We’re looking for 50 good pro members and 50 good student members to participate in our new Mentorship program.
Khai Le
We’re looking for 50 good pro members and 50 good student members to participate in our new Mentorship program.
Announcing a new Mentorship plan that will pair PPAGLA students with a PPAGLA professional member who will mentor a student for one year.
The goal of the mentorship is to build the student’s portfolio. The Pro Members who volunteer are called the Portfolio SWAT Team. Mentorships last one year. Students can’t request a specific Pro Member. We are capping the number of mentorships at 50. Mentors can only be PPAGLA Pro Members in good standing. Students must be PPAGLA student members before December 1, 2025. Deadline for all applications is 1-1-2026. Full details will be mailed out around Thanksgiving.
These Pros have already committed to be a mentor for a PPAGLA student:
Don Bartletti. Los Angeles Times retired.
Gary Brainard. KTTV retired.
Sean Browning. Photojournalist KNBCLA.
Ringo Chiu. Freelance.
David Kennerly. Freelance.
Arturo Quezada, KMEX Univision.
Nick Ut. Associated Press retired.
Mentorship Directors
Ted Soqui 213 361-4364 (cell) tedsoqui@gmail.com
Rick Meyer 818 480-0918 (cell) laphotog@aol.com