Mentoring Program
Mentoring Program
By request, WIIS staff link, junior professionals in the WIIS network with senior-level members for one-on-one advice on professional advancement.
On-Site Career Panels and Mentoring Circles
Beginning in October 2007, junior level WIIS members are invited to attend intimate, specialized career discussions with senior level women, who will share their substantive expertise and their insights about the challenges and opportunities for women in the field.
Past Events - 2008:
- Women's History Month U.S. Government Event at U.S. Department of State - March 17, 2008
- Mentoring Circle - March 13, 2007
- Lynda M.Granfield (Civil Affairs Military Liaison Officer to the Humanitarian Information Unit, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, US Department of State)
- On-Site Career Panel at U.S. Agency for International Development - February 4, 2008
- Katherine Donohue, USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives
- Helen Glaze, USAID/Office of Conflict Management & Mitigation
- Andrea Freeman, USAID/Office of Sudan Programs
- Alexandra Riboul, USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
- Maryanne Yerkes, USAID/Office of Democracy & Governance
Past Events - 2007:
- Mentoring Circle - October 25, 2007
- Dr. Janine Davidson, Director, DoD Stability Operations Capabilities at the US Department of Defense
- On-Site Career Panel at U.S. Department of Defense - November 1, 2007
- Amanda J. Dory, Principal Director, Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She is a member of the Senior Executive Service.
Alisa Stack O'Connor, Support to Public Diplomacy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. - On-Site Career Panel at U.S. Department of State - November 29, 2007
- Yvette Wong (Director of Export Controls Cooperation in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN))
- Joan Corbett (Senior Advisor in International Security and Nonproliferation)
- Sally Horn (Consultant and Senior Advisor for Verification and Compliance)