Gabe Farkas (right) chats with two students during the speed mentoring program.

Breda Munoz and Rishi Chakraborty answer students’ questions during the speed mentoring program.

The North Carolina Chapter hosted a speed mentoring event in April during which students and young professionals had the opportunity to meet with established career professionals in a small-group setting. Mentors and mentees discussed networking, goal setting, and career development with targeted questions and activities.

Mentors included Abie Ekangaki of UCB, Kirsten Foley of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gabe Farkas of the San Antonio Spurs, Breda Munoz of RTI, and Rishi Chakraborty of DCRI.

Mentees found the format efficient and liked that there were opportunities to talk to or hear from everyone while going more in-depth with the mentor they were assigned to.

The chapter’s next mentoring event will be a full-day workshop on November 30. Mentees will have the opportunity to attend the chapter’s fall dinner that evening to mingle with the larger North Carolina Chapter community and have a small group meeting with ASA President Lisa LaVange. See more photos on the chapter’s website.