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First lady Michelle Obama is launching a mentoring program for local high school girls to have access to women at the White House.

Thirteen girls joined the first lady and 18 White House staffers in the State Dining Room on Monday to kick off the program.

The program is designed inspire 10th and 11th grade girls from public and private schools in Washington, Maryland and Virginia by giving them access to accomplished women. The program will expand slightly in the coming weeks.

October 29, 2009: Willem Kooyker, MENTOR's chairman of the board and chairman and chief executive officer of Blenheim Capital Management LLC, announced today that Dr. Larry Wright has been appointed the new chief executive officer of MENTOR, the nation's lead champion for youth mentoring.

"We are excited to have Larry Wright at the helm of MENTOR," Kooyker said. "Larry has a proven track record of success with the mentoring movement in Washington State, and we are thrilled for him to bring his unique experience and vision to the national level."

MENTOR's keystone publication on mentoring standards has been updated and released to include the latest research and practice wisdom available to help mentoring relationships thrive and endure.

The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, Third Edition, was sponsored through a generous grant from The MetLife Foundation and, as in past editions, brought together the nation's foremost authorities on mentoring under the leadership of Dr. Jean Rhodes of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Dr. Janis Kupersmidt of innovation Research & Training.