The Purduette Mentors consist of women leaders who help the Purduettes to develop leadership and camaraderie within the Purduettes and throughout the community. Each Mentor brings her own style of wisdom and experience to the group, along with several personal and professional accomplishments from which they can draw advice for the women of the Purduettes. As role models to the leaders of tomorrow, the Mentors are paired up with each member of the Purduette Gold honorary and her committee, giving the Mentors and the Purduettes the opportunity to get to know each other on a more personal level. The Mentors also participate in several activities that allow for the cultivation of friendships, life lessons, and, of course, music! The Mentors were established in 2005.

It's going to be another great year of mentorship and music!

Purduette Mentors

Jan Bootsma

Mentor Emeritus
Purduette Mentor and PMO supporter Janet R. "Jan" André Bootsma died at Home Hospital on Monday, July 14. She was 69 years old. Jan has been a wonderful mentor to the Purduettes and shared her love and support of Purdue Musical Organizations with all the students and staff. She will be missed.

Jan Bootsma

Claire Chandler

Mentor of Recruitment
Claire Chandler is the mentor of the Recruitment Committee. She works as the Director of Development for the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. After living and working all over the United States and in Munich, Germany, Claire now resides in West Lafayette, IN.

Jan Bootsma

Nancy Cross

Mentor of Public Relations/Merchandise
Nancy Cross is the mentor for the Merchandise committee. Originally from 
Walpole, Massachusetts, she received her undergraduate degree in French and 
physical education from Ashland College in Ashland, Ohio. Thereafter, she received her master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from Purdue. She currently 
resides in Lafayette, working for Purdue Athletics as Sr. Associate Athletics 
Director and has administrative oversight of 8 of the teams.

Nancy Cross

Stephanie Hainje

Mentor of World Wide Web
Stephanie Hainje is the mentor for the World Wide Web Committee. She is employed as a Card Marketing Specialist at the Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU). She also works closely with the Purdue Alumni Association (PAA) as part of PEFCU’s partnership with the PAA affinity credit card. She attended Purdue University and holds a degree in Child Development and Family Studies. She and her husband, Thad, live in Lafayette, IN with their three daughters

Jennie Jones

Jennie Jones

Mentor of the Freshman Mentors
Jennie L. Jones is the mentor of the Freshman Mentors. She works as the Executive Assistant to the Dean of the College of Science at Purdue University. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Purdue in the College of Consumer and Family Science. Jennie resides in Lafayette, Indiana with her cat, Jake.

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Sandy Monroe

Mentor of Social

Sandy Monroe is the mentor of the Social Committee. She holds the position of the Assistant Vice President for Student Services at Purdue University where she aids to improve the quality of student life. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree from Purdue University. Sandy and her husband live in West Lafayette, IN with their two sons.

Jennie Jones

Linda Rohrman

Mentor of Advancement
Linda Rohrman of Lafayette, IN is the mentor of the Advancement committee. She is on the Board of Trustees and is the Volunteer Director of Development for the Mental Health Association in Tippecanoe County, Purdue Musical Organizations Advisory Board, Volunteer fund-raiser for March of Dimes Women’s Annual Golf Outing, and the Chair of the School of Nursing Development Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University in Business Administration.

Linda Rohrman

Beth Steurer

Mentor of PMO Events
Beth Steurer is a mentor for the Advancement Committee. She works at 
the Purdue Cancer Center at Purdue University as the Director of 
Donor Relations. She attended Purdue University and earned a 
Bachelors degree in Organization Leadership and Supervision. Beth is 
originally from Van Wert, OH and for the past nine years lived in Lafayette, IN. 
Currently she is currently working from home while living in Mississippi while 
her husband, Jeffrey Steurer, is completing a one year internship at Mississippi 
State in Veterinary Medicine

Beth Steurer

Emy Wadsworth

Mentor of Properties
Emily (Emy) Wadsworth is the mentor of the Properties committee. She has worked to establish ten recruitment and retention initiatives for women in the engineering at Purdue University. These were then used as model programs for many other engineering institutions across the United States. She has also implemented mentoring programs for women in engineering as well as assisting in the formation of the Purduette mentor program. Her book, “Giving Much/Gaining More” highlights her knowledge on these areas. Emy earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the college of Architecture at Cornell University, a Master of Science degree in Human Development from Oregon State University, and a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Child Development and Family Studies. Her and her husband, Dr. Henry (Hank) Wadsworth, live in West Lafayette, IN.

Emy Wadsworth

BeAnn Younker

Mentor of R.R.L.T.
BeAnn Younker is a former Purduette from 1987-1992, and graduated with her bachelor's in 
Education. Her master's in administration was completed in 2004. She has 
been a middle school principal for four years and loves the opportunity to 
work with adolescents. She and her husband of 14 years and are blessed with two 
children, Seth 7 and Kennedy, 5. She is active with many professional 
organizations and charitable organizations and has a love for water 
sports, reading, music, and art.

BeAnn Younker

Beth Saiki-Olsen

Mentor of Symbols and Traditions
Beth Saiki-Olsen became a member of the Purdue family when her husband, Morgan, was named the Executive Vice President and Treasurer at Purdue. An English major, Beth also has an MS in Educational Administration, and an Ed. Specialist degree. She has taught English and journalism in both public and private school settings at the middle and secondary school levels in North Dakota, Kansas, Illinois and Texas. The mother of two daughters, Kiri (15) and Mia (5), Beth has worked for the Office of the Provost at Purdue, the Discovery Learning Center, and is co-chairing the Purdue Cancer Center’s 2008 5K Run/Walk event.

Alysa Rollock

Mentor of Public Relations
Alysa Christmas Rollock is Purdue’s Vice President for Human Relations Vice President Rollock received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1981 and her law degree from Yale University School of Law in 1984. Following her graduation from Yale, she worked as an associate with the New York City law firms of Cahill Gordon & Reindell and Battle Fowler. In 1988, she became associated with the Indianapolis law firm of Ice Miller. In 1992, Rollock was appointed associate professor of law at Indiana University-Bloomington, where her research and teaching were concentrated in the areas of corporate law, corporate finance, securities regulation, and professional responsibility. In July 1998, Professor Rollock joined Purdue as Interim Vice President for Human Relations and an associate professor of management. She became Vice President for Human Relations in July 1999.

Jennie Jones