Episode:27 The Magic of Mentoring
Guests:Henry Cooper & Matt Bowler
17:10Two alumni of the Waterway Management Emerging Leaders Program reflect on their mentor and mentee experiences, the ways the program challenged and surprised them, and its lasting impact on their work. The conversation also ventures into the practicalities of willow removal, the Woady Yaloak catchment system, and what motivates people working in waterway management.
Show Notes
Siwan talks with Henry Cooper, Project Officer for Land and Catchment Health at the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, and Matt Bowler, Manager of Project Delivery at the West Gippsland CMA about their experience as mentee and mentor, respectively, in the Waterway Management Emerging Leaders Program. Siwan, Matt and Henry discuss the value of having a mentor or mentee by your side; the ways in which the program challenged and surprised them; and how their mentoring experience has impacted their work after the program. They also discuss the challenge of willow removal, details about the Woady Yaloak system, and what drives them to do what they do.
Resources:
- Read Matt & Henry’s Mentoring Story
- Waterway Management Emerging Leaders Program
- Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
- West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
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