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To continue the Northwestern Alumni Association\\u2019s celebration of National Mentoring Month, we invited a mentoring pair from the Northwestern Network Mentorship Platform\\u2014mentor Courtney Harris \\u201913 and mentee Djenaldbeth Louis \\u201920 MS\\u2014to share their tips for creating a thriving, reciprocal relationship. Courtney and Djenaldbeth walk us through their strategies for open communication and setting expectations and boundaries with a mentoring partner.

Courtney Harris \\u201913 is a graduate of the School of Communication. She has spent the past seven years diving into the media industry with roles held across the advertising agency, publisher, and client landscapes. Most recently she has joined the McDonald\\u2019s Media team head quartered in the West Loop of Chicago. She is an active member of the NAA via their mentorship and admission interview programs.

Djenaldbeth Louis \\u201920 MS began her professional career in the hospitality industry in sales and marketing. After five years, she decided to pivot and get her master\\u2019s degree so that she could head towards a more strategic and creative role. Now Djenaldbeth is a recent graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications where she received her master\\u2019s in Integrated Marketing Communications. Upon graduation, she accepted a role as a strategic planner for a multicultural agency in Chicago where she connects brands with consumers in a genuine way using insights, brand storytelling, and data.