{"id":457,"date":"2021-07-28T10:28:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/?page_id=457"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:47:26","slug":"mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/indigenous-peer-mentorship-program\/mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Peer Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Indigenous Peer Mentor is an experienced student who is willing to participate in the reciprocal process of sharing their knowledge, skills and expertise to facilitate a new student&#8217;s transition into university life and help build their leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p>To become an Indigenous Peer Mentor, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-identify as First Nations, M\u00e9tis, or Inuit<\/li>\n<li>Be enrolled as an undergraduate student, 2nd year standing or higher, at Carleton University<\/li>\n<li>Be in good standing in their academic program<\/li>\n<li>Have excellent communication, interpersonal, and time management skills<\/li>\n<li>Show compassion and empathy for others<\/li>\n<li>Be knowledgeable of campus resources<\/li>\n<li>Have the ability to, or be willing to learn, to use online platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom<\/li>\n<li>Present a clear Vulnerable Police Record Check<\/li>\n<li>Be willing to commit to communicating regularly with your assigned student<\/li>\n<li>Attend training sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All Indigenous Peer Mentors are interviewed before being matched with a new student. We invite you to apply early.<\/p>\n<h2>Meet this Year&#8217;s Mentors<\/h2>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"cards-wrapper\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\">\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/jonathan-alldridge\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-08-17-JA-Picture-200x200.png\" class=\"card__image card__image--people\" alt=\"Profile photo of Jonathan Alldridge (He\/Him)\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Round thumbnail photo of Jonathan Alldridge (He\/Him)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Jonathan Alldridge (He\/Him)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">Inuk from Iqaluit<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/holly-barrett\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/HollyBarrettPicture-200x200.jpg\" class=\"card__image card__image--people\" alt=\"Profile photo of Holly Barrett (She\/Her)\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Round thumbnail photo of Holly Barrett (She\/Her)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Holly Barrett (She\/Her)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">M\u00e9tis, Inuk, and Dutch<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/zena-bjarnason\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peer-Mentor-photo-200x200.jpg\" class=\"card__image card__image--people\" alt=\"Profile photo of Zena Bjarnason (She\/Her\/They\/Them)\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Round thumbnail photo of Zena Bjarnason (She\/Her\/They\/Them)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Zena Bjarnason (She\/Her\/They\/Them)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">M\u00e9tis<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/matilda-french\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-08-17-Matilda-French-Picture-200x200.jpg\" class=\"card__image card__image--people\" alt=\"Profile photo of Matilda French (She\/Her)\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Round thumbnail photo of Matilda French (She\/Her)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Matilda French (She\/Her)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">Member of the Nazko First Nation<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card card--no-underline card--people-list\">\n<a class=\"card__link equalheight\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/people\/mackenzie-landrigan\/\">\n\t<div class=\"card__people-thumb\"><img class=\"card__image card__image--people\" src=\"\/\/cu-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/theme-carleton-cms\/assets\/images\/defaults\/people-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Mackenzie Landrigan (She\/Her) is not available\"><\/div><h3 class=\"card__heading card__heading--people u-center-text u-hide-in-toc\">Mackenzie Landrigan (She\/Her)<\/h3><p class=\"card__subtitle u-center-text\">Algonquin from Pikwakanagan<\/p>\t<p class=\"card__more-link u-center-text\">Full Profile<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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