ABOUT
PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS
- Project Management – highlighting PM skills, emerging trends, and strategies needed to enhance effectiveness and success as a project manager
- Career Development – focusing on how to strategize and plan for the next stages in your project management career
- Leadership – improving skills in areas like conducting high-stakes conversations, building influence, and fostering trust-based relationships
This program is not intended as a way to prepare for your PMP exam (although it could be a secondary objective), receive academic tutoring, or as a way to get a job or job referral.
BENEFITS TO MENTORS
- Recognition – PMI MB will feature mentors’ profiles in a dedicated space and on social media.
- Earning PDUs – Mentors can earn PDUs in the 'Giving Back' category, accumulating 1 PDU per hour of volunteered time (up to a maximum of 25 PDUs).
- Giving Back – Contribute to the PMI community by sharing your experience, knowledge, and wisdom to support Mentees' success.
- Developing Interpersonal Skills – Enhance your leadership, teaching, and coaching abilities, and foster a more reflective practice.
- Insights – Gain fresh perspectives through your interactions with Mentees.
BENEFITS TO MENTEE
- Skills Development – Learn from seasoned professionals' expertise, experience, and wisdom.
- Networking – Access key career contacts and build a valuable network.
- Earning PDUs – Accumulate PDUs in the ‘Education’ category for informal learning.
- Problem-Solving – Use your Mentor as a sounding board for situations or problems where you need guidance.
- Direction – Receive support in considering future directions and setting goals for your career development.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Stage 1: Initiate
Stage 2: Register
Stage 3: Match
Stage 4: Engage
Stage 5: Close
Initiate
REQUIREMENTS FOR MENTORS AND MENTEES
- Membership: Both Mentors and Mentees must be PMI MB Chapter members in good standing.
- Application Process: All participants are required to complete the application forms and participate in the recruitment and matching process.
- Mentor Qualifications: Mentors should be seasoned professionals with at least 10 years of direct Project exposure and experience and must hold at least one PMI certification, preferably PMP. Exceptions are made for certain leaders outside the Project Management domain at the discretion of the PD Director.
- Mentee Qualifications: Mentees should be working in project-related roles or have a strong commitment to learning and professional development.
- Time Commitment: Mentors and Mentees must commit to meeting for a minimum of 2 hours per month throughout the 6-month program.
APPLICATION
Interested participants are encouraged to attend the mentorship information sessions scheduled for August 28th and September 11th, 2025, from 12-1 PM CST.
Mentor and Mentee applicants are required to complete the online application forms:
Mentor Application Form (Fall 2025)
Mentee Application Form (Fall 2025)
Completion of the forms does not guarantee a spot in the program.
Once the application process has closed, selected applicants will be informed of the Kick-off meeting date.
TIMELINE 2025-2026
Fall 2025 Cohort
- September '25 – Intake, introduction, pairing, kick-off
- September '25 to February '26 – The Mentoring Program
- December '25 – Fall 2025 Cohort Mid Program Checkin (Face-to-Face Meet & Greet for all participants)
Spring 2026 Cohort
- March '26 – Spring 2026 intake, introduction, pairing, kick-off
- April '26 to August '26 – The Mentoring Program
- June '25 – Spring 2026 Cohort Checkin (Face-to-Face Meet & Greet for all participants)
*Some sessions might take place virtually.
UPCOMING DATES
- First Information Session for Mentees (ONLINE) – August 28, 2025
- Second Information Session for Mentees (ONLINE) – September 11, 2025
- Application deadline – announcement coming soon
- Matchmaking/Pairing – Sep 12 - 22, 2025
- Kick-off workshop – announcement coming soon
- Program survey – completed at the end of each intake
MEET OUR MENTORS

Arindam Sarkar, PMP®, PRINCE2®, CSM®, CSPO®, CAL1®, ITIL v4®, ALMI, ACS
Sr. Project Manager @ Capstone Ridge Group

James Dunits, PMP (Not available for Fall 2025 cohort)
Sr. Project Manager
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Jose Manuel Castellon Alvarez, MBA
Founder & CEO @ IB7 Consulting Ltd.

Juan Saldivar, P.Eng., PMP, Prince2 (Not available for Fall 2025 cohort)
Director, Information Technology Advisory Services @ Informanix Technology Group ·

Karin Eunson-Ross, PMP® PMI-ACP® ITIL Leader® (Not available for Fall 2025 cohort)
Department Manager, Service and Infrastructure - Innovation and Technology Department @ The City of Winnipeg

Michael Hanna, P.Eng, PMP
Senior Manager PMO at Bell MTS

Olalekan Dada, MBA, PMP, PgMP, PMI-RMP, PSM, SPC6, CC
Program Manager @ Xperience Touch Consulting

Peter Owoade, P.Eng., MBA, PMP, ACP
Senior Program Manager @ DXC Technology

Sean F. Clarke, MBA, PMP
Strategy Consultant @ Wolf Vector Motivational Edge

Steven Brown, PMP
Senior Project Manager @ RRC Polytech

Sutanuka Bhattacharya
Director, Project Management Office

Vikram Jalan, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, ITIL, SAFe, PROSCI, LOMA
Sr. Consultant @ Online Business Systems

Tharim Sánchez, PMP, Prince2® Practitioner, CSM, CSPO
IT Project Manager @ Informanix Technology Group

Trish Bishop, MoP, PMP, PROSCI, ITIL4 (Not available for Fall 2025 cohort)
Director, Professional Services @ Horizon Computer Solutions

Yanik Sourisseau, PMP, P2P, SMC
Director, Project Management Practice @ Informanix Technology Group