Protege Chattanooga is designed as a team-based mentoring program that is geared toward emerging leaders in their early to mid-career. It provides an opportunity for young professionals to come together and learn from some of Chattanooga's most accomplished leaders and one another.
The program will be held within a nine-month period beginning with an orientation and reception to be held in August and ending with a graduation reception in April. Proteges are chosen through an application process.
The Protege Chattanooga mentorship program consists of a group of six to 10 proteges and one mentor, an established business leader, per session. Proteges will be from diverse professional backgrounds, preference given to YPAC members. Applicants may join YPAC during the application process.
Meetings are held twice a month, one for a planning session and the other for the mentor meeting. Each meeting lasts two hours. One hundred percent attendance is expected from proteges. Two missed meetings are allowed without penalty.
Only one person per company/agency will be allowed in each Protege Chattanooga class. Confidentiality, trust and openness are expected to facilitate the exchange of ideas and development of relationships.
Protege Chattanooga provides exploration of business and personal interests/issues; business and personal networking; development of people skills and professional and personal growth.
For more details, visit YPChattanooga.org. Click here to apply for Protege Chattanooga.