Christy Kelley’s experience with her mentor proved so valuable that now she’s turning the tables and paying it forward.
Kelley and her mentee, Natasha Carter, were one of several pairs of Georgia Tech women who talked about the power of mentoring for Women’s History Month. They met in the MentorTech program.
“I learned about MentorTech years ago — I’ve been at Tech 21 years — and I came through the program as a mentee,” said Kelley, administrative manager in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. “After being a mentee, I saw that it was a great opportunity to help somebody else along the way, so [I] definitely thought it would be a good idea to return the favor.”
Carter is a fleet parts attendant with Infrastructure and Sustainability, and her relationship with Kelley as professionals and as friends has blossomed since they were matched. The connection is lifting up others as well, as Carter brings lessons from their conversations back to other women on her team.
Listen to their full conversation below, and read the Echoes of Each Other feature for more stories about the power of mentoring for women on campus.
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