Diversifying the Education Abroad Talent Pipeline Through Mentoring

Friday, June 3, 2022

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM MDT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 4CD

An important strategy for diversifying education abroad leadership is mentoring, which has increasingly become more inclusive. Join education abroad thought-leaders for a conversation about mentoring models, benefits, and tactics for nurturing talent in underrepresented people.

Learning Objectives:

Describe five mentoring models and the mentoring cycle.
Recognize career and emotional support mentoring benefits for both the mentor and mentee.
Examine mentoring practices from education abroad thought-leaders.
Apply specific mentoring approaches to advance the talent of underrepresented education abroad professionals.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Elizabeth Strong, MBA

Director, Education Abroad
Missouri State University

Presenter(s)

Eduardo Contreras, Jr., Ed.D.

Associate Provost for International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion
University Of Portland International Student Services
Lily D. Lopez-McGee, PhD

Executive Director
Diversity Abroad
Melissa Torres, MA

President and CEO
The Forum on Education Abroad