Lady Cardinal Mentorship Program

The Lady Cardinal Mentorship Program is a 4-week summer enrichment opportunity for high school girls in North Carolina who are interested in exploring careers in science, technology, engineering, and/ or mathematics within state government. Students must complete an application in order to be considered for the program. The application deadline has closed for 2019. The Lady Cardinal Mentorship Program will begin accepting applications for summer 2020 beginning next spring.

Mission Statement

To serve as an educational steppingstone into North Carolina state government, focusing on high school girls and encouraging careers within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Purpose

Based on Governor Roy Cooper's NC Job Ready Initiative and data from the 2018 Status of Women in NC: Employment and Earnings Report, released by the NC Department of Administration's Council for Women and Youth Involvement in collaboration with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, the Lady Cardinal Mentorship Program offers beyond the classroom learning to North Carolina's youth, preparing them for the jobs of today and tomorrow. The program also nurtures the interest of STEM-related fields among high school girls to ultimately reduce the growing disparity in employment and earnings among women and men in North Carolina, particularly in STEM-based careers.

Goals

Provide high school girls an opportunity to experience state government
Foster continuing education and learning post-graduation
Cultivate individual career goals within state government and in STEM careers

How to Apply

The deadline to submit applications for the 2019 summer program has closed. The Lady Cardinal Mentorship Program will begin accepting applications for summer 2020 in the spring.

Questions

To learn more about this opportunity including criteria to participate as a mentee, please contact Program Coordinator, Candace Dudley, for details.

2019 Lady Cardinals

(Top Row, From Left to Right) Trinity Garza, Katherine Johnston, Brooke Chow, Zora Banks, and Taylor Davis

(Bottom Row, From Left to Right) NC DEQ Secretary Michael Regan, Layla Hamilton, Denette Thompson, Marissa Colbert, and DOA Secretary Machelle Sanders

(Not Pictured) Melissa Mavhura

Name	Class	School	Assigned Department
Zora Banks	Junior	Garner Magnet High School	NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Marissa Colbert	Freshman	Cleveland High School	NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Brooke Chow	Senior	Enloe Magnet High School	NC Department of Commerce
Taylor Davis	Sophomore	South Garner High School	NC Department of Administration
Layla Hamilton	Sophomore	Clayton High School	NC Office of State Human Resources
Trinity Garza	Sophomore	Golden Eagle Academy	NC Department of Revenue
Melissa Mavgura	Senior	Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill	NC Department of Public Safety
Katherine Johnston	Senior	East Wake Academy	NC Department of Health and Human Services
Denette Thompson	Sophomore	Clayton High School	NC Department of Transportation