Mentors
CEO Mentor
A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for Dickinson County 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 Dickinson County 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
Prescilla AbellAbilene Machine
HR Director
Shelly Crane
Almost Home Realty
Owner
Katie Faulkner
Astra Bank
Administration
Ryan Hayes
Brierton Engineering
Sales
Kylie Hicken
Wizard of Odds and Ends
Owner
Derek Norrick
DK County
Environmental Services Director
Stephanie Raub
Bombshell
Owner
Dale Siebert
Cowboy Crafts Leatherwork
Owner/Craftsman
Doug Smart
Smart Insurance
Retired
Doug Teetzen
TCT
Sales
Dennis Weese
Cowboss Consulting
Consultant