Mentoring Program
We just began the process of matching Silver Knight Alums to serve as mentors to 24 Silver Knight 2009 winners who are interested in being mentees. This year’s mentors & mentees were matched up based on common interests and goals such as Silver Knight categories, common high schools or colleges, and professions. You don’t have to live in the same town or state to serve as a mentor or sign up as a mentee since connections and relationships can be built through today’s technology. There is still time to sign up to be a mentee or mentor, please email Tessie Alvarez-Bravo (Tessie@handsonmiami.org) if you are interested.
Although among the very oldest of Silver Knight alumni (Gables High, class of ’62), I remained employed in and committed to my orginal Silver Knight field — foreign languages. After a short career as a university academic and a longer career as a U.S. diplomat, I am now in my tenth year as a Montgomery County (MARYLAND) high-school teacher (currently French and Latin). I’m still active as a Columbia alumnus and advise many of my students on their next years; I would be glad to add mentoring of Silver Knights to my volunteering. My school email address is steve.dubrow@walterjohnson.com. Best, Steve Dubrow.