Mentor Kickoff
Tuesday, September 16th
OR
Wednesday, September 17th
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
RSVP Needed
*Please see your email for your specific Mentor Kickoff date and RSVP link*
OR
*Please see your email for your specific Mentor Kickoff date and RSVP link*
**Scroll down for important parking information**
VANTAGE Mentor Kickoff Keynote: Devry Boughner Vorwerk
Devry Boughner Vorwerk is the Founder and CEO of DevryBV Sustainable Strategies. Devry is a well-known global food executive and corporate officer, having served as Chief Communications Officer and Global Head of Corporate Affairs at Cargill and as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Grubhub. She is also a sustainability entrepreneur, founding DevryBV Sustainable Strategies, her own strategy and advisory company, and serving on the Advisory Boards of Culinary Sciences, Inc. and Agrology.ag.
Devry is an international business development and diplomacy strategist as well as an expert in international trade relations, demonstrated by her success as senior policy advisor at Akin Gump; leader in international and regional corporate affairs roles at Cargill; and in roles at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Office of the US Trade Representative, and the World Bank Group.
https://www.devrybv.com/devry-boughner-vorwerk
The Mentor Kickoff is where you will meet your VANTAGE student mentee for the first time! Once you arrive at the MHS, you will have about 30 minutes to get to know each other before the formal program begins.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 -or- Wednesday, September 17, 2025
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
(See below for shuttle times to the high school. There is no parking at MHS on school days)
*Please only attend the date sent in your email, as that is the same date your mentee will attend.*
Where:
Minnetonka High School Arts Center
Parking:
Becker Furniture/Optiz/MegaPickleball parking lot (see below)
17525 MN-7
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Becker Furniture/Optiz/Mega Pickleball parking lot
Southeast corner of the intersection of 101 and Highway 7.
17525 MN-7
Minnetonka, MN 55345
You can take a shuttle or walk to the Minnetonka Performing Arts Center from the designated parking lot.
Shuttles will run at 6:50 AM, 7:00 AM, 7:10 AM, and 7:20 AM. The shuttle will have you back to the parking lot by approximately 9:00 AM.
There is a shuttle taking mentors back to the parking lot at 7:50 AM for those who cannot stay for the keynote speaker.
Note: No parking is available at Minnetonka High School on school days.