BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:254@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180228T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180228T133000 DTSTAMP:20231222T091756Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/speed-mentoring-2018/ SUMMARY:Speed Mentoring - International Edition DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Alaska World Affairs Council and the Anchorage School D istrict teamed up on February 28th\, 2018 to offer a jump start to high sc hool students considering international options in their post-secondary jo urneys. \n\nIn attendance were: \n\n 113 high school juniors and seniors from 14 schools in the Anchorage\, Eagle River\, and Mat-Su area\;\n 29 m entors\, representing 12 different industries and 26 companies/organizatio ns\; and \n 13 organizations providing information at resource tables. \n \nThis event would not have been possible without the support from Alaska Airlines and BP.\n\n\n\nThe Alaska World Affairs Council and the Anchorage School District (ASD) have teamed up to offer a jump start to high school students considering international options in their postsecondary journey s. \n\nThis event will include:\n\n\n Opening remarks by ASD Superintende nt\, Dr. Deena Bishop.\n An informational presentation by the Alaska Comm ission on Postsecondary Education guiding students through tools for ident ifying careers that connect with their interests and ways to fund their po stsecondary learning.\n Small-group sessions with mentors from a wide spe ctrum of industries with international scope.\n Free-form networking with mentors and representatives from relevant organizations sharing resources for further discovery.\n Lunch from Wild Fork Catering.\n\nParticipating students will walk away with the information needed to dive into their po stsecondary planning with real-life insights and advice from the people wh o have stood in their shoes.\n\nParticipating Mentors include: \n\n Tany a Bratslavsky\, Principal Engineer at BCE\, Inc.\n Larry Cash\, CEO at RI M Architects\n LaQuita Chmielowski\, Principal\, Land Planning &\; Civ il Engineering Manager at Enterprise Engineering\n Alberto Cortes\, Senio r Project Lead at ConocoPhillips\n Julie Decker\, Director/CEO at the Anc horage Museum\n Thomas Doolittle\, Deputy Assistant Regional Director of the Office of Subsistence Management at the US Department of the Interior\ n Paul Dunscomb\, Professor &\; Department Chair at the University of Alaska Anchorage\n Lise Falskow\, President &\; CEO at the Alaska Worl d Affairs Council and Norwegian Honorary Consul for Alaska\n Anthony Gasb arro\, Extension Forestry Specialist at the University of Alaska\n Jason Hodges\, Executive Director at the Anchorage Concert Association\n Nick K ellie\, COO &\; Engineer at K2 Dronotics\, LLC\n Leila Kimbrell\, Stat e Director of the Office of US Senator Lisa Murkowski\n David Knapp\, Hea d of Control at BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.\n Sonia Laughland\, Environm ental &\; Regulatory Advisor at ExxonMobil\n Major Derek Loveland\, Ca mpaign Planner at Alaskan Command\n George Martinez\, Special Assistant t o the Mayor at the Municipality of Anchorage\n Danial Mitchell\, Audit Ma naging Director at KPMG LLP\n Tara Mogan\, Senior Center Director at USO Alaska\n John Moore\, Senior Advisor\, Public &\; Government Affairs a t ExxonMobil\n Lt. Col. Tyler Moore\, Homeland Defense Planner at Alaskan Command\n Stephen Nuss\, Engineering Division Director at Anchorage Wate r &\; Wastewater Utility\n LCDR Patrick Prag\, Chief of Analysis at Al askan Command\n Bear Remien\, Lead Systems Architect at Resource Data\, I nc.\n Meredyth Richards\, Petroleum Engineer at BP\n Deborah Smith\, Chi ef Magistrate Judge at the U.S. District Court\n William Templin\, Chief Fisheries Scientist for Salmon at Alaska Department of Fish &\; Game\n Julia Tucker\, Attorney at the Law Office of Julia Tucker\, LLC\n Lyn Wh itley\, Retired Corporate Communications in Banking &\; Healthcare prof essional\n\nParticipating Resource Organizations include: \n\n Alaska Co mmission on Postseconday Education\n Alaska Pacific University\n Alaska World Affairs Council\n Anchorage Sister Cities Commission\n ASD Career Resources\n ASSES Foreign Student Exchange Program\n Junior Achievement of Alaska\, Inc.\n Model United Nations of Alaska\n Peace Corps\n Unive rsity of Alaska Anchorage\n University of Alaska Anchorage - Education Ab road\n Welcoming Anchorage\n\n\n\n\n2018 Speed Mentoring Recap &\; Pho tos\n\nIn attendance were 113 high school juniors and seniors from 14 scho ols in the Anchorage\, Eagle River\, and Mat-Su area. 29 mentors\, represe nting 12 different industries and 26 companies/organizations were able to share their experiences with the students. After the mentoring\, 13 organi zations participated by providing information at resource tables. \n\nMore photos and a Speed Mentoring video can be found on our Facebook page.\n \n\n\n\nThank you!\nThis event is made possible thanks to the generous sup port of:\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2018/01/2018-SpeedMentoring-graphic-e1518719850925.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Anchorage School District Education Center\, 5530 E Northern Light s Blvd\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99504\, United States GEO:61.1939631;-149.7754994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5530 E Northern Lights Blvd \, Anchorage\, AK\, 99504\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ancho rage School District Education Center:geo:61.1939631,-149.7754994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR