<div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-templateContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);max-width:600px;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" id="gmail-templatePreheader" style="background-image:none;background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:390px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(101,101,101);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;padding:0px 18px 9px"></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:210px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(101,101,101);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;padding:0px 18px 9px"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/ibpsa.us/ibpsa-usa-mentorship-program-3174491?e=[UNIQID]" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(101,101,101)">View this email in your browser</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" id="gmail-templateHeader" style="background:none 50% 50%/cover no-repeat rgb(255,255,255);border-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding:9px"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnImageContent" valign="top" style="padding:0px 9px;text-align:center"><a href="http://ibpsa.us/" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img align="center" alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd/images/290a9911-1a5f-4e1d-b45f-0af7632d2533.png" width="564" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 674px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" id="gmail-templateBody" style="background:none 50% 50%/cover no-repeat rgb(255,255,255);border-top:0px;border-bottom:2px solid rgb(234,234,234);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="gmail-mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width:100%;padding:18px"><table class="gmail-mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top:2px solid rgb(234,234,234)"><tbody><tr><td style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding:9px"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="gmail-mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-mcnImageContent" valign="top" style="padding:0px 9px;text-align:center"><a href="https://ibpsa.weebly.com/" title="" class="gmail-" target="_blank" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img align="center" alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd/images/7b627d0d-eb0a-42a5-a514-a7fd8a3231cb.png" width="564" class="gmail-mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 600px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border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"If you answered 'no,' what would help you get a clearer understanding?", most respondents voted for mentoring and having a role model to visualize their career path. We also learned from the survey that 57% of respondents didn't have a role model or mentor opportunity in their place of work.</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:24px">We listened to your valuable feedback, and IBPSA-USA has launched its first mentorship program! The IBPSA-USA Equalities Committee has helped launch this program based on volunteer efforts of the committee members, and IBPSA-USA staff. If you’d like to join this effort, please email us at <a href="mailto:ibpsa.mentorship@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(43,170,223)"><strong>ibpsa.mentorship@gmail.com</strong></a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" id="gmail-templateFooter" style="background-image:none;background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tbody class="gmail-mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top:9px"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="gmail-mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-mcnTextContent" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(101,101,101);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;text-align:center;padding:0px 18px 9px"><em>Copyright © 2018 IBPSA-USA, All rights reserved.</em> <br><br><br>Want to change how you receive these emails?<br>You can <a href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/profile?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]" style="color:rgb(101,101,101)">update your preferences</a> or <a href="https://ibpsa.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=545ecdecc811a6e412a8810dd&id=0769126d70&e=[UNIQID]&c=194d22bfa3" style="color:rgb(101,101,101)">unsubscribe from this list</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>