Building leadership, connection, and community across Canada’s international education sector.
The Mentorship Program will be accepting candidate applications in 2027.
About
The International Network of Tomorrow’s Leaders (INTL) Mentorship Program connects new professionals and seasoned leaders from coast to coast to coast. Throughout the eight‑month program, participants build meaningful professional relationships, deepen their understanding of international education in Canada, and engage in a supportive national network that fosters shared learning, reflection on sector challenges, and professional growth.
Eligibility:
- Mentees and mentors must be employed by a CBIE Member Institution.
- Mentors are experienced leaders who have been involved in international education for 5+ years.
- Mentees are emerging leaders who have been involved in international education for 5 years or less.
Program structure & obligations once admitted to the program:
- Mentors and mentees connect with each other once a month, for a total commitment of approximately 2–3 hours per month.
- Mentors must be an active participant by supporting their mentee through their professional and personal goals from April to November.
- Mentees must express their goals for the year, expectations of the mentorship program, and areas of interest for conversation with their mentor.
- 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.
For any questions, please contact Sophie Jodouin at sjodouin@cbie.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 2026 INTL Mentors!
Andy Xia — University of Toronto
Ankita Goyal — Northeastern University
Anna Brady — University of Toronto
Anna Done Choudhury — Northeastern University
Anna Kurach — The University of Western Ontario
Carmencita Duna — University of Victoria
Cecilia Rose — University of Victoria
Darren Finlay — Toronto Metropolitan University
David Begg — Brock University
David Zhou — Yorkville University
Dr. Shabeer Amirali — University of Guelph
Echo Gu — Northeastern University
Eric Jardin — University of Waterloo
Erika Loney — University of Toronto
Fabiana Tepedino — Western University
Jacqueline Veres — University of Guelph
Jie Jiang — University of New Brunswick
Johannita Mills‑Beale — Coast Mountain College
Kateryna Gnatkova — Northeastern University
Keir McIsaac — Memorial University of Newfoundland
Kennis Fung — The University of Manitoba
Kimberly Deonanan — Mohawk College
Lauren Cullen — Saint Mary’s University
Lovish Kaushal — Keyano College
Madhulika Potukuchi — University of Guelph
Martin Bader — McGill University, School of Continuing Studies
Monika Sharma — Douglas College
Nancy Pitman — Mohawk College
Nicole Miller — Memorial University of Newfoundland
Preetee Gopee — Centennial College
Pugaleni Iynkaran — University of Guelph
Rinky Pathak — New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)
Rita Chen — Seneca Polytechnic
Robert Perrier — Lakehead University
Romina Chencheva — University of Ottawa
Sara Lewis — Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
Taseera Lwanga — University of Lethbridge
Tayyaba Malik — International College of Manitoba
Teresa Brooks — Langara College
Tomi Orojinmi — Western University
Tony Mei — Northern Lights College
Yufei Zheng — McMaster University
