Mentors
CEO Mentor
A mentoring program provides an effective networking model for Belleville CEO students. Establishing effective one on one connections, that will strengthen the student's awareness of employment opportunities in our County and develop greater social skills through this mentorship experience. Every Belleville CEO student, known as a student, is matched with a mentor from the business community. Ultimately, these relationships strengthen the CEO program's success and builds generational bridges between the student and the business community.
Here are the following responsibilities and activities:
- Meet with the student for scheduled meetings to discuss what they are learning in CEO
- Attend Monthly Mentor Mornings
- Review the student's business plan for their individual business
- Experience the weekly progress of their Protege through reading their journal entries of what they experience each day in CEO
Would you like to be a Mentor?
A mentor is a business owner, entrepreneur, or intreprenuer from our areas business community. A mentor is someone willing to share his or her time and expertise with a CEO student. Please contact us, if you are interested in being a CEO mentor. You will be provided mentor training and be required to have a background check to enroll in the program. Successful mentoring partnerships are advantageous for everyone – the student, the mentor and the CEO program.
Our Mentors
Derek BetzFletcher's Kitchen & Tap
Owner
Kevin Bouse
Bouse Properties
Owner
Geri Boyer
Kaskaskia Engineering Group
President
Ben Brown
Brown Chiropractic
Owner/Chiropractic Physician
Jack Chassaing
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
Associate, Belleville
Michael Crotty
Althoff Catholic High School
Building and Grounds
Mary Dahm-Schell
The Edge
Owner
Mike Deihl
Holland Constructions
Director of Operations
Bob DeRousse
ABS Facility Maintenance
President
Tom Farquhar
Personal Investor
Paul Fries
SIUE Student/CEO Alumnus
Bob Fritz
Robert "Chick" Fritz Inc.
President
David Hill
Regions Bank
Branch Manager
Mike Riley, Jr.
Professional Therapy Services & Sustainable Health Index
President & Managing Partner
Robert Fritz, Jr.
Robert "Chick" Fritz, Inc.
President
Daniel Katzman
Katzman & Sugden, LLC
Partner
Anne Koleson
Metro East Gastroenterology
Manager
Mike Marchal
Holland Construction Services
President
Joe Mark
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Vice President- Relationship Manager Team Leader
Mark Maxim
Rice Sullivan & Co.
Principal
Josh McDermott
JT McDermott Remodeling Contractors, LLC
Owner
Jimmy Monken
Morgan Stanley
Financial Consultant
Julie Orlet
Wasa Properties, LLC
Owner
Dave Padgett
Padgett Building and Remodeling
General Manager and Owner
Kevin Pesko
Bank of Belleville
Market President
Keith Schell
The Edge
Co-Owner
Jim Strausbaugh
Siemens Manufacturing Co
Director Process Improvement
Wade Weitlauf
Bank of Belleville
Senior Vice President
Josh Wohltman
Bank of Belleville
Bank Manager
Ransom Wuller
AEye
Co-Founder