Mentorship
Mission: A mentoring program designed to encourage and nurture the professional development of AWAF scholarship recipients and members of AWAF.
Vision: Build and create lasting relationships and alliances that effectively impact the success of women in the automotive industry.
Why join the AWAF Mentorship Program?
Mentees
- Obtain guidance, motivation, emotional support
- Enhance communication and decision-making skills
- Gain a role model to support professional development and advancement over a career
- Improve ability to successfully secure target career opportunities
- Enhance access to industry leaders and subject matter experts to develop an exceptionally strong business network
- Develop strategies for dealing with work related issues including teaming, managing relationships, conflict and many others
- Improve job performance and promotability
Mentors
- Further develop mentoring and leadership skills
- Gain a personal sense of satisfaction from knowing you’ve helped someone
- Develop new relationships with fellow AWAF members
2025 Mentorship Program for Scholarship Recipients
- Concept: A mentoring program designed to encourage and nurture the professional development of AWAF scholarship recipients.
- Who: Mentees will be AWAF scholarship recipients current and past. Mentors will be active members with an interest in helping female students advance in their professional development.
- What: Program content will consist of, but is not limited to, career planning, professional development, work life balance, self-confidence and personal influence.
- When: June 1, 2025 – August 30, 2025.
- Where: In-person (when possible) in addition to one-on-one and group meetings via phone and/or social meeting platforms (i.e., Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, etc.).
- How: Applicants will be paired through a matching process based on career and academic information. Resources will be provided to make this experience meaningful and memorable.
2025 Mentorship Program for AWAF Members
- Concept: A mentoring program designed to nurture the professional development of members of AWAF.
- Who: Mentees will be with members of AWAF with an interest in advancing their careers. Mentors will be active members with an interest in helping women advance in their professional development.
- What: Program content will consist of, but is not limited to, career planning, professional development, work life balance, self-confidence and personal influence.
- When: November 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026
- Where: In-person (when possible) in addition to one-on-one and group meetings via phone and/or social meeting platforms (i.e., Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, etc.).
- How: Applicants will be paired through a matching process based on career and academic information. Resources will be provided to make this experience meaningful and memorable.
- Note: Because this is a pilot program, participants will be limited based on the availability of mentors.
- If an AWAF member and less than 5 years into your career, contact Venetia by October 6, 2025.
Resources
| Goal Setting | Best Practices | Conversation Starters | Problem Solving | Valuing Yourself |
Each Mentor and Mentee receives a copy of:
AWAF Is A 501(C)3 Organization
