The INTL Mentorship Program matches emerging and experienced leaders in the Canadian international education sector. Mentors and mentees connect regularly over eight months and receive support and guidance from the INTL Mentorship Team.
The Mentorship Program will be accepting candidate applications in 2026.
Eligibility:
- Mentors are experienced leaders who have been involved in international education for more than 7 years.
- Mentees are emerging leaders who have been involved in international education for less than 7 years.
- Members involved in international education for 4-7 years may participate as mentors and/or mentees.
- Available to individuals at CBIE Member Institutions.
Program structure & obligations once admitted to the program:
- Be an active participant by supporting your Mentee through their professional and personal goals from April to November (for Mentors).
- Mentees must express their goals for the year, expectations of the mentorship program, and areas of interest for conversation with their mentor.
- Connect with your Mentee/Mentor once a month (commitment of approximately 2-3 hours per month).
- Respond to a mid-term short survey.
- Respond to a program evaluation questionnaire once your commitment is finished.
Selection & Matching:
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- National representation inclusive of geography, language and sector experience will be given priority in selecting program participants
- Matching will be conducted based on the responses within the Mentor and Mentee application
We will be happy to answer your questions about the application process.
Mentors and mentees: Contact Behnoush Saraoodi at Behnoush.Sararoodi@ontariotechu.ca
As a professional learning community of CBIE, all activities and programming of the INTL are guided by CBIE’s Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Thank You to Our 2025 INTL Mentors!
Ankita Goyal, Northeastern University Vancouver
Anna Brady, University of Toronto
Anna Done Choudhury, Northeastern University
Berker Gezer, Trebas Institute Ontario
Carmencita Duna, University of Victoria
Cee Liang, University of Guelph
Cheri Schewaga, SAIT
Daniel Iannarone, Université de Montréal
Daria Amaral Braga, Queen’s University
David Zhou, Yorkville University
Echo Gu, Northeastern University
Eloise Rolland-Carmichael, Loyalist College
Eric Jardin, University of Waterloo
Grace Yi, George Brown College
Ishari Waduwara-Jayabahu, University of Waterloo
Jacqueline Veres, University of Guelph
Johannita Mills-Beale, Coast Mountain College
Joicelin Muis, Mohawk College
Karthika Laliprabha Jyotheendran, Northwestern Polytechnic
Kateryna Gnatkova, Northeastern University
Keir McIsaac, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Kennedy Wonnacott, University of Windsor
Kennis Fung, University of Manitoba
Lauren Cullen, Saint Mary’s University
Lynn Walsh, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Magdalena Link, ILAC Education Group
Maryam Julazadeh, Toronto Metropolitan University
Nathan Tran, Mohawk College
Nicole Miller, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pugaleni Iynkaran, University of Guelph
Rita Chen, Seneca Polytechnic
Rita Dhungel, University of the Fraser Valley
Robert Daudet, Université de Saint-Boniface
Shabeer Hussain Amirali, University of Guelph
Shaye Belanger, Carleton University
Stanislav Gnatkov, Centennial College
Svetlana Balaba, Trebas Institute
Teresa Brooks, Langara College
Vivek Sharma, Brock University
Vivian Wang, York University
