MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PLLC’s Mentorship Program connects scholars to the external
community, offering a space for coaching, support and advice. Mentor Team members consult on Stretch Experiences,
interpersonal skill development, career exploration and much more. Each Mentor Team member receives comprehensive coaching training from the Roy Group.
The mentorship experience is customized for each scholar using one or more of the following: • One-on-one mentorship
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LLC scholar Molly Henneberry has an interest in space medicine.
So, for her Stretch Experience, she worked on identifying a research
and astronauts returning from prolonged spaceflight. Molly followed
• Mentorship events
a breadcrumb trail of connections, starting with PLLC’s Mentor Team,
• Structured coaching sessions
which led to an email (“Greetings from Moscow”) from Commander Chris Hadfield. That email turned into a phone call about her research—and
Mentor Team at a Glance
Molly’s conversation with Canada’s favourite astronaut.
• 47 Mentor Team members with broad skill sets and experiences
• Leaders from diverse sectors and industries including:
Non-profit
FAVOURITE ASTRONAUT bridge between bone loss amongst spinal cord injury patients on earth
• Group mentorship
Engineering
A CONVERSATION WITH CANADA’S
Law
Medicine
“If you’d told me in Grade 11 that part of my university career would involve talking to astronauts about my science projects, I likely would have laughed,” says Molly.
“I’VE LEARNED THAT WHAT I’M CAPABLE OF IS LESS ABOUT MY NATURAL TALENTS, AND HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH HOW MUCH OF MYSELF I’M WILLING TO INVEST IN A PROJECT.”
Technology
Mentor Team Board of Advisors Susan Green Lan Truong
Lois Harder
Kelly Hobson
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
PLLC Principal
PLLC Mentorship Coordinator
Anthony Fields
Mentor Team Member Representative
Mohamed Bah
Scholar Representative
Esther Kim
Mentor Team Member Representative
Alyssa Domingo
Scholar Representative
Kabir Nadkarni
Alumni Scholar Representative
Molly Henneberry Scholar Representative Carlos Jarquin
Secretary
PLLC gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Watson family, without whom the Mentorship Program would not be possible. Their meaningful contribution allows us to connect the leaders of tomorrow with the leaders of today.
PETER LOUGHEED LEADERSHIP COLLEGE 2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT
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