Successful women mentor youth through Rotary
When Clara Montanez was a student, she never heard the word mentoring. The idea of having a role model help you pursue your ambitions was unfamiliar to her.
«You basically chose your career based on personal interest and hoped you could find a job,» says Montanez, senior director of investment for Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. «I went the route of getting married and having children first, and started my career later in life. I had no model for how to do that.»
That changed for Montanez the day a friend invited her to join Rotary.
«Frankly, I was dragged into Rotary. I didn’t see a connection…
