Jessica Rivera | One Year Later

Video Credit: Kevyn Tapia

Meet Jessica Rivera! Jessica began her journey at TFD in Spring of 2021, the very first mentorship! She has always had an interest in photography, which is a skill she began to greatly develop during her mentorship. Jessica continues to do photography and work on her creative skill sets through her church and has some big opportunities coming up! We are so excited to see how she has grown over this past year and for the great things ahead!

Photo Credit: Jasmine Lopez

Amie Isfan | One Year Later

Video Credit: Kevyn Tapia

Amie has been a part of TFD since September of 2021! She began her journey here as a mentee in Fall ‘21 mentorship and shortly after joined staff as our Social Media Coordinator. One year later, Amie is preparing to enter her freshman year of college at Temple University and plans to major in journalism! She also plans to take on virtual jobs assisting other brands with their social media planning. We’ll miss working with Amie but we are so excited to support her in this next chapter!

“The easiest way to get somewhere in the creative field is to make connections. Network.”

- Amie Isfan

Photo Credit: @mya_rose7

Maya Hill | One Year Later

Video Credit: Kevyn Tapia

Maya Hill is a past mentee from Forest Park. Maya first got connected with TFD through workshops hosted in the Firehouse space back in 2020. Shortly after, the idea for a mentorship program came to life, which Maya then began in Spring ‘21. Now, she is our Executive Assistant here at TFD and is in school to become a physicians assistant! We are so proud of Maya and we are excited to continue to support her in her journey!

“No matter who you are or who is impacting you at the moment, you should do what you want to do.”

- Maya Hill

Photo Credit: Mya Rose

Our Last Day | Spring 2022 Mentorship

It’s here, our last day together. We are so proud of all that our mentees have accomplished throughout our 12 weeks together. It's sad to be at the end, but we are excited to see what our mentees do post-mentorship! On our last day, each mentee presented their brands to the rest of the group. Those who created websites showcased their finished sites explaining logos, color choices, photos, and when their websites will launch. Each person was then offered some advice and feedback to better their websites from our mentors and fellow mentees.

Once everyone presented their brands, we had mini graduation for our mentees. Each person was awarded a certificate of completion and the graduation song was sang via acapella from our staff and mentees. It was bitter-sweet to be here at this moment, but it was so much fun. We also recognized our staff that will be transitioning off. We want to thank Sandra, our Mentorship Coordinator, Mariah, our Mentorship Assistant, and Lu’Cretia, Our Creative Project Manager, for all that they have done for TFD.

Once everyone received their certificate, we stepped outside to hop into an Uber headed to Thai Time to celebrate an amazing cohort completion. Until next time friends!

Photo Credit: Mariah

Creating A Brand | Part 7

Well it's here, our last Wednesday of Spring 2022 Mentorship. Can you believe it?!? One more day together and we are done. To celebrate our last Wednesday we set aside time to add last-minute touches to everyone's websites. Each group got together to edit their logos and update any details on their websites. Sandra, our Mentorship Coordinator, assisted each group with turning their logos into files so they can have a copy of the digital file after the mentorship. On Saturday, we’ll have all groups present their finishing products.

After everyone finished with those updates, we transitioned into our last photo shoot of Spring 2022 Mentorship. Our mentees have grown throughout our 12 weeks together and it is amazing to show their progress through photos. Today we had many laughs, awkward moments, so much fun, and a little bit of confetti! We cannot wait to share all of the amazing photos we took from today!