Mentors
CEO Mentor
A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for Belleville CEO students. Establishing effective one on one connections, that will strengthen the student's awareness of employment opportunities in our County and develop greater social skills through this mentorship experience. Every Belleville CEO student, known as a student, is matched with a mentor from the business community. Ultimately, these relationships strengthen the CEO program's success and builds generational bridges between the student and the business community.
Here are the following responsibilities and activities:
- Meet with the student for scheduled meetings to discuss what they are learning in CEO
- Attend Monthly Mentor Mornings
- Review the student's business plan for their individual business
- Experience the weekly progress of their Protege through reading their journal entries of what they experience each day in CEO
Would you like to be a Mentor?
A mentor is a business owner, entrepreneur, or intreprenuer from our areas business community. A mentor is someone willing to share his or her time and expertise with a CEO student. Please contact us, if you are interested in being a CEO mentor. You will be provided mentor training and be required to have a background check to enroll in the program. Successful mentoring partnerships are advantageous for everyone – the student, the mentor and the CEO program.
Our Mentors
Joel AdourCloverdale Foods
Vice President of Foodservice Sales
Ryan Altmansberger
Regions Private Wealth
Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager
Ben Hoffmann, CPCU, AIC, ARe
Grinnell Mutual
Manager Claims Mutual Services
Megan Bertelsman
LaFore Truck Service, Inc.
President
Derek Betz
Fletcher's Kitchen & Tap
Owner
Kevin Bouse
Bouse Properties
Owner
Bob DeRousse
ABS Facility Maintenance
President
Stephen Dunn
Rummy Inc.
Owner
Paul Fries
Travelers
Associate Account Executive - Contract Surety
Brett Gilliland
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Founder & CEO
Julie Gilliland
Twenty~Twenty Interiors & Swing Fore Hope
Co-Founder & Development Director
Jaclyn Gross
Allyson Group
Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing
David Hill
Regions Bank
Branch Manager
Ann Hug
SSM Health Physical Therapy
Vice President of Clinical Operations
Christine Isaak
Wells Fargo
Executive Director
Rachel Jackson
Project Compassion
Founder
Neil Jansen
Saint Louis University
Associate Professor of Accounting
Mike Riley, Jr.
Professional Therapy Services & Sustainable Health Index
Vice President & CEO
Daniel Katzman
Katzman & Sugden, LLC
Partner
Jeffrey King
King Engineering & Construction
Founder
Anne Koleson
Metro East Gastroenterology
Manager
David Land
Scott Air Force Base Department of Defense
Lieutenant Colonel
Stephanie Leffler
Retired CEO
OneSpace and MonsterCommerce
Jenn Lyke
Catholic Health Association
Director, Communications & Marketing
Victoria Jansen, M.D.
Esse Health
Internal Medicine Physician
Mike Marchal
Holland Construction Services
President
Jennifer Gomric Minton
St. Clair County
St Clair County Assessor
Donnie Minton
Minton Outdoor Services
Owner
Daniel Normansell
Vituity
Emergency Medicine Physician Partner
Dave Padgett
Padgett Building and Remodeling
General Manager and Owner
Eric Schauster
City of Belleville
Director of Grants and Special Projects
Jennifer Smith
Energy Healer
Emily Vosse
United States Transportation Command
Federal Contracting - Sealift Division
Vance Vyers
Damascus Road Fellowship
Pastor