mentorship
What Makes a Good Mentor?
As I walked on to Cisco’s Raleigh, North Carolina (RTP) campus for the very first time I realized I was officially in the real world – joining the Customer Experience team as a Project Manager (PM) would be the first “real job” of my professional career. It was just two short months after I had grad…
20 Years and 3 Careers – All at Cisco!
In 1997, I joined Cisco as an IT Voice Services Project Manager. I never imagined I would be staying for 20 years. Two decades ago, I had no idea that working for an IT company would lead to the many roads I’ve travelled within my career. It’s true that Cisco changes and adapts itself continuously t…
What I Learned at Grace Hopper: Collaboration Is Crucial for Improving Gender Diversity in Tech
In October I had the privilege of attending the Grace Hopper Celebration for the first time. I am truly in awe of how transformative and inspiring this conference is. Grace Hopper is the largest event for women in computing. It’s a place for women to come together and get inspired by other women who…
#CiscoChampion Radio S2|Ep 27. Getting Started in I.T.
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists. Today we’ll be talking about getting started in I.T. with Cisco Champions Rowell Dionicio and Justin Parisi. Our guest hosts this week are Networking Academy members Tim Harmon and Nick Saylor. Listen to the Podcast. Lea…
Mentoring At-Risk Students Good for Our Hearts and Minds
Last week, I was acknowledged by the Alum Rock Counseling Center for my personal commitment to mentoring at-risk students. As I prepared my thank you remarks, I was reminded how much I value youth mentoring nonprofits such as Alum Rock, Big Brother Big Sisters, and Child Advocates. Through mentor-me…
How I Helped Middle School Students Make a Difference in Their Community
This post was written by guest blogger Stephen Liem, IT Director, Global Quality and Support Services There is no limit to what education can bring. It opens up many opportunities that otherwise may not be available. In the past 10 weeks I‘ve had the privilege of teaching journalism to the middle sc…
Preparing Texas Students Today for the STEM Jobs of Tomorrow
This post written by guest blogger Steve Slattery, Vice President of Unified Communications and Customer Engagement, Cisco Nearly 60 10th graders from the Plano Independent School District STEM Academy came to Cisco’s Richardson, Texas, campus today to gain hands-on experience with the techn…