Mentors

Mentor pairings are a pro-active response to help new members ease into the large group that we have become so that new members could feel that they have an assigned ‘buddy’ for support, if needed.

The latest Mentor policy is that Primary Mentors (initially Colleen O’Connor and JC Avakian) will meet with the brand newly inducted member the day she/he joins the chapter to review the major aspects of membership: primarily attendance, then connecting them with a mentor. This is a jumpstart to mentoring and getting newbies  immediately into the fray and on the right track.

BNI Embarcadero New Member Packet

Kay Heatherly is the current Mentor Motivator and sends out the Mentor/new member packet to all new members and their mentors so that all are on the same page with the current info on how the chapter and BNI in general is run. Contact Kay for further info or if you would like to be a mentor:

Ron Micuch and Susan Jewelkay@kayheatherly.com
415-922-1664

New Members and their Mentors

  • Adam Wiscomb – Kay Heatherly
  • Jet Li – Adrienne Dale
  • Jessma Evans – Colleen O’Connor
  • Kae Hassan — Adrienne Dale
  • Joui Turandot – Kay Heatherly
  • Daniel Freeman – Kay Heatherly
  • Linda Gordon — Bob Gates
  • Steven Favreau — Kevin Casey
  • Joe Markert — Bart Saling
  • Amy Harcourt — Lauren Deane
  • Nadja Specht — Bart Saling
  • Brittany Pettengill — Jerry Becerra
  • Judi Basolo — Marty Wall
  • Ray Simon — Dan Chomko
  • Phil Siegel — Gil Zeimer

Breaking (ancient) news about Mentors

Did you know that Mentor has its origin in classical mythology??!! Whereas it means ‘wise and trusted counselor’…but Mentor is actually a character in the Odyssey… yes, Mentor was a loyal advisor to Odysseus (Ulysses) and was entrusted with the care and education of his adored son, Telemachus.

So all you mentors, remember the history of being a wise advisor when you guide a new member thru the first few weeks of being new in our large and varied BNI group!

Respectfully, Kay Heatherly
Mentor Co-Ordinator