Mentors
CEO Mentor
A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for Central Illinois 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 Central Illinois 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
Julie BilbreyMemorial Hospital Foundation
Executive Director
Matt & Hilary Crawford
Crawford's Pizza
Owner
Kim Ekena
Retired ADM Exec.
Brynn Girdler
Crafted Commons & Coffee Corner
Co-Owner
Kylie Hubrich
Crafted Commons & Coffee Corner
Co-Owner
Tom Kopeika
Retired Computer Programmer
Alec Martin
Edward Jones
Financial Advisor
Matt Riley
First National Bank & Trust Company of Clinton
Fiduciary Officer, Vice President
Paul Skowron
Warner Hospital & Health Services
CEO
Camelle Tedrick
Remax
Real Estate Manager
Connie Unruh
TS Institute
Financial Literacy Coordinator
Nathan Wentworth
Wentworth Farms
Farmer
Karol Wilson
Wilson Chrysler Jeep
Vice President