The IMA Membership Directory
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NOTES - Members are listed alphabetically by LAST name.
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Ms. Ida Abbott
Principal
Ida Abbott Consulting
6114 LaSalle Avenue, Box 634
Oakland, CA 94611
Telephone: 510.339.6883
Fax: 510.339.6985
Web Address: www.IdaAbbott.co
E-mail Address: idaabbott@aol.com
Experience: Ida has been active in mentoring throughout her career, first as a lawyer and currently as a consultant specializing in mentoring and other aspects of professional development. She advises clients on all aspects of mentoring, including design and implementation of mentoring programs; offers training in mentoring skills; and acts as a mentor and executive coach. She also speaks and writes extensively about mentoring and related subjects to business and professional audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Type of Program: Business/Industry
Program Description: Has several programs that deal with mentoring. One is ‘Building Learning Partnerships: Mentoring, Feedback, and Coaching.’ It is designed to teach professionals how to use mentoring, feedback, and coaching to promote professional development and achieve business goals.
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Mr. Erik Achenbach
First Year Experience
Albion College
611 E Porter
Albion, MI 49224
Telephone: 517.629.0341
Fax: 517.629.0505
E-mail Address: eachenbach@albion.edu
Mr. Paul Adams
Wilkes University, Student Affairs
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Telephone: 570.408.4114
Fax: 570.408.7811
E-mail Address: adamsp@wilkes.edu
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Consultant: No
Ms. Molly Alfers
Coordinator, UTA-HOSTS!
University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19350
Arlington, TX 76019
Telephone: 817.272.2293
E-mail Address: mollyalfers@uta.edu
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: Higher education mentoring program.
Program Objective(s): Promote student awareness of campus and community resources; provide support for new student; foster students who are independent, motivated ,academically successful and contributing members of the university community.
Number of Mentors: 500 Number of Mentees: 500
Consultant: No
Ms. Ronda Allen
Management Analyst
USPS Office of Inspector General
1735 N Lynn Street, Suite 10000
Arlington, VA 22209
Telephone: 703.248.2100
E-mail Address: rmallen@uspsoig.gov
Type of Program: Government
Consultant: No
Mr. John C. Anzul
Researcher and Educational Administrator
107 Prospect Street
Madison, NJ 07940-2625
E-mail Address: janzul@optonline.net
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Consultant: No
Ms. Liza Arnason
Student Services
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St
Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3
Canada
Telephone: 416.979.5000 x 7988
Fax: 416.979.5218
E-mail Address: larnason@ryerson.ca
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Consultant: No
Ms. Carolyn Ashe Stokes
Director, Manager, Teacher
Family Mentoring
Mentoring Partners Alliance
90 Estates Drive
Orinda, CA 94563
Telephone: 925.254.5191
Fax: 925.254.5166
E-mail Address: claschoices@earthlink.net
Second Representative: Robin Crest
Experience: 20 years
Type of Program: Community/Volunteer/Non-Profit Organization
Program Description: Family Management Awareness.
Program Objective(s): To create a discipline in universities.
Number of Mentors: 1 Number of Mentees: 5
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Dr. Nathan Avani
Professor and Chair
Department of Secondary Education
San Francisco State University
Burk Hall 41, 1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Telephone: 415.338.6442
Fax: 415.338.0914
Web Address:
E-mail Address: Natalio@SFSU.edu
Experience: Over 14 years experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating mentoring programs.
Type of Program: Education (Secondary)
Number of Mentors: 70 (parent) 140 (student) Number of Mentees: 70 (parent) 560 (student)
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Margie Bader
Professor
SMILE Mentoring Program
Seneca College Toronto
1750 Finch Avenue East
Toronto, ONT M2J 2X5
Canada
Telephone: 416.491.5050 x 7509
Fax: 416.496.3840
Web Address: www.senecac.on.ca/smile
E-mail Address: margie.bader@senecac.on.ca
Second Representative: Sheryl Minnett
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: Change a life—yours. SMILE or "Student Mentoring in Life and Education" is Seneca College's student peer mentoring program that connects first-year students (Protégés) with trained Mentors who can help ease the transition to College life. With SMILE, Protégés get the answers they need from those who've been there, while Mentors develop critical skills that are key to workplace success.
