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Community Partners
Community Partners help strengthen the local workforce by supporting access to high-quality mentoring. Through financial contributions and the participation of Field Experts. Partners expand opportunities for individuals seeking guidance and support as they grow in their careers.
Community Partners may be businesses, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, or community groups that work with the Mentorship Collaborative to increase access to structured, research-informed mentoring. Their financial support helps ensure these services remain accessible to those who can benefit most.
Partners may also provide Field Experts—professionals with several years of experience—who volunteer to share insight about their profession, helping mentees better understand career paths and workplace expectations.
In return, partners gain access to mentoring services and workforce development opportunities that benefit their own employees and the broader community.
About The Mentorship Collaborative inc.
Who We Serve
The Mentorship Collaborative Inc. is an emerging nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to high-quality mentoring. Traditionally, workforce mentoring has been reserved for senior-level administrators and executives. We believe the benefits of mentoring should be available to everyone. The Mentorship Collaborative provides mentoring services to prospective, new, and current employees—removing barriers of cost and access so individuals at every stage of their careers can receive the guidance and support they deserve.
Benefits of Mentoring
- Participants become more confident in their work roles resulting in more creative, innovative thinkers.
- Participants experience enhanced job satisfaction and engagement.
- Supported employees are more confident, innovated and solution-oriented.
- Employees who participate in mentoring report higher satisfaction and stronger engagement with their work organization.
- Participants learn to build communities of practice that strengthen organizational culture.
- Employers that provide mentoring opportunities have reduced turnover and stronger workplace stability: Mentoring decreases intentions to leave employment, helping organizations retain talent and maintain continuity.
- Mentoring helps prevent unnecessary losses of talent and institutional knowledge: replacing an employee can cost 1.5–2 times their annual salary.
About Me
Dr. Lisa Bortman
Dr. Lisa E. Bortman built a distinguished career in higher education administration, with leadership roles at institutions including Pepperdine University, Arizona State University, Whittier College, and Lasell College. She oversaw institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and academic advising offices, led initiatives supporting underserved populations, and maintained a steady focus on student success, learning outcomes assessment, and curriculum innovation.
She earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, along with advanced certifications and training in coaching, mentoring, leadership, systems thinking, and communication.
Today, Dr. Bortman is the founder and CEO of the Mentorship Collaborative, a nonprofit organization providing strategic mentoring to individuals and organizations. She has been working with nonprofits throughout the Inland Empire, building partnerships with educational institutions, community organizations, and workforce development programs to strengthen mentorship and collaboration. Her mentoring work extends to the national stage as well, including her role as Association Mentor for the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AAHLE). She believes that learning and success thrive in environments where mentorship and collaboration are prioritized.
