I remember my first mentor, do you remember yours? How can you go about finding a mentor? What are ways you can become a mentor? If you are already mentoring, how can you take it to the next level? I discuss these topics with my friend, and fellow Bowdoin College and Posse alumnus, Dudney Sylla, who serves as Program Director overseeing and supporting special projects including MENTOR’s work on informal mentoring, education, and guide on the intersections of mentoring and masculinity.

Previously Dudney worked as a Design Consultant for the Office of Human Capital – Diversity Programs at Boston Public Schools and as a Program Manager at Jobs for the Future. Dudney holds a Bachelor’s in Sociology and a Master’s in Education from the University of Washington. 

Thanks to Dudney for sharing some of these resources with us:

• The Power of Relationships - https://www.mentoring.org/program-resources/mentor-resources-and-publications/the-power-of-relationships/
• Mentoring & Masculinity -  https://www.mentoring.org/masculinity/
• Developmental Relationships Framework - https://www.search-institute.org/developmental-relationships/developmental-relationships-framework/
• Web of Support - https://www.americaspromise.org/sites/default/files/d8/WebsSupport_ResearchBrief_v2.pdf