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We need mentors, educators, and business leaders who: teach, manage, tutor, counsel, and care.
Our Mission
MentorForLife will create future leaders through meaningful mentorships, collaborations, and caring connections with a community built to help them succeed.
We were created to support first-generation college students, and students of color from disadvantaged neighborhoods with the goal of attending, excelling, and graduating college with no tuition debt.
Through our MentorForLife success program, our students will receive scholarships, academic preparation, mentoring, co-operative education opportunities, and professional coaching.
Our aim is to close the equity gap for future leaders – leaders who will contribute to our nation's strength through diversity in both the corporate and civic arenas.
At MentorForLife, we believe in the potential of all students. We hope you will believe in them as well.
Learn how you can assist our students.
Our Team
Grace Gangitano, PhD
Founder & COO
Sarah Vandermark, PhD
Founder & CEO
Board of Directors
Sujata Moton, MBA
Cedric Fletcher, MS, MBA
Michael Lacourse, PhD
Mark Moton, MIS, MBA
Natalie McAndrew, CPA
Maria Ravelo
Advisory Board
Nick Fuentes
Mahtab Shahid
Ricardo De La Cruz
Yasmine El Garhi
Events
At MentorForLife, we hold events throughout the year to help us build a community that connects first-generation and underrepresented students to scholarships and the professional world. Our goal is to help better prepare our students for both college and future careers. We look forward to seeing you soon at one of our events!
MentorForLife College Literacy Workshop
Virtual
Contact us to schedule a date and time!
For any high school students looking to learn more about what college is all about and how to get started!
Zoom Link to come week of event.
Annual Wine Gala and Scholarship Giveaway!
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Date Change - Thursday, September 19, 2024
6:30 - 9:30
Central King Building (CKB), Agile Lab
Newark, NJ 07102
Past Events
MentorForLife Financial Literacy Workshop
Contact us to schedule a date and time!
For any high school or college students looking to understand the financial aid process. We will review quick easy tips and information that will help in making the process a bit easier for you.
Zoom Link to come week of event.
Virtual
Our First Fundraiser!
Around the World Wine Tasting!
Along with learning more about MentorForLife, at the event attendees were able to enjoy a tasting of 7 different wines presented by expert wine dealers with over 25+ years of experience, and raffles were held every 30 minutes for different items (weekend getaways, haircut, wines, etc.). We appreciate all those who supported and came out and we hope to see many more at our next fundraiser event!
57 attendees
Raised over $10,000
Supported by:
WineSellers, LTD https://www.winesellersltd.com/
Trader Joes
Wegmans