Specialty Mentors
The Foundation’s Advanced Mentorship Program (AMP) provides specialized support for a select number of Young Scholars who have demonstrated strong commitment to specific fields of study.
The yearlong program - available to Young Scholars entering their junior or senior year in high school - links each student with an eminent professional in the Scholar's field of interest. This intensive mentoring relationship is designed to help Scholars become leaders in their chosen fields.
The AMP experience has three main components:
- During the summer, Scholars attend AMP Week, where they work with their Mentors to develop a project that the Scholar will complete during the year. Mentors and students engage in interdisciplinary discussion and share their ideas, questions, and goals.
- Throughout the academic year, Scholars maintain email and telephone communication with their mentors. In addition, the Foundation supports travel for one face-to-face meeting for the Scholar and Mentor during the year.
- The following summer, Scholars and their mentors attend AMP Reunion Weekend, a three-day event where participants present their projects to their peers.
Advanced Mentorship Program
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Journalist Amy Goldstein with Scholar Rhiana Gunn-Wright. |
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Dr. Anthony Kelley and Brian Shoener. |
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Scholars Tanner Mathison and Sang-Hee Min with their mathematics mentor, Richard Askey. |
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Dr. Lorna Rodriguez and Dustin Stanton. |
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Dr. Matthew Quinn, executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, with the 2007 AMP participants. |
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Dr. Lorna Rodriguez, Dr. Karl Miletti-Gonzalez and Thuy Ho. |
2008 Program Mentors
Mr. Michael Kirkpatrick
Law/Policy Mentor
Mr. Christopher Liam Moore
Theater Mentor
Ms. Esmeralda Santiago
Creative Writing Mentor
Dr. Charles Schwartz
Biomedicine Mentor
Dr. Stephanie Singer
Mathematics Mentor
Dr. Daniel Willard
Physics Mentor
Advanced Mentorship Program 2008 Associates
Ms. Margaret Kwoka
Law/Policy Associate
Mr. Lucas Cantor
Creative Writing Associate
Dr. Julie Jones
Biomedicine Associate
Ms. Laurie Woolery
Theater Associate
2007 program mentors
Dr. Anthony Kelley
Music Composition Mentor
Mr. Brian Wolfman
Law/Policy Mentor
Dr. Lorna Rodríguez, M.D., Ph.D.
Biomedicine Mentor
Dr. Yoram Vodovotz
Biomedicine Mentor
Judith French
Creative Writing Mentor
Diane Pozefsky
Computer Science Mentor
2006 program Mentors
Dr. Richard Askey
Mathematics Mentor
Ms. Amy Goldstein
Creative Writing Mentor
Dr. Joan Harvey
Biomedicine Mentor
Dr. Michael T. Lotze
Biomedicine Mentor
Ms. Mary Pendergast
Law/Policy Mentor
Dr. Alan Shaw
Computer Science Mentor
Dr. Andrew Thomas
Music Composition Mentor
David C. Vladeck
Law/Policy Mentor
Questions?Many of your questions will be answered in the Young Scholars Program FAQs |
Information for Parents
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