Program Objective(s): SMILE Mentoring is committed to enhancing the personal, academic, social and professional growth of our students by establishing and maintaining positive mentor-protégé relationships. We value diversity, volunteerism, confidentiality, integrity and respect. Through their involvement in the Mentoring Program, we empower our students and facilitate their success at Seneca College and beyond.
Number of Mentors: 427 Number of Mentees: 508
Consultant: No
Dr. Brian Baker
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street, Amador Hall 0563C
Sacramento, CA 95819-6013
Telephone: 916.278.7564
Fax: 916.278.5396
E-mail Address: bbaker@csus.edu
Second Representative: Bridget Parsh
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Consultant: No
Dr. Samuel Ball
Associate Professor of Psychology
Yale School of Medicine
VACT (151D), 950 Campbell Avenue (Bldg 35)
West Haven, CT 06516
Telephone: 203.937.3496 x 7409
Fax: 203.937.3472
E-mail Address: samuel.ball@yale.edu
Experience: Faculty coach, faculty mentor, teacher, academic advisor, and clinical supervisor.
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Number of Mentors: 0 Number of Mentees: 4
Consultant: No
Mr. Chuck Berlin
Fairfax County Department of Family Services
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 6062
Fairfax, VA 22035
E-mail Address: chuck.berlin@fairfaxcounty.gov
Second Representative: Ileanne Kenney
Experience: Our program operates a mentoring program.
Consultant: No
Dr. Rita S. Boags
Organizational Psychologist
Leadership Technologies
PO Box 2497
Castro Valley, CA 94546-0497
Telephone: 510.581.2946
Fax: 510.581.2946
E-mail Address: MentorNews@aol.com
Experience: 12 years as a Consultant at Leadership Technologies; 7 years as a Protégé at Pacific Management Systems; and 3 years as a Mentor at Leadership Technologies.
Type of Program: Business/Industry
Program Objective(s): The primary objective is the preparation of minority and female candidates for leadership positions.
Number of Mentors: 300-400 Number of Mentees: 200
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Ms. Anthea Bojar
Dean
College of Education
Cardinal Stritch University
6801 N Yates Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Telephone: 414.410.4434
Fax: 414.410.4377
Web Address: www.stritch.edu
E-mail Address: albojar@stritch.edu
Second Representative: Rhonda Dubin
Type of Program: Education (Primary, Secondary, Higher)
Number of Mentors: 100 Number of Mentees: 100
Consultant: No
Ms. Pamela Branham
Director
St Thomas Aquinas Program
Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002
Telephone: 516.678.5000 x 6335
Fax: 516.256.2295
E-mail Address: pbranham@molloy.edu
Second Representative: Earline Jackson
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Consultant: No
Mr. Andrew Brill
Training Manager
New Zealand Police Communication Center
Private Bag 92002
Auckland,
New Zealand
Telephone: 64.9.488.9594
Fax: 64.9.571.2856
E-mail Address: andrew.brill@police.govt.nz
Type of Program: Business/Industry
Consultant: No
Phyllis Brooks
Executive Director
Academic Enrichment
Delaware State University
1200 N Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone: 302.857.7200
Fax: 302.857.7202
E-mail Address: pcollins@desu.edu
Second Representative: Harry Sanchez
Deborah Brown
Education
Higher Colleges of Technology
PO Box 1626
Fujairah, Fujairah
United Arab Emirates
Telephone: 00.9719.2011.240
Fax: 00.9719.2281.313
E-mail Address: deborah.brown@hct.ac.ae
Mr. Fred Brown
Associate Executive Director
NAESP
1615 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: 703.684.3345
Fax: 703.518.6281
E-mail Address: fbrown@naesp.org
Second Representative: Carol Riley
Experience: 34 years
Type of Program: Education (Primary/Secondary)
Program Description: NAESP PALS (Peer Assisted Leadership Services) develops experienced mentors to mentor new principals to the field.
