The Arizona Quality Alliance (AQA) is pleased and proud to continue our partnership with the Intel Corporation for our Mentoring Program.

The Intel Corporate Quality group  provides skill-specific volunteers as mentors to small and medium-sized organizations throughout Arizona. Through Intel’s “Skills-based Volunteering” Program, Intel Quality employees are matched to organizations based upon their experience, skill sets, passion and certifications. These volunteers provide mentoring and assist organizations with training in quality skills and accomplishment of quality objectives.

 2011

Six organizations submitted seven proposals in 2010.  Six proposals were accepted and are currently in progress.

• Arizona Department of Corrections - “Developing concepts that will provide staff with a new way of thinking that will subsequently result in process improvements and efficiencies for hiring”

• Arizona Charter Academy - “Expanding communication and marketing to include social media and to increase brand recognition and attract new students”

• Arizona Charter Academy - “Tracking visitors, volunteers and students who come in and out of AZ Charter Academy”

• Gilbert Fire Department - “Establishing an electronic process for EMS patient information”

• Maricopa County Facilities Management Department - “Establishing a team that would be trained and dedicated to process improvement”

• Mesa Police Department - “Developing a strategy to accelerate the Mesa Police Department culture change initiative”

If you have any questions regarding this program, please call the AQA office at 480-874-5815.

 Testimonials:

Scottsdale Unified School District:  “Over the course of several months and several meetings the Scottsdale Unified School District has been more motivated than ever before to deliver Exceptional Customer Service to our students, parents and peers.  The mentoring provided to us by Intel has been an invaluable resource in our Customer Service Initiative.” - 2008

A New Leaf: "The Intel team that worked with A New Leaf represented the highest level of professionalism.  Each individual working with our agency took on our initiative as their own and invested their full commitment to doing whatever was necessary to move the project forward.  We greatly appreciate their dedication to improving outcomes at A New Leaf." - 2009-2010

The Town of Gilbert: "This was an invaluable experience for me personally and for the organization I work for.  I am very impressed with Intel's commitment to skills based volunteering!  Thank you!." - 2009 - 2010