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Mentoring Committee

Chairpersons

Kat Gillies-Rector
kat.gillies-rector@idfg.idaho.gov

Eric Billman
billmane@byui.edu

Darcy McCarrick
darcy.mccarrick@idfg.idaho.gov

Overview

The Mentoring Committee facilitates professional growth and development by encouraging Chapter members to become mentors, organizing guided mentorship programs, providing educational resources for students and early career professionals, and recognizing outstanding mentors and early career professionals.

Mission

The mission of the Mentoring committee is to promote the development of successful fisheries professionals through mentoring.

Goals

The committee will seek to accomplish the committee mission through the following goals:

  1. Encouraging chapter members to be mentors
  2. Matching those pursuing a career in the fisheries professions with a mentor
  3. Providing resources for students and early career professionals
  4. Recognize outstanding mentors and early career professionals

Annual Events and Supplemental Materials

  • Undergraduate Mentoring Program – get paired up with a fisheries professional for personalized help with resume review, mock interview, career planning, job shadowing, and more!
  • Mock interviews and resume reviews at the ICAFS Annual Meeting
  • Outstanding Mentor Award
  • Outstanding Early Career Professional Award
  • A Job Application and Interview Guide was distributed during the 2018 ICAFS Annual Meeting and is available here.
  • Check out the WDAFS Early Career Professionals Winter Webinar as several professionals from various agencies including federal, state, NGO, and academia to discuss di7erent topics regarding job searching. They will share their experiences with navigating USA Job applications, salary negotiations, fellowships, permanent technician positions, academia/grad school, and how much experience is enough to get your dream job.

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