Mentoring During COVID-19: How one mentor is helping her mentee stay on course during the pandemic HerMaya Onunwor, a mentor with College Now has been helping her mentee Jor’Dan Thompson, a student at Cleveland State University adjust to online learning. Author: Jeff Reidel Updated: 7:30 PM EST March 8, 2021 CLEVELAND — HerMaya Onunwor had a mentor when she pursued her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work. So when she heard that College Now Greater Cleveland was recruiting mentors to be paired with college-bound Cleveland students, “This was without question something that I definitely wanted to do,” she says. Onunwor works for Say Yes to Education as a Family Support Specialist at John Adams College and Career Academy. She has been mentoring Say Yes scholarship student, Jor’Dan Thompson since 2020. Thompson is a junior at Cleveland State University, majoring in Psychology, with the intention of becoming a psychiatrist. The two found common ground around social work and providing mental health assistance.