2008-2009 Monte Jade Executive Mentorship Program: Mentoring for Career Advancement
Starts in November 2008
Asian Americans represent one of the fastest growing segments of the professional workforce in the US. While many have found success with high-paying professional positions, as a group it often remains under-represented in the corporate boardroom and senior management ranks.
The Monte Jade Executive Mentorship program is the first of its kind in the Silicon Valley targeted towards supporting Asian-American professionals to advance into executive and leadership positions. It does so by helping participants:
- Build personal relationships with some of the most accomplished Asian American leaders in Silicon Valley.
- Learn from the successes of other Asian Americans in a wide range of industries, from venture capital, high-tech, to entrepreneurship.
- Get coaching and practical advice that could make an immediate impact.
MJAA Professional Mentorship Program is an opportunity for participants to broaden their networks, gain insights from each s experiences for professional and personal development, and establish a support network for the years to come.
In the program participants meet several times a year, and are assigned mentors who are leaders in the business community. We have lined up an exceptional list of mentors this year, which may include:
- Dr. Albert Yu, Former SVP at Intel
- Dr. David Yen, EVP at Juniper Networks
- Dr. Elizabeth Xu, SVP at Vitria Technology
- Mr. Gary Wang, CEO and Co-founder of Caremax
- Ms. Jenny Ming, Former President of Old Navy
- Ms. Kyung Yoon, Vice Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles International
- Mr. Larry Chang, Retired VP of Finance from HP
- Ms. Lilly Chung, Lead Client Service Partner at Deloitte & Touche
- Mr. Peter Chu, Managing Partner at AsiaTech Ventures and COO of ApaceWave
- Mentor bios (PDF, 4.9MB)
Program Timeline
- Application Deadline
- Saturday, 10/4/2008, 11:59PM
- Orientation Meeting
- Location: Deloitte. 225 W. Santa Clara St, San Jose, California 95113
- Time: Saturday 11/1/2008
- Participants' official registration and program opening
- Mentorship Session 1
- Location: Deloitte. 225 W. Santa Clara St, San Jose, California 95113
- Time: Saturday 11/8/2008
- First main session: Panel discussion, meeting with mentors, networking. (last year's recap)
- Mentorship Session 2: Networking Reception
- Location: TBA
- Time: Friday 11/21/2008, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
- Peer networking among mentorship participants and mentors.
- Mentorship Session 3
- Location: Deloitte. 225 W. Santa Clara St, San Jose, California 95113
- Time: Saturday 2/7/2009, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Third main session: Speakers, meeting with mentors, discussion. (last year's recap)
Format
The program is designed to achieve two main objectives: 1) allow very small group and one-on-one interactions, and 2) encourage continuity in relationship with mentors as well as among participants.
About 30-40 spots are avaiable and there will be 8-10 mentors assigned for a participant to mentor ratio of 4:1. Each of the 5 participants in the same group is considered as a "family". There are two Saturday morning sessions each with dedicated topics. Each session would include a combination of panel discussions, speakers, and small group breakouts. During the small group breakouts, the 30 participants will break into their respective families along with their mentors. During these sessions, games or exercises will be used to allow each participant to engage with the mentor and other "family" members. The remaining time is used for mentors' and participants' sharing of their valuable personal experience. For more information, detailed writeups from last year's mentorship program are available for both the first and second sessions.
In addition, there will be a small "family" gathering between the "family" and its assigned mentor to allow interactions between mentees and mentors in a casual occasion. This could be a lunch gathering or a small group-chat over a cup of coffee.
Just as building a relationship with the mentors is important, networking and learning from fellow participants are just as important. In between the two main sessions, there will be a networking reception to specifically support networking between participants.
After the end of two sessions, mentors will be encouraged to take on between 1 to 3 mentees for continued coaching. This is optional for mentors and MJAA will try to obtain as many mentors to participate as possible. Additional mentors for this one-on-one coaching may come from mentors who did not participate in the two Saturday sessions.
Fee
There is no fee to apply. Upon acceptance, there is a fee to enroll in the program, which includes credit to one MJAA event (up to $20) valid through 7/31/08. The credit does not cover Monte Jade events:
| for members | $195 |
| for non-members including lifetime membership for MJAA and Monte Jade | $245 |
How to Apply
- Complete the online application form
- Email your resume containing your professional and education experiences and a digital photo to mentorship@mjaa.net
