Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) has entered the fifth year of the APWiL Mentoring Program with the 5^th cohort kicking off this past September with the announcement of the mentoring pairs and virtual orientation program.

“As we mark this significant occasion of the 5^th cohort of the APWiL Mentoring Program, we celebrate the leaders who are embarking on this journey of professional growth and those who have already completed the program-to-date and join our expanding network of individuals committed to gender equality across the Pacific Rim and world,” says Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor at University of Auckland and APWIL Presidential Champion.

The 5^th cohort includes 76 participants from 21 APRU member universities, representing one third of the APRU membership, and all regions of the Pacific Rim. Since its inception, 33 universities have participated in the APWiL Mentoring Program. With the addition of this cohort, the APWiL Mentoring Program community grows to over 350 participants and alumni in five years.

“It speaks volumes that so many members of the APRU network are committed to the program and therefore to the advancement and empowerment of women. As an alumna of the program, I know first-hand the impact that this program can have on both mentors and mentees, and we are thrilled to be able to offer it for the fifth time,” APWiL Co-Chair, Professor Yvonne Lim, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International) at Universiti Malaya.

The APWiL Mentoring Program is a year-long commitment matching a mentor and mentee from one of the participating APRU member universities to provide mentoring, and international and intercultural opportunities for the empowerment of aspiring women leaders within APRU.

During the 5^th cohort, mentors and mentees will meet for individual mentoring to identify goals they will work towards over the course of the year. In addition, they will join workshops and networking opportunities that are open to the entire APWiL community. This year’s workshops are connected to themes that were identified by participants during the orientation program in September. They include a panel workshop on effective communication skills for leadership, an International Women’s Day workshop focused on strategies for balancing career and personal responsibilities, a panel on leveraging teaching, research, and administration for career growth, and virtual networking sessions. Each workshop will feature panels of mentors from the 5^th cohort who have volunteered to share their experiences and expertise to a wider audience.

“We feel the excitement and energy from the participants during each of our events and we’re eager to see where that momentum leads within their mentoring relationships. We are especially grateful for the many mentors who have volunteered to serve as a panelist in addition to the commitment they have made to mentoring one of the mentees. And, to the mentees who continue to share their journeys at our virtual events so that we may all benefit from the successes and learn from the challenges of one another.” APWiL Co-Chair, Professor Joanna Regulska, Vice Provost and Dean of Global Affairs at UC Davis.

APWiL and everyone at APRU welcome all new participants of the mentoring program and wish them success in the year ahead!

“As we mark this momentous occasion of the 5^th cohort of the APWiL Mentoring Program, we celebrate the leaders who are embarking on this journey of professional growth and those who have already completed the program-to-date and join our expanding network of individuals committed to gender equality across the Pacific Rim and world.”

APWiL Mentoring Program 5th Cohort Participants

Mentors

• Gabriela BARON, The University of Auckland​*
• Eleanor BECK, UNSW Sydney​*
• Mely CABALLERO-ANTHONY, Nanyang Technological University​
• Clementina CERIA-ULEP, University of Hawai’i at Manoa​
• Kapil CHOUSALKAR, The University of Adelaide​
• Shona CRABB, The University of Adelaide​
• Zhi DING, University of California, Davis​
• Annabel DULHUNTY, The Australian National University​
• Adriana GALVÁN, University of California, Los Angeles​
• Patricia GERBER, The University of British Columbia​*
• Hong Ching GOH, Universiti Malaya​*
• Gloria GONZALEZ-RIVERA, University of California, Riverside​
• Cynthia Grace GREGORIO, University of the Philippines​
• Judith GULLIFER, Monash University​*
• Rebecca GUY, UNSW Sydney​
• Jette HANSEN EDWARDS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong​*
• Tracy JOHNSON, University of California, Los Angeles​
• Yusniza KAMARULZAMAN, Universiti Malaya​
• Chikako KASHIWAZAKI, Keio University​
• Quan LI, The Chinese University of Hong Kong​
• Alison LLOYD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology​
• Marian MAHAT, The University of Melbourne​*
• Iderlina MATEO-BABIANO, The University of Melbourne​*
• Mi Yung PARK, The University of Auckland​
• Theresa PAYONGAYONG, University of the Philippines​
• Marko PRINCEVAC, University of California, Riverside​
• Vania RAMÍREZ CAMACHO, Tecnológico de Monterrey​*
• Paola RICAURTE QUIJANO, Tecnológico de Monterrey​
• Susan ROWLAND, The University of Sydney​*
• Seang Mei SAW, National University of Singapore​
• Adeline SEOW, National University of Singapore​
• Monica STITT-BERGH, University of Hawai’i at Manoa​
• Hui SU, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology​
• Kathy TEMIN, Monash University​
• Silvia TOMÁŠKOVÁ, The University of British Columbia​*
• Hiroko TSUKAMURA, Nagoya University​
• Juliana VIVAR VERA, Tecnológico de Monterrey​
• Tim WHITE, Nanyang Technological University​
• Serena YANG, University of California, Davis​*

*Indicates participants who have volunteered as panelists during one of the virtual workshops in the 5th cohort.

Mentees

• Janine BAIJNATH-RODINO, University of California, Los Angeles​
• Yinan BAO, The University of Auckland​
• Wen Fen BEH, Universiti Malaya​
• Anna Maria BLOCKI, The Chinese University of Hong Kong​
• Jialun CAO, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology​
• Xinyu CAO, The Chinese University of Hong Kong​
• Fei Wen CHEONG, Universiti Malaya​
• Jennifer CHOI, University of California, Davis​
• Yong Yee CHONG, Universiti Malaya​
• Halle DIMSDALE-ZUCKER, University of California, Riverside​
• Audrey FAN, University of California, Davis​
• Yi FAN, National University of Singapore​
• Diana GARCIA, Tecnológico de Monterrey​
• Shelley GUYTON, National University of Singapore​
• Andrea HAZZARD, University of Hawai’i at Manoa​
• Cherish HOW, Universiti Malaya​
• Misa KIM, Keio University​
• Aya KIMURA, University of Hawai’i at Manoa​
• Christina LEE LAI LING, Universiti Malaya​
• Tong LI, The University of Sydney​
• Ana MANTILLA, Monash University​
• Jennifer MARGAIN SALVADOR, Tecnológico de Monterrey​
• Tamar MENTZEL, University of California, Riverside​
• Sepideh PAKPOUR, The University of British Columbia​
• Charlene RONQUILLO, The University of British Columbia​
• Elise STEPHENSON, The Australian National University​
• Ela STUPARU, Nanyang Technological University​
• Wei SU, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology​
• Amanda TAYLOR, The University of Adelaide​
• Michelle WANG, Nanyang Technological University​
• Xuan WANG, University of California, Los Angeles​
• Rachel WARD, UNSW Sydney​
• Julie WILLEMS, Monash University​
• Taylor WILLMOTT, The University of Adelaide​
• Monika WINARNITA, The University of Melbourne​
• Kemi WRIGHT, UNSW Sydney​
• Yuexia ZHOU, Nagoya University​

More information about APWiL Mentoring Program.