What is a mentor?
The CEO mentoring program provides an effective networking model for students.
It establishes connections, strengthens understanding of complex career paths, and develops greater social skills through the mentorship experience. Ultimately, these relationships strengthen the CEO program’s success and build generational bridges between the CEO students and the business community.
A Mentor is a business owner, entrepreneur, or intreprenuer from the business community. A mentor is someone willing to share their time and expertise with a CEO student. Mentors attend a monthly meeting that takes place during CEO time.
Want to Become A Mentor If you are interested in becoming a mentor send us a message.



Edwardsville CEO
Student Mentors
Mentors help students understand their career path and develop greater communication skills.
Paul Abert
Bank of Madison County
Market President
Lacy Able
Revity Credit Union
Business Development Representative
Phillip Brunner
Chick-fil-A Edwardsville
Owner/Operator
Adam Davis
Busey Bank
Commercial Relationship Manager II
Brett Halbe
BAM Marketing Agency
Director of Project Management
Cale Henke
Busey Bank
Senior Vice President | Commercial Relationship Manager Team Lead
Jessica Johnson
Main Street Community Center
Executive Director
Nathan Kerpan
The Kerpan Group
Owner/Mortgage Coach
Jasmine Kumar
General Hotels Corporation
Regional Director of Sales and Marketing
Karen Marcus
Butler Marcus Realty Group
Real Estate Broker
Carter Marteeny
BarberMurphy Group
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Jordan McCreery
Ingrained Media
President
Anna Caryn Mefford
My Pocket CEO
Conscious Business Leadership Coach
Ryan Murphy
Prairie Farms
Senior Director of Marketing & Communication
Andrew Myer
Hawthorne Animal Hospital
Business Director
Allison Olden
GE AEROSPACE
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Supply Chain, NAM
Chad Opel
Front Office Wealth Strategies
Wealth Management Advisor
Cade Osborn
Osborn Properties
VP
Kristen Pfund
Pfund Construction/Ink House
Co-Owner
Mike Rathgeb
Spencer Homes
Owner
Shawnta' Ray
Happy Up, Inc
Owner
Dustin Riechmann
7-Figure Leap
CEO and Founder
Maddie Sabo
Madison Communications Company
Associate Advisor at Moneta Group
Adam Saltsgaver
Busey Bank
Senior Vice President, Director-Commercial
Amy Schmidt
AF Group
Regional Manager-Loss Control
David Wittenhauer
Wittenhauer Properties
President

