Mentor pairings are a proactive response to help new members ease into the large group that we have become so that they feel they have an assigned ‘buddy’ for support, if needed.
The latest Mentor policy is that Primary Mentors (Gil Zeimer) will meet with the brand newly inducted member the day she/he joins the chapter to review the major aspects of membership: primarily attendance, then connecting them with a mentor. This is a jump-start to mentoring and getting newbies immediately on the right track.
Download BNI Embarcadero New Member Orientation Package (PDF)
Download BNI Embarcadero Mentor-Mentee Guidelines (PDF)
Download BNI Embarcadero Thanks for Becoming A Mentor (PDF)
Gil Zeimer is the current Mentor Motivator and sends out the Mentor/New Member Orientation Packet to all new members and their mentors so that all are on the same page with the current info on how the chapter and BNI in general is run. Contact Gil for further info or if you would like to be a mentor: gil <at> zeimer <dot> com or call 415-491-1058.
New Members and Their Mentors
- James Walker – Bob Gates
- Pam Card – Gil Zeimer
- Bill Evans – Gil Zeimer
- Allen Sowle – Dan Joraanstad
- Dr. Laura Sheehan – Kay Heatherly
- Yemi Martins – Tom Redmond
- Jonas Judd – Richard Reinholdt
- Nancy Bramwell – Lauren Deane Evans
- Mara Aaberg – Kay Heatherly
- Mathew Ventre – Gil Zeimer
- Joe Heavey – Phil Siegel
- Nancy Yeh – Kate Antonini
- Christopher Morales – John Kalin
- JoAnn Wall – Amy Harcourt
- Adam Wiscomb – Kay Heatherly
- Jessma Evans – Colleen O’Connor
- Linda Gordon — Bob Gates
- Steven Favreau — Kevin Casey
- Joe Markert — Bart Saling
- Amy Harcourt — Lauren Deane Evans
- Ray Simon — Dan Chomko
- Phil Siegel — Gil Zeimer
Breaking (ancient) news about Mentors
Did you know that Mentor has its origin in classical mythology??!! Whereas it means ‘wise and trusted counselor’…but Mentor is actually a character in the Odyssey… yes, Mentor was a loyal advisor to Odysseus (Ulysses) and was entrusted with the care and education of his adored son, Telemachus.
So all you mentors, remember the history of being a wise advisor when you guide a new member through the first few weeks of being new in our large and varied BNI group!
Respectfully, Kay Heatherly
Mentor Coordinator
