Mentors

CEO Mentor

A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for Mower 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 Mower 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

Amanda Gunderson
Home Federal
Branch Manager

Wendy Anderson
Little Wendy Bird and Aurora Web Solutions
Owner and Social Media Marketer, Co-Owner

Jason Baskin
Hormel

Jaclyn Bird
Edward Jones
Financial Advisor

Morgan Converse
Converse Candids
Owner and Photographer

Amanda Corey
Maurices and Altered by Grace

Elizabeth Morem, CPA
Evolve Accounting
Founder/CPA

Kathi Finley
Just Take The Cake

Anne Geis
Hormel

Lindsey Haney
The Style Lounge Salon
Owner/Operator and Founder of Eat Drink Shop Austin

Jen Haugen
Pampered Chef

Samantha Hovland
Hormel

Rhonda Ihrke
Hormel

Adam Kirchhoff
Hormel

Kirk Kuchera
Cedar Valley Services

Danielle Nesvold
Parenting Resource Center
Community Relations Specialist

Stephanie Postma
Hormel

Hannah Rosholt
Hannah Rosholt Photography
Owner

Paul Thompson
Cooperative Response Center

Jillian Tweed
Mayo Clinic Health Systems

Heather Vossler
Hormel

Tony Wangen
Games People Play