MentorNet Leadership 2007-08
With a focus on documenting results through research, MentorNet has established itself as the benchmark for large-scale, structured mentoring programs. Recent enhancements—such as year-round matching and protégé selection of mentors—solidify its position as an innovative leader. As discussed earlier in this report, MentorNet has provided evidence of its ability to increase the confidence and motivation of student participants, attributes that have been linked with increased retention. With close to a ten-year track record of successfully matching protégés with mentors in the STEM fields, MentorNet is poised for significant growth.
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Doreen Yochum, Chair
Meredith R. Taylor, Taylor Consulting, Vice-Chair
Maribeth Harper, Vermillion, Inc., Clerk
Patricia Laughlin, Carnegie Mellon University, Treasurer
Carol Muller, MentorNet, President
Lisa Chapman, Nixon Peabody LLP
Jo Anne Miller, RNM Engineering, Inc.
Susan Skemp, American Society of Civil Engineers
Linda Trocki, Bechtel National, Inc.
Mary Lou Zoback, Risk Management Solutions, Inc.
ADVISORY BOARD
Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College
Kathleen Buechel, Harvard University
Brit d’Arbeloff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering
Mary Fernadez, AT&T Labs
Janie Fouke, University of Florida
Marye Anne Fox, University of California, San Diego
Joan Girgus, Princeton University
Fiona Gleeson, IBM Silicon Valley Laboratory
Teresa Helmlinger Ratcliff, North Carolina State University
Carol Henton, Information Technology Association of America
Wayne Johnson, Hewlett-Packard Company
Steve Kang, University of California, Merced
Martha Kanter, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Nancy Lane, University of Cambridge
George Langford, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Joanne Maguire, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Marissa Mayer, Google Inc.
Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology
Susan Monaghan, Cisco Systems
Karl Pister, University of California, Berkeley
James Plummer, Stanford University
Jean Rhodes, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Sally Ride, Sally Ride Science
Christine Riley, Intel Corporation
Julie Shimer, Welch Allyn, Inc.
Lee Sproull, New York University
Sheldon Wettack, Hope College
Telle Whitney, The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
| We extend sincere appreciation to the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for its grant support in compiling, producing, printing, and distributing this report. |
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. HRD-000138, SBE-0318510, and SBE-0549084. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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