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If you have been an IMA member for at least two consecutive years and are interested in learning more about becoming a Director, contact Elizabeth Nicholson.
Any current member may join standing committees.
If you have been an IMA member for at least two consecutive years and are interested in learning more about becoming a Director, contact Elizabeth Nicholson.
Any current member may join standing committees.
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Dr. Linda Coy, Chair & President
Karen Posa, President-Elect
Cheri Lay, Secretary/Treasurer & Association Administrator
Linda Coy, Chair
Cheri Lay
Serves as a liaison for the IMA Board with the Conferences & Seminars Office of Western Michigan University, who is contracted as the annual IMA conference planners. The committee seeks information from the Board, and the membership, specifically those in the host city, for potential speakers and special events, and then works with the C& S office to plan the agenda.
Chair (Vacant)
Linda Coy
The Conference Proposal Screening Committee is an action team of the Conference Planning Committee, which work together to ensure that top quality presenters for the concurrent sessions and preconference mentoring institutes and workshops are selected, and that other conference activities support the IMA Mission.
Chair (Linda Coy)
Cheri Lay
Oversees and monitors the fiscal operations of the IMA, develops and presents to the Executive Committee the annual budget for IMA, and develops and assists in implementation of an IMA funding strategy. Also, seeks and obtains a range of resources from donors and sponsors to support IMA activities and initiatives.
Chair (Vacant)
Linda Coy
Serves as a monitoring/evaluating/supporting body to the IMA Board, identifies issues that warrant attention for possible modification, clarity and/or addition, and addresses issues that are referred to the committee. Makes recommendations to the Board toward the objective of enhancing the organization's management, mission, and philosophy.
Joseph Pascarelli, Chair
Generates and sustains relationships with other professional organizations, agencies, and initiatives that share common values regarding the importance of mentoring. Exemplary relationships range from sharing information, participation in each others' events, contributing to each others' publications, and mutually disseminating information, to co-sponsoring events and publications. A primary focus is promoting cross-cultural understanding and sharing the common knowledge base of research and best practices in mentoring across the globe.
Brenda McIntosh, Chair
Cheri Lay
Supervise the development and execution of a marketing plan and efforts to promote the growth and success of the IMA and it's activities.
Chair (Vacant)
Carmen Carter
Cheri Lay
The Membership Committee works with the Marketing Committee to develop an IMA growth strategy to promote the benefits of IMA membership, to recruit new members and retain existing members.
Elizabeth (Betty) Nicholson, Chair
Linda Coy
Publicizes, accepts, reviews applications, and interviews candidates for IMA Board vacancies, recommends a slate to the membership at the IMA annual meeting.
Chair (Vacant)
Barry Sweeny
Cheri Lay
Publications is responsible for editorial and distribution policies for all publications of the IMA. The committee explores opportunities for IMA to broaden is publications base, including but not limited to the Mentoring Body of Knowledge (finished summer 2003), a possible peer reviewed journal of mentoring research and applications, and any other publications the committee deems necessary to promote the IMA Mission.
Chair (Vacant)
Serves as a catalyst for promoting excellence in mentoring. The committee develops and recommends guidelines to assist organizations in creating and sustaining successful mentoring programs and effective mentoring practices. The gudielines will be based on best practices drawn from research and expert experience.
Chair (Vacant)
Nathan Avani
Linda Coy
The Dissertation Award action team is a subset of the Standards Committee. The team solicits doctoral dissertations that significantly advance the knowledge and understanding of mentoring theories, concpts, and practices related to the mission of the IMA. The team works with the Standards Committee to identify, recognize, and disseminate significant contributions to the advancement of the field of mentoring, and promotes other such activities as the team deems appropriate to the mission of IMA. The author of the selected research is given the Dr. Hope Richardson Mentoring Dissertation Award, an award which is given every other year by IMA
Chair (Vacant)
Professional Development is an action team of the Standards Committee. The team creates opportunities for IMA members to enhance themselves as effective mentors, program leaders, etc. and seeks to develop a certification process to officially recognize outstanding mentors, progrom leaders, etc. The team's activities also include workshops, one-to-one sessions, and coaching.
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