iMentor Blog

Blog Post – New York City

A day in the life of an iMentor Program Manager

Apr 05, 2016 By Frankie Quesarno

As an iMentor Program Manager, I have many roles: I teach weekly classroom sessions to iMentor students I facilitate monthly events for students and their mentors I support approximately 100 pairs enrolled in our program I guide …

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Announcement – Bay Area

iMentor Partner Profile: James Lick High School

Apr 03, 2016

iMentor Bay Area is incredibly excited to launch the inaugural year of our program with James Lick High School (JLHS) in San Jose. JLHS opened its doors in 1950 as the first school in the East Side High School District. Located in the …

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Blog Post – New York City

An inspiring growth opportunity for both mentee and mentor

Mar 31, 2016 By iMentor NYC

Everyone knows that iMentor students meet with their mentors once a month, usually at the students’ high schools. But not everyone realizes that we encourage mentors to meet with their mentees outside of our program as well. In …

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Blog Post – New York City

How to succeed in the midst of change

Feb 29, 2016 By iMentor NYC

Most iMentor students are matched with just one mentor for the duration of their time in our program. Occasionally though, volunteer mentors need to leave before they can fulfill their commitment. Change isn’t always easy, especially …

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Blog Post – National

iMentor rebrand: evolving for impact

Feb 26, 2016 By Danielle Toussaint

If iMentor was a person, how would you describe her personality? That’s just one of the many questions that we asked ourselves in the process of rebranding the organization. For the past six months, Communications has worked …

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Blog Post – National

Black History Month reflections: Part 2

Feb 23, 2016

In honor of Black History Month, we had a chat with our Executive Director of iMentor Chicago, Halleemah Nash, to discuss her mentors, the importance of college success, and how we as a community can best support students of color at this …

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Blog Post – National

Black History Month Reflections: Part 1

Feb 15, 2016 By iMentor

In honor of Black History Month, we sat down with our Chief Program Officer Tarika Barrett to talk about mentoring, college aspirations, and why #blacklivesmatter. iMentor: Tarika, thanks for taking the time to chat with us. As a …

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Blog Post – New York City

How mentoring challenged me to think bigger

Feb 02, 2016 By Alex Ryan

I went into mentoring a bit intimidated and doubtful about the value I could bring to a high school student looking ahead to college. I’m originally from Australia, where the college process is hugely different, and the American way …

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Blog Post – New York City

Two different pairs, two different paths to college

Jan 27, 2016 By iMentor NYC

No two mentoring pairs share the same story. And when it comes to college, the path to get there can take many different routes. Each year at iMentor, more than 1,000 students and their mentors embark on this winding and often-challenging …

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Blog Post – New York City

A day in the life of an iMentor Program Manager

Announcement – Bay Area

iMentor Partner Profile: James Lick High School

Blog Post – New York City

An inspiring growth opportunity for both mentee and mentor

Blog Post – New York City

How to succeed in the midst of change

Blog Post – National

iMentor rebrand: evolving for impact

Blog Post – National

Black History Month reflections: Part 2

Blog Post – National

Black History Month Reflections: Part 1

Blog Post – New York City

How mentoring challenged me to think bigger

Blog Post – New York City

Two different pairs, two different paths to college