The Mentorship Program seeks to:
- Increase mentors’ and mentees’ knowledge of the Department’s operations.
- Develop mentees and advance mentors professionally and personally.
- Encourage employees throughout the country (not just the D.C. metropolitan area) to participate in this program.
- Enhance the diversity experience of the program’s participants.
DOJ AHEAD’s mentoring program allows caring, experienced federal employees to support primarily Hispanic employees and their professional development, broaden their professional networks, provide them with a greater understanding of the Department, its components, and the federal government. One of the guiding principles of the mentoring program is to inspire public service in the federal government, and to contribute to the positive morale and development of federal workers, especially Hispanic ones.
The first DOJ AHEAD Mentoring Program was launched in 2012. This is now the 7th iteration of the program! DOJ AHEAD’s Board champions the program by communicating the purpose and need for the mentoring program to senior leaders and stakeholders at the Department. DOJ AHEAD’s mentoring program’s policies, rules, and plan of action are routinely reviewed and modified as appropriate by the current DOJ AHEAD board.
DOJ AHEAD’s mentoring program is an equal opportunity program and is run by volunteers.