Program Objective(s): To support schools and children by developing skilled, confident school leaders.
Number of Mentors: 300 Number of Mentees: 300
Consultant: No
Dr. Cathi Cahn
Student Development Center
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road, Mail Stop 0502
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Telephone: 770.423.6443
Fax: 770.423.6667
E-mail Address: ccahn@kennesaw.edu
Second Representative: Jerome Ratchford
Experience: Odyssey Peer Mentor Program began in Fall 2000 at Kennesaw State University.
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: Peer-to-Peer student mentoring program that pairs more experienced students with incoming students. Student organization helps manage the program with staff advisors Jerome Ratchford and Cathi Cahn.
Program Objective(s): To increase the success rate of new students by pairing them with more experienced students.
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: No
Ms. Stacy Caldwell
Administrative Assistant Program Supervisor
Millersville Mentoring Alliance Program
Millersville University
PO Box 1002, Lyle Room 341
Millersville, PA 17551
Telephone: 717.871.5344
Fax: 717.871.5362
Web Address: www.millersville.edu/~mmap
E-mail Address: stacy.caldwell@millersville.edu
Second Representative: Kristin Weidman
Experience: 3 years building and supervising a mentoring program at State University, including participant recruitment, training, and team building activities.
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: Matches college students one-on-one with a mentor (faculty/staff, alumni, peer, or community).
Program Objective(s): Success and retention of Millersville students.
Number of Mentors: 120 Number of Mentees: 120
Consultant: No
Mrs. Frances Campbell
Mentor Teacher
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
22062 Antonio Parkway
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Telephone: 949.766.6000 x 1521
Fax: 949.766.6005
E-mail Address: campbellf@smhs.org
Experience: This is my 6th year as the full time mentor teacher at our private high school.
Type of Program: Education (Secondary)
Program Description: Mentoring our new teachers during their entire first year through group meetings, classroom visitations, conferences, etc.
Program Objective(s): To emphasize the philosophy of our schools; to orient new teachers to our organization culture and structure; to share suggestions for improvement; to provide counsel in setting and achieving goals.
Consultant: No
Rey Carr
President
Peer Resources
1052 Davie Street
Victoria, BC V8S 4E3
Canada
Telephone: 250.595.3503
Fax: 250.595.3504
Web Address: www.mentors.ca; www.rey.ca
E-mail Address: rcarr@islandnet.com
Experience: Mentee at George Washington High School from 1956-59, mentor at Walt Disney Productions from 1961-63, mentee at San Francisco State University from 1964-68, mentor at University of Victoria from 1971-1991, and the current President of Peer Resources.
Type of Program: Other
Program Description: Provide encouragement, technical assistance to mentees. All mentors receive training, and matching with mentees is voluntary.
Program Objective(s): To help individuals and organizations improve their productivity while decreasing costs.
Number of Mentors: 97 Number of Mentees: 3,200
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Mr. Kevin Carreathers
Assistant to VP of Diversity
Salisbury University
1101 Camden Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801
Telephone: 410.543.6426
Fax: 410.677.5352
E-mail Address: krcarreathers@salisbury.edu
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Dr. Lawrence Carroll
Executive Director
Center for Professional Excellence
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
Telephone: 630.617.3114
Fax: 630.617.3464
E-mail Address: larryc@elmhurst.edu
Experience: 21 years of mentoring with students in higher education.
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: The program is designed to assist students in developing their characters and social responsibilities.
Program Objective(s): Mentors play an important role in this process by supporting the following: promoting academic excellence for the mentee; supporting the development of the mentee’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for successful completion of his/her academic goals; encouraging the mentee to develop supportive relationships with peers and with faculty and staff personnel; fostering a positive one-on-one relationship to promote mentee self-confidence; and developing mentee leadership skills which will enhance the potential to become a true professional.
