Mentee Application 2024

Legal Name*

First Last

Preferred Name

If different than above

First Last

Street Address*

City*

State*

Zip*

Country*

Email Address*

Cell Phone*

Instagram Handle (not required)

Current Employer (if not applicable, please list previous employer)*

Dates of employment*

Current Employer/Business Website Address

Position*

Responsibilities*

Briefly outline your history/experience as a wine professional or within the hospitality and service industry*

Current Certification Levels

Please indicate which levels of certification you have achieved in the following programs (if any).

COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS*

WSET WINES AND MW*

WINE SCHOLAR GUILD*

SOCIETY OF WINE EDUCATORS*

SPIRITS*

INTERNATIONAL SOMMELIER GUILD*

CICERONE*

SAKE CERTIFICATIONS*

Please list any other beverage certifications you have earned:

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Please select which areas of interest you would like to receive mentorship and/or advice on:*

Briefly explain why you chose the areas of interest above:*

Why do you want to be a mentee with SommFoundation?*

Briefly describe what you are looking for from your mentor and what you hope to gain from this experience*

What qualities does your ideal mentor possess?*

Where do you see yourself 1 year from now? 5 years from now?*

How often are you available to meet with your mentor? (Ex. bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, bi-annually)*

Please outline your availability throughout the year: (Ex. unavailable during harvest, your busy seasons, the holidays, etc)*

How did you hear about this opportunity?*

If there is anything else you would like us to know, please mention it here.

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Year of birth

How do you identify your gender?

Man (including transgender men)
Woman (including transgender women)
Prefer not to say
Non-binary, two-spirit, gender queer, or agender
I prefer to self-describe as (please specify below)

How do you identify your race?

Do you have any long-standing illness, disability or infirmity?

Photo

Max. file size: 8 MB.

Please upload a photo or headshot of yourself, preferably high resolution.

Biography

Please enter a short biography about your background and how you started in the wine and hospitality industry.

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Consent*

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