At She Shares we believe strongly in nurturing the next generation of women leaders. That’s why She Shares is also a mentoring and networking opportunity for young women.  She Shares works closely with our nonprofit partner, the California Center for Civic Participation, on the mentorship program. The California Center has helped thousands of young people become active players in the public policies affecting their communities, cities, and states. She Shares highly values our mentorship program as a way to cultivate successful and meaningful professional experiences for the next generation.

This year long mentorship program pairs young women with professional Sacramento women at the top of their careers. The pairs meet at each She Shares event during the year where they will also have an opportunity to talk with the featured speaker. Mentees will also be engaged between events at workshops hosted by sponsors and community leaders on topics relevant to professional development. These will be open to additional young women, allowing the program to reach beyond just those participating as mentees.

She Shares: Mentoring Future Leaders Program is a part of She Shares: Conversations with Women Leaders, a conversation series produced for California women, by California women. She Shares features trailblazing leaders who have created a lasting impact for women in California and beyond.

Applications are open for the 2017 She Shares Mentoring Future Leaders Program! We urge those that are interested to apply and share with others. Please return your completed application to SheShares@deweysquare.com. 

Testimonials

"I was fortunate to have had and still have a mentor, let alone a female mentor, throughout my career, so the least I can do is be the same for someone else.    It is difficult to balance your career and family so being able to walk through and share your experiences with the hope it helps someone else is very rewarding." 

- Emily Pappas, 2015 She Shares Mentor

"As a young professional, I thoroughly benefited personally and professionally from She Shares facilitating an engaging conversation with President Janet Napolitano. Meeting leaders in the Sacramento area and the She Shares network was a priceless experience for me to expand my web of connections in my young legal career. I particularly enjoyed the She Share’s Mentorship Program's private audience where the President spoke on her work to increase diversity in the UC system while keeping tuition dormant as both are passions of mine." 

- Olivia Filbrandt, 2015 She Shares Mentee

"Phil Collins said: 'In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.
Being a SheShares mentor, I’ve taught and shared a little and learned a lot.'"

-Gayle Miller, 2015 She Shares Mentor

"I think She Shares is a great program because young women get to learn from experienced professional women leaders who were once in their shoes at some point when they were first starting their career. My mentor has become an incredible role model to me and has given me valuable lessons that I will forever take and utilize as a I continue to pave a career path for myself. She Shares is one of a kind because they give young women a platform to rise as upcoming leaders for the community."

- Nathalie Nguyen, 2015 She Shares Mentee

“I've really enjoyed getting to know [my mentee] and becoming involved in her career development. She has a lot to offer the community and professionally is already achieving at a very high level for someone her age. It's also been rewarding to get to know some of the other mentees and I've had the opportunity to meet with many of them one on one as well as discuss career and other objectives with them. Spending time with the other mentors, especially socially, has been an added benefit. I find the sense of community in SheShares so rewarding and feel very fortunate to be a part of it. This program has really helped keep purpose foremost in my professional life and that is a reward beyond measure.

- Kelly Boyd, 2015 She Shares Mentor

2017 Mentorship Class

Amii Barnard-Bahn, Principal, Barnard-Bahn Consulting; paired with Sheila McFarland, Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Bill Dodd

Amy Thoma, Director of Public Affairs, Kaiser Permanente; paired with Antoinette Manuel, Volunteer and Community Services Coodinator, KidsFirst

DaVina Flemings, Government Relations Manager, PG&E; paired with Genesis Tang, Legislative Aide, Office of Assemblymember Arambula

Diane Boyer-Vine, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel; paired with Lauren Murphy, UC Davis School of Law student

Erin Shelby, Human Resources Consultant, California State Assembly; paired with Jennifer Lopez, Legislative Aide, Office of Assemblymember Todd Gloria

Gayle Miller, Office of Senator de León; paired with Patricia Vasquez-Topete, Executive Fellow, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

Jennifer Fearing, President, Fearless Advocacy; paired with Riana King, Legislative Aide, Office of Assemblymember David Chiu

Karen Zamarripa, Former Assistant Vice Chancellor, California State University; paired with Jennifer Keiper, Contracts & Client Relations Specialist, Foundation for California Community

Kelly Boyd, Partner, BBC Public Affairs; paired with Shukky Sanni

Kristy Wiese, Partner, Capitol Advocacy; paired with Paulina Angel, Universal Banker, Bank of the West

Laurel Rosenhall, Journalist, CalMatters; paired with Daisy Castellon, Account Coordinator, Imprenta Communications

Linda White, Government Affairs Manager, BMW North America; paired with Tera Flores Hannah, Program Assistant, Northern California Trade Center

Lisa Page, Director of Executive Communication, Sutter Health; paired with Debby Marroquin, Treasury Program Analyst, State Treasurer’s Office

Marlene Garcia, National Manager, Higher Education Strategic Initiatives, Apple Inc.; paired with Brianna Curiel, Intern & Program Instructor, California Center for Civic Participation & Green Focus

Mikhail Haramati, Senior Analyst, California Public Utilities Commissions; paired with Kim Schneider, Associate, Fearless Advocacy

Roxanne Gould, Founder, Roxanne Gould Government Relations; paired with Gianna Setoudeh, Policy Analyst, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Sandra Perez, Director, California Program on Access to Care; paired with Rocio Gonzalez, Communications and Outreach, California Pan Ethnic Health