Specialty Mentors

The Foundation provides specialized support for a select number of Young Scholars who have demonstrated strong commitment to specific fields of study.  

Mentorships are 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.

Advanced Mentorship Program

Journalist Amy Goldstein with Scholar Rhiana Gunn-Wright.

Dr. Anthony Kelley and Brian Shoener.

Scholars Tanner Mathison and Sang-Hee Min with their mathematics mentor, Richard Askey.

Dr. Lorna Rodriguez and Dustin Stanton.

Dr. Matthew Quinn, executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, with the 2007 AMP participants.

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

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