Member2Member

Mentoring has become one of the fastest growing career coaching platforms. The FWA Member2Member mentoring program supports the FWA mission of accelerating the leadership and success of women in the financial community by pairing members with extensive career experience with members looking to advance their careers and build leadership skills.

This program is offered, at no charge, as a benefit to qualifying members of the FWA. If you have at least five years of professional work experience and are interested in participating in the program as a mentee, you are eligible to apply. The application deadline is Monday, October 7, 2024. 

Eligible mentee candidates may be required to participate in a phone interview, to help us match each mentee with a mentor. We look for common areas of interest and/or experience to guide us in the matching process. After submitting your application, we will contact you if an appropriate match is identified for you. Based on the availability of mentors, applicants may be placed on a wait list and/or may have to wait until next year's cohort.

In addition to the one-on-one meetings that mentees will schedule with their mentors, applicants should do their best to make themselves available to attend the following three events in virtually from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. via Zoom (log-in information will be provided to participants, once we notify you that you have been matched):

• Kick-Off Event: Monday, November 18, 2024
• Check-In: Monday, February 10, 2025
• Closing: Monday, April 28, 2025

The FWA Member2Member mentoring program is available to FWA members who can attend the above three events via Zoom. Student members are not eligible for the Member2Member mentoring program.

If you have questions about the program or are interested in participating in the program as a mentor, please contact co-chairs Jennifer Covell at [email protected] and Jacqueline Wahba at [email protected].

Our goal is to establish meaningful Mentor and Mentee partnerships through which the pair works together to empower the Mentee by helping to identify abilities and opportunities. We also encourage networking and reverse mentoring among members of the Cohort.