Mentorship

As part of our mission to mentor and encourage youths to enter professional careers, VAPW began a mentoring program with the goal of guiding and motivating students from predominantly underserved backgrounds to succeed in high school and beyond. The mentees are paired with professional women, college, and graduate student mentors to gain insight and advice about navigating high school, college preparation, and different career paths.

VAPW's inaugural cohort of mentees was selected in 2018 and graduated in June 2020. Since then, we have continued to welcome a new cohort of mentees annually.

2023 Mentoring Program Events

Welcoming our 2023 Mentoring Class at VAPW's Annual Holiday Mixer

2022 Mentoring Program Events

2022 Mentoring Program Gallery

Wrapped up our Mentorship Program with a self-defense class and summer picnic

College Application Workshop facilitated by Ann-Marie Ha

Celebrating VAPW's 2022 Scholarship Recipients including our graduating mentees Nhi Duong, Kim Thanh Truong, and Naomi Do (unpictured)

High Tech Career Panel with HP Professionals

Mentees and Board Members with the Cast of Vietgone

Celebrating our mentees Naomi Do and Kim Thanh Truong's graduation from Yerba Buena High School

Virtual Fireside Chat with Theresa Bui, Startup Tech Professional

Virtual Fireside Chat with Kathy Truong & Mimi-Cristien Nguyen, Public Sector Professionals

Virtual Fireside Chat with Huy Tran, Director of Aeronautics at NASA Ames Research Center

Welcomed our 2022 Mentorship Class with Holiday Cheer

2021 Mentoring Class

2021 Mentoring Curriculum

Mentoring Kickoff

Mentoring Program Kick-Off - December 2020

VAPW welcomed 15 young women from Yerba Buena High School to our 2020 - 2021 Mentoring Program. Student mentees have been paired with mentors who have established careers or are recent graduates. Working professionals offer career insights from multiple fields, including law, technology, science, marketing, business and government, while our recent graduates offer guidance and tips on how to navigate the college preparation process. Our kick-off event was fun-filled with trivia, an opportunity for VAPW members to reconnect, and warm wishes for the holidays.

Mentoring Program Graduation - June 2020

Virtual high school graduation celebration during shelter-in-place

Britney Nguyen

Juliet Pham

Lanly Nguyen

Phoebe Nguyen

An Truong

Google and Facebook Campus Tour - October 2019

A fun and fruitful day for our mentees. Professional women guiding mentees through Google and Facebook campuses. Our high school seniors were exposed to corporate culture and got to hear about new company products.

Mentoring College Application Workshop - August 2019

Senior year college preparation. Professional women guiding mentees through the college application process

Mentoring Brag Sheet Workshop - May 2019

Mentees got together to celebrate the end of the school year and participated in a workshop to prepare their college brag sheets and college application essays.

Mentees College Tour - September 2018

Mentees participated in a campus tour of Santa Clara University and San Jose State University.

HP Campus Tour - June 2018

Mentees were treated to a coporate tour at HP headquarters where they engaged with a career panel and got introduced to HP teams, culture and products.