This education program is intended for CHJA professional members to be paired with professional mentors across the nation with the goal of creating and fostering a relationship for lifelong learning.
This program is open for application for any CHJA professional member as of April 15, 2025. Each selected CHJA professional will receive up to a $1,000 grant to be reimbursed upon completion.
Applications open June 16, 2025 and close on July 7, 2025.
CHJA will be sending up to four (4) CHJA professional members to industry professional mentors around the country. This program is intended to be an education program for CHJA professionals to learn from the greats of our industry. Our industry professionals will span from a wealth of knowledge of the Olympics, Big Eq, east coast and west coast, sales and imports, hosting clinics and more. Through this application program, the CHJA education committee will review each application and place up to four (4) CHJA professionals with the mentors and each CHJA professional will receive up to a $1,000 grant for their trip to be reimbursed upon completion. The CHJA professionals will have one (1) year to complete their mentor program from the award date. Upon return, each CHJA professional will have a follow up questionnaire to complete.
Read about our four mentors here!
• Amanda Steege
• Matt Cyphert
• Jim Hagman
• Charlie and Hilary Carrel
How to apply
• Professional member by April 15
• Proof of insurance
• Online CHJA application
• One (1) letter of recommendation
• CHJA rules test (12 questions, multiple choice and true/false)
Selection Process
• Application will close July 7, 2025
• Interviews with CHJA Education Committee will be held the week of July 7, 2025
• Mentorship matches to be announced- during Copper Penny, 2025
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