Need Advice? Meet Our Mentors.
Due to demand, we have opened up this event to everyone, not just members!
Join us for our first standalone "flash mentoring" event! Like speed dating, "flash mentoring" is meant to be quick and to the point, requiring concise and targeted questions and answers from both mentors and mentees. Speaking with our mentors will give you insight into what it takes to succeed in international development and mentors will answer questions you have about your own career path.
During this event, you will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with mentors during each hour-long session. Mentors and mentees will be randomly assigned, and you will meet with approximately 4 mentors for 12-15 minutes each.
Our mentors are not recruiters and cannot offer you a job, but they can offer advice. Please check out their bios in advance, come up with a few questions, and arrive on time.
Each session is $25 for SID-Washington members and $30 for non-members. There are very limited spots, so sign up quickly! Tickets are first come, first served.
- Session 1: March 30, 11:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET
- Session 2: March 30, 3:00 PM ET – 4:00 PM ET
Ticket price per session:
- $25 (Members)
- $30 (Non-Members)
Mentors:
- Eric Bjornlund: President, Democracy International
- Lydia Cardona: Manager, Conservation International
- Chen-Lun “Jason” Chang: Program Analyst, International Programs, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) USDA
- Amy Chase: Manager, Palladium (SID-W Independent Consultants Network Co-Chair)
- F. Roger Ford: Managing Director, Global Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships (SID-W Board Member)
- Jeff Grieco: Foreign Policy Consultant and Former USAID Assistant Administrator
- Ann Hudock: President and CEO, Counterpart International
- Arijanto Istandar: Senior Water Resources Program Manager, RTI International (SID-W Environment & Sustainability Workgroup Co-Chair)
- Carla Koppell: Distinguished Fellow, Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security
- Chris Light: Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President, Ogimaa Inc. (SID-W Digital Development Workgroup Co-Chair)
- Afiya McLaughlin-Johnson: Former Judicial Law Clerk, District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings
- David Painter: Advisor, Independent (Infrastructure & Urban Development Workgroup Co-Chair)
- Susan Reichle: President and CEO, International Youth Foundation (IYF) (SID-W Board Member)
- Christopher Scott: Executive Vice President, Global Health Supply Chain Office, Chemonics International (SID-W Board Member)
- Jessica D. Thomas: Director, Strategic Initiatives, Council on Foreign Relations
- Daphne Michelle Titus: Principal, Cygnet Strategies
- Ryan Ubuntu Olson: Technical Advisor, Palladium (Inclusive Development Workgroup Co-Chair)
- Wade Warren: Chief Strategy Officer for International Development, Deloitte Consulting (SID-W Board Chair)
- Chris Watson: Business Development Manager, Premise Data (SID-W Board Member)
- Paul Weisenfeld: Executive Vice President for International Development, RTI International
Not a SID-W member and interested in joining? Learn more here.