteria.
· There will be only one WBO from each industry to allow for free exchanges in the training sessions and meetings. However, there may be more than one corporation from a given industry.

Benefits:
Each corporation becomes a NJAWBO Corporate Supplier Diversity Mentoring Partner