In keeping with our mission of “Connecting the dots across kids and family media,” CMA is thrilled to offer the 2025 Mentorship Program dedicated to further helping our members lead, innovate, and shape the future of children’s media! Through this program, CMA fosters greater connections and opportunities within its membership community as well as across the greater children’s & family media industry.
As we gear up for the 2025 program, we’re excited to offer two dynamic styles of mentorship, catering to diverse preferences.
Ready to make an impact in kids & family media? Join us as a mentor and share your expertise with rising talent! You’ll guide the next generation of creators while gaining fresh perspectives that energize your own journey.
Aspiring Mentees:
Seeking Mentors:
Our Mentoring program owes its success to the remarkable Mentors who generously share their knowledge, expertise, and experience.
Our application window is now closed for the 2025 Mentoring Program.
The CMA Mentorship Program aims to:
Help mentees establish meaningful professional relationships with leading children’s media professionals, helping them to grow in their careers and achieve their long-term goals.
Encourage reciprocal mentorship where it is understood that both mentors and mentees have something invaluable to offer one another regardless if they are an established professional, just beginning their career in children’s media, or anywhere in between.
Seek to help diversify the industry by formalizing the process of sharing our community’s wealth of experience with those who can benefit from it, especially those who have not historically been afforded such resources, and thereby bringing more diverse voices to children’s media. Mentoring programs boost promotion and retention rates among women and underrepresented groups from 15% to 38% and increase minority representation at the management level from 9% to 24.
Check out this year’s talented mentors with expertise across the spectrum of the children’s media industry:
Corey Nascenzi, Director of Mentorship
Danielle Tulchinsky, 2025 Mentorship Manager
Payal Arora, Coordinator
Allison Boucher, Coordinator
We’re here to help, so if you have any questions, please e-mail us any time at mentorship@childrensmediaassociation.org.