Number of Mentors: 165 Number of Mentees: 187
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Ms. Carmen M. Carter
Co-Founder & President
15209 Westheimer Road
Multicultural Women’s Council, Inc,
Suite 110, Box 152
Houston, TX 77082
Telephone: 713.213.3331
E-mail Address: Cm2Carter@aol.com
Experience: Over 18 years of business and industry experience. President and Chief Diversity Officer of InsideDiversity—a human capital and diversity consulting organization; Founder of InsideDiversity Global Ministries—a Christian-based empowerment Ministry; and the Founder and CEO of the Multicultural Women’s Council—developed to impact social change and help women from all walks of life achieve gender parity by breaking barriers that preclude their full participation in the world of work and commerce. Mentor trainer for community based organizations. Motivational speaker.
Type of Program: Business/Industry
Program Description: The Knowledge Enhancement & Exchange Program (KEEP) consists of two components: A New Employee Peer Partnership Program and a formal Employee Mentoring Program.
Program Objective(s): The KEEP Mentoring Program is part of an integrated career development process designed to facilitate the share of knowledge, information and resources among a diverse group of employees.
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Clara Carter
Training
Maryland Mentoring Partnership
517 N Charles Street, Ste. 200
Balto, MD 21201
Telephone: 410.685.8316
Fax: 410.752.5016
E-mail Address: ccarter@marylandmentors.org
Mrs. Kimberley Cheatham
Director
Campus Diversity
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
601 S College Road
Wilminton, NC 28403
Telephone: 910.962.7498
Fax: 910.962.2069
E-mail Address: cheathamk@uncw.edu
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Consultant: No
Elisa Cohen
Learning Support Services
Harrisburg Area Community College
One HACC Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Telephone: 717.780.3203
E-mail Address: escohen@hacc.edu
Second Representative: Marguerite MacDonald
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: Small group to outreach students of color (male) Blacks, Native American and Hispanic/Latino to enhance their opportunities for academic success.
Program Objective(s): To guide male students of color to overcome barriers by finding solutions in the college setting, as well as providing support.
Number of Mentors: 12 Number of Mentees: 10
Consultant: No
Ms. Barbara Corbello
Mentor Program Manager
Camden
3 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77046
Telephone: 713.354.2538
Fax: 713.354.2703
E-mail Address: bcorbello@camdenliving.com
Number of Mentors: +175 Number of Mentees: +1400
Consultant: No
Dr. Linda Coy
Director, Transition to Teaching
New Mexico Highlands University San Juan Center
501 Airport Drive Suite 209
Farmington , NM 87401
Telephone: 505.599.8771
E-mail Address: lcoy@fms.k12.nm.us
Experience: Recruiting, induction, and mentoring of teachers and the transition from business/industry to teaching.
Type of Program: Education (Primary)
Program Description: Transition to Teaching Grant for recruiting, transitioning, mentoring, and induction of new teachers
Program Objective(s): Recruit, train, place and retain highly qualified teachers.
Number of Mentors: 50 Number of Mentees: 50
Consultant: No
Angelo Craig
Office for Academic Success
Harrisburg Area Community College
One HACC Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Telephone: 717.780.2456
Fax: 717.780.1115
E-mail Address: abcraig@hacc.edu
Second Representative: Michael Williams
Ms. Valerie Craig
Diversity & Affirmative Action
Indiana State University
510 Erickson Hall
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Telephone: 812.237.2877
Fax: 812.237.8484
E-mail Address: vcraig@indstate.edu
Ms. Robin Crest
Assistant
Mentoring Partners Alliance
90 Estates Drive
Orinda, CA 94563
Telephone: 925.254.5191
Fax: 925.254.5166
Second Representative: Carolyn Ashe Stokes
Type of Program: Community/Volunteer/Non-Profit Organization
Program Description: Family Management Awareness.
Program Objective(s): To create a discipline in universities.
