Mentoring
While ideas can be inspiring and uplifting, life is played out in the personal.
The Avenue seeks to engage each student where she is in life; that's why mentoring is the most important aspect of the program. With her mentor, each student applies what she learned during the monthly sessions to her own circumstances, setting goals and navigating the challenges she encounters.
The mentors are professional women and graduate students who lead each Module or serve on The Avenue’s Executive Committee. They meet with their mentees at least once a month, and gladly make themselves available outside program hours. Contact your mentor for details!
"My mentor has helped me get through ups and downs in several friendships throughout this school year and I'm so grateful for that!"
2020 Avenue participant
2022-23 Mentors
Gabriela Alba
Corporate Responsibility Communications, JPMorgan Chase
Emily Borders
Physical Therapist, FOX Rehabilitation
Jacinta Chin Lee
Sous Chef, Murray Hill Place
Rebekah Chin Lee
Instructional Designer & Educator
Becca Dillett
Ivy Tech Community College, Culinary Arts
Jackie Herrick
James Madison University, Hospitality Management
Elizabeth Hughes
Fourth Grade Teacher, Brilla Public Charter Schools
Lauren Kustner
Princeton University, Philosophy
Paz Leos, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Lulu Marasigan
School of Visual Arts, Comics
Mandy Mongoven, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist, SPEAR Physical Therapy
Marita Montes
Executive Director, The Avenue
Ashley Petros
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Human Development & Family Studies
Rebecca Sullivan
Columbia University, Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy & Education
Katie Tweedel
Fordham University, Masters in Medieval Studies
Isa Vidales
Hospitality Service Supervisor, Murray Hill Place
Claire Giuntini
Junior Fellow, First Things & Latin Teacher
Claire Hadley
University of Notre Dame, Philosphy
Have you heard about the PIPs?
The Positive Impact Projects (PIP) are the way The Avenue students translate their learning experience into initiatives and actions that they can carry out within their family and communities. Each student’s mentor helps her identify one to two projects for the year as well as the steps needed to accomplish them.