Mentors
CEO Mentor
A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for Cottonwood Jackson CEO students. Establishing effective one on one connections, that will strengthen the student's awareness of employment opportunities in our County and develop greater social skills through this mentorship experience. Every Cottonwood Jackson CEO student, known as a student, is matched with a mentor from the business community. Ultimately, these relationships strengthen the CEO program's success and builds generational bridges between the student and the business community.
Here are the following responsibilities and activities:
- Meet with the student for scheduled meetings to discuss what they are learning in CEO
- Attend Monthly Mentor Mornings
- Review the student's business plan for their individual business
- Experience the weekly progress of their Protege through reading their journal entries of what they experience each day in CEO
Would you like to be a Mentor?
A mentor is a business owner, entrepreneur, or intreprenuer from our areas business community. A mentor is someone willing to share his or her time and expertise with a CEO student. Please contact us, if you are interested in being a CEO mentor. You will be provided mentor training and be required to have a background check to enroll in the program. Successful mentoring partnerships are advantageous for everyone – the student, the mentor and the CEO program.
Our Mentors
Brent AndersonEdward D. Jones
Financial Advisor
Gerri Burmeister
Windom Area Health
Former CEO
Chris Butzon
BUTZON, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Owner
Meadow Espenson
Manes By Meadow
Owner
Bill Henning
Henning Rental
Owner
Bridget Hodkin
Elite Mechanical
Owner
Matt Johnson
My Fruit Sales
President
Kim
New Fashion Pork
Mandy Lund
Revitalize Massage
Owner
Jay Moore
New Fashion Pork
Director of Environmental Services
Andrea Muller
Muller Farms
Agronomist
Heather Reasoner
Kozy Heat
Marketing Manager
Stacie Sannow
State Farm
Owner
Justin Schmidt
Bank Midwest
President
Donnie Schoenrock
Cabin Coffee
Owner
Trevor Slette
Citizen Publishing
Publisher
Tanya Smith
Smith Automotive
Owner
Tom White
Hometown Sanitation
Owner
Kathryne Wood
AmericInn
General Manager