Ohio Section AWWA - Mentorship Program Concept - 2023 Survey

The Ohio Section AWWA Diversity and Inclusion Committee is always looking for new opportunities to support diversity and inclusion in the water industry. One opportunity may be to start a Mentorship Initiative for water and wastewater professionals. The D&I Committee is seeking your feedback to determine if this initiative would be sustainable. We would love to hear your thoughts on this idea. Please share your mentorship experiences though our survey and be a catalyst for growth. Your insights are the key to fostering meaningful connections and empowering others.

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1. Please select what most closely describes your part of the industry (Required.)

Public Water Supply Utility - Operator

Public Water Supply Utility - Management / Administrative

Government—Federal, State, Local

Consulting Firm

Contractor

Student

Manufacturer of Equipment & Supplies

Distributor of Equipment & Supplies

Researcher / Academia

Analytical Laboratory

Operator

Other (please specify)

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2. What categories describe what you do? (Required.)

Water

Wastewater

Both

Other

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3. Do you or have you ever had a formal workplace related mentorship program before where you've worked? (Required.)

Yes

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4. If yes, what did it involve and how did it work out?

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5. Would you be interested in participating in a mentorship program organized by Ohio Section AWWA? (Required.)

Yes

Maybe

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6. If your answer to above was "yes," in what capacity would you be interested in participating?

Mentor

Mentee

Both

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7. Would you be interested in meeting... (Required.)

Virtually (e.g., meeting via Teams, Zoom, via phone calls)

In-person (e.g., meeting for coffee, meeting for activities etc.)

A mixture of both would be ideal

No opinion - virtually or in-person would be fine

Other (please specify)

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8. How often would you recommend mentoring matches meet to spend time together, whether virtually or in-person? (Required.)

At least weekly

At least monthly

Every other month

Quarterly

Twice a year

Once a year

Other (please specify)

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9. Would it be helpful if OAWWA provided optional discussion questions to help stimulate conversations? (Required.)

Yes

Maybe

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10. Would you be interested in opportunities to meet up at conferences such as One Water or local happy hours with other mentorship matches? (Required.)

Yes

Maybe

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11. Would it be helpful to receive reminders from OAWWA to remind participants to connect with each other and set up a time to meet? (Required.)

Yes

Maybe

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12. What would be the ideal amount of time to initially commit to a mentorship match? (Required.)

Six months

At least a year

At least 2 years

At least 3 years

Other (please specify)

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13. How can OAWWA support mentorship?

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14. Any suggestions or questions?

Please include your contact information if you would like to hear about any upcoming plans for a Mentorship Program, if and when they are developed.

Ohio Section AWWA - Mentorship Program Concept - 2023 Survey

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1. Please select what most closely describes your part of the industry (Required.)

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2. What categories describe what you do? (Required.)

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3. Do you or have you ever had a formal workplace related mentorship program before where you've worked? (Required.)

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4. If yes, what did it involve and how did it work out?

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5. Would you be interested in participating in a mentorship program organized by Ohio Section AWWA? (Required.)

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6. If your answer to above was "yes," in what capacity would you be interested in participating?

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7. Would you be interested in meeting... (Required.)

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8. How often would you recommend mentoring matches meet to spend time together, whether virtually or in-person? (Required.)

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9. Would it be helpful if OAWWA provided optional discussion questions to help stimulate conversations? (Required.)

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10. Would you be interested in opportunities to meet up at conferences such as One Water or local happy hours with other mentorship matches? (Required.)

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11. Would it be helpful to receive reminders from OAWWA to remind participants to connect with each other and set up a time to meet? (Required.)

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12. What would be the ideal amount of time to initially commit to a mentorship match? (Required.)

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13. How can OAWWA support mentorship?

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14. Any suggestions or questions?

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15. Name:

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16. Organization

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17. City

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18. Email

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19. Phone

Ohio Section AWWA - Mentorship Program Concept - 2023 Survey

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* 1. Please select what most closely describes your part of the industry (Required.)

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* 2. What categories describe what you do? (Required.)

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* 3. Do you or have you ever had a formal workplace related mentorship program before where you've worked? (Required.)

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* 4. If yes, what did it involve and how did it work out?

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* 5. Would you be interested in participating in a mentorship program organized by Ohio Section AWWA? (Required.)

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* 6. If your answer to above was "yes," in what capacity would you be interested in participating?

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* 7. Would you be interested in meeting... (Required.)

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* 8. How often would you recommend mentoring matches meet to spend time together, whether virtually or in-person? (Required.)

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* 9. Would it be helpful if OAWWA provided optional discussion questions to help stimulate conversations? (Required.)

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* 10. Would you be interested in opportunities to meet up at conferences such as One Water or local happy hours with other mentorship matches? (Required.)

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* 11. Would it be helpful to receive reminders from OAWWA to remind participants to connect with each other and set up a time to meet? (Required.)

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* 12. What would be the ideal amount of time to initially commit to a mentorship match? (Required.)

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* 13. How can OAWWA support mentorship?

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* 14. Any suggestions or questions?

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* 15. Name:

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* 16. Organization

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* 17. City

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* 18. Email

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* 19. Phone

1. Please select what most closely describes your part of the industry (Required.)

2. What categories describe what you do? (Required.)

3. Do you or have you ever had a formal workplace related mentorship program before where you've worked? (Required.)

4. If yes, what did it involve and how did it work out?

5. Would you be interested in participating in a mentorship program organized by Ohio Section AWWA? (Required.)

6. If your answer to above was "yes," in what capacity would you be interested in participating?

7. Would you be interested in meeting... (Required.)

8. How often would you recommend mentoring matches meet to spend time together, whether virtually or in-person? (Required.)

9. Would it be helpful if OAWWA provided optional discussion questions to help stimulate conversations? (Required.)

10. Would you be interested in opportunities to meet up at conferences such as One Water or local happy hours with other mentorship matches? (Required.)

11. Would it be helpful to receive reminders from OAWWA to remind participants to connect with each other and set up a time to meet? (Required.)

12. What would be the ideal amount of time to initially commit to a mentorship match? (Required.)

13. How can OAWWA support mentorship?

14. Any suggestions or questions?

15. Name:

16. Organization

17. City

18. Email

19. Phone