Mentoring Structure
Each Jr. Fellow receives guidance from three mentors:
Convergence Mentor - Provides technical and scholarly guidance.
Innovation Mentor - Provides guidance regarding entrepreneurship, design thinking, and translation.
Community Mentor - Provides stakeholder and societal perspectives.
The mentoring triad ensures that experiences remain scientifically rigorous, innovative, and socially relevant.
Convergence Portfolio
At the completion of the fellowship, each Fellow produces a professional portfolio containing:
- Challenge Brief
- Convergence Map
- Innovation Concept Package
- Impact Plan
- Leadership Reflection
- Conference Abstract
- Personal Development Plan
- Professional Biography
- Updated Curriculum Vitae
- Grand Challenge Presentation
The Convergence Portfolio is a credential demonstrating readiness for graduate school, professional school, fellowships, entrepreneurship, and leadership roles.
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Your Mentors
Ms. Andria Balogh
Dr. Annette Guiseppi-Elie
Ms. Andria Balogh
Go-To-Market Mentor
Fractional Chief Product & Commercial Officer Signalpoint Strategic Partners
Dr. Oliver Bogler
Dr. Annette Guiseppi-Elie
Ms. Andria Balogh
Coaching and Grantsmanship Mentor
Oliver Bogler Consulting and Coaching
CEO, Night Science Institute
Dr. Annette Guiseppi-Elie
Dr. Annette Guiseppi-Elie
Dr. Annette Guiseppi-Elie
Policy and Sustainability Mentor
Chair,
Rocky River Conservancy
Your Mentors
Prof. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie
Prof. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie
Prof. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie
Convergence and Graduate School Mentor
President and Sr. Fellow
American International Institute of Medical Sciences, Engineering and Innovation
Prof. Dr. L. Andrew Lyon
Prof. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie
Prof. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie
Innovation and Grand Challenge Mentor
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Fowler School of Engineering; Professor of Chemistry, Schmid College of Science and Technology
Chapman University
Dr. Mia Tensley
Prof. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie
Dr. Mia Tensley
Leadership and Assessment Mentor
Instructor,
Tri-County Technical College
Your Mentors
Dr. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta
Environmental Stewardship Mentor
Board of Directors and Treasurer, Environmental Protection Network
Mentoring Structure
Fellowship Performance Assessment
Evaluation based on:
- Intellectual curiosity
- Convergence thinking
- Leadership growth
- Communication effectiveness
- Community engagement
- Innovation potential
- Professional development
- Reflective practice
Expected Fellowship Outcomes
Upon completion of the fellowship, participants will have:
- Developed advanced leadership and innovation skills
- Produced scholarly and professional presentations
- Submitted competitive funding applications
- Expanded international professional networks
- Participated in interdisciplinary team experiences
- Demonstrated community impact
- Developed a personal innovation portfolio
- Acquired the competencies necessary to become future leaders in convergent science, engineering, health, sustainability, and community development.
Are you an AIIMSEI Jr. Fellow?
