These executives serve as mentors for participating students and support their personal and professional growth by providing opportunities for them to learn about the principles of leadership and success that benefit the professional world and the community.

Participating students also take part in leadership and professional development programming on the GCSU campus which allows them to build relationships with their fellow participants, discuss the lessons they are learning from their mentors, and develop skills that will help them meet the challenges of the professional world.

These Georgia College students have been chosen to participate in Georgia Education Mentorship (GEM) program this year:

• Elena Andreyeva, Economics, Syktyvkar, Russia. Mentor: Dorothy Leland, Ph.D. President, Georgia College & State University

• Lyric Burnett, Mass Communication, Douglasville, GA. Mentor: Karen Kaplan, GM & Senior Partner, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.

• Brad Cone, Economics, Barnesville, GA. Mentor: George M. Israel III, President & CEO, Georgia Chamber of Commerce

• Ali Duckworth, English, New Philadelphia, OH. Mentor: John Varner, Director, PAGE Foundation

• Carrie Ducote, Biology, Lawrenceville, GA. Mentor: A. Donald Faulk Jr., President & CEO, Central Georgia Health System

• Abby Gibson | English | Vidalia, GA. Mentor: Willie Paulk, President, Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce

• Marcus Green, Accounting, Washington, DC. Mentor: Robert L. Brown Jr., FAIA President & CEO, R L Brown & Associates, Inc.

• Lily Greenberg, Psychology, Warner Robins, GA. Mentor: Steve Lindsey, VP & GM, Chattanooga Gas & AGL Operations

• Japi Hamakowa, International Business & Management, Lusaka, Zambia. Mentor: Thomas C. Lewis, Senior Advisor to the President, Georgia State University

• Elliot Holmes, Management, Marietta, GA. Mentor: E. Alex Gregory, President & CEO, YKK Corporation of America

• Brendan Kelly, Computer Science & Math, Kingsville, MD. Mentor: Matt Gignilliat, Assistant to the President & CEO, Georgia Power Company

• Brian Lee, Management, Snellville, GA. Mentor: Dent L. Temples Jr., President, The Temples Company

• Patty Maguire, English, Lawrenceville, GA. Mentor: J. Neil Shorthouse, President, Communities In Schools of Georgia, Inc.

• Mindy Mahrer, Management, Sandersville, GA. Mentor: James C. Lewis, CEO, HomeTown Health, LLC

• Jade Morey, Political Science, Kennesaw, GA. Mentor: Joel C. Williams Jr., Partner, Bryan Cave LLP

• Kara Teresi, Mass Communication, Tampa, FL. Mentor: Reggie Roberts, VP of Football Communications, Atlanta Falcons

• Michael Wiggs, Mass Communication, Vidalia, GA. Mentor: Herbert J. Short Jr., Partner, Sutherland

• Brandon Williams, Economics, Hephzibah, GA. Mentor: Robert C. Mitchell, Partner, Celebration Associates

• Jing Zhao, Accounting, Zheng Zhou, China. Mentor: Beheruz N. Sethna, Ph.D., President , University of West Georgia

If you would like to nominate a student for the GEM program, please send the individual’s name to John Bowen, Coordinator of Leadership Programs, at john.bowen@gcsu.edu or contact him at 445-1227.

To learn more about the program, visit us at www.gcsu.edu/gem.