Number of Mentors: 1 Number of Mentees: 5
Consultant: No
Mr. David Crickmer
School Principal
Bruce McLaren Intermediate School
61-69 Bruce McLaren Road
New Zealand, Auckland 0612
New Zealand
Telephone: 09.836.3175
Fax: 09.838.6387
E-mail Address: crickmer@brucemclaren.school.nz
Experience: Interested in introducing mentoring throughout the school to raise the level of teaching and correspondingly the success levels of the students.
Type of Program: Education (K–12)
Program Description: Education (Primary)
Consultant: No
Ms. Anna Crockett
Director
Miller Learning Center
Virginia Military Institute
Miller Learning Center
Lexington, VA 24450
Telephone: 540.464.7769
Fax: 540.464.7798
E-mail Address: crockett@vmi.edu
Experience: 1999-present, Director of Cadet Mentoring Program, Virginia Military Institute
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Consultant: Yes
Pauline Dawson
Career Services
Brock University
500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, ONT L0R 2J0
Canada
Telephone: 905.688.5550 x 4414
Fax: 905.688.7044
E-mail Address: pdawson@brocku.ca
Dr. Douglas Dirks
Senior Consultant
West 40 ISC #2
928 Barnsdale Road
LaGrange Park, IL 60513
Telephone: 708.482.4350
Fax: 708.482.4365
E-mail Address: ddirks@west40.org
Second Representative: Leslie Wilson
Experience: Provide mentoring to school administrators charged with the responsibility for school improvement.
Type of Program: Education (K-12)
Program Objective(s): To support public schools.
Consultant: No
Mr. Wilford Dodd
Sr. Diversity Consultant
Marathon Oil Company
PO Box 3128
Houston, TX 77253-3128
Telephone: 713.296.2000
Fax: 713.513.4228
E-mail Address: wdodd@marathonoil.com
Experience: Human Resources and Diversity
Type of Program: Business/Industry
Program Description: Our Mentoring Program is a structured, formal program implemented to assist in meeting specific goals such as employee recruiting and retention and employee professional development and leadership development.
Number of Mentors: 46 Number of Mentees: 46
Consultant: No
Dr. Benjamin Dotger
School of Education
Syracuse University
172 Huntington Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244
E-mail Address: bdotger@syr.edu
Ms. Rhonda Dubin
Co-Director
Office of Mentoring & Coaching
Cardinal Stritch University
6801 N Yates Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Telephone: 414.410.4688
Fax: 414.410.4377
Web Address: www.stritch.edu
E-mail Address: rfdubin@stritch.edu
Second Representative: Anthea Bojar
Experience: Program Coordinator for Cardinal Stritch University’s College of Education & Leadership Faculty Induction Program. Program Coordinator, Southeastern Wisconsin New Teacher Project.
Type of Program: Education (Primary, Secondary, Higher)
Program Description: Support for new faculty in the College of Education Training and support for mentors. Support for area school districts to meet their mentoring and new teacher induction needs.
Program Objective(s): Transforming lives through induction for new faculty to become effective teachers and contributors to the College of Education and Leadership professional community. Research and practice indicate that good teaching is central to student learning. The SEWNTP will provide educators the systemic, ongoing training and support necessary to build induction and mentoring programs. This process ensures a profession strengthened by educators who continually refine their practice through collaboration and reflection.
Number of Mentors: 100 Number of Mentees: 100
Consultant: No
Bill DuBois
Teacher Leader for Mentoring Program
School District U-46
355 E Chicago Street
Elgin, IL 60120
Telephone: 847.888.5000 x 4285
Fax: 847.608.2778
E-mail Address: billdubois@u46.org
Type of Program: Education (K12)
Consultant: No
Ms. Adriana Echandia
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street, Eureka Hall 0212
Sacramento, CA 95819-6079
Telephone: 916.278.4324
E-mail Address: axe@csus.edu
Second Representative: Marie Torregrosa
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: The Faculty Student Mentor Program is designed to offer academic and personal support to students who come from traditionally low-income and first-generation to attend college backgrounds. Faculty and Peer Mentors are key elements to goal attainment. Teams of faculty and peer mentors from the respective Colleges assist the students in integrating into campus life and assist their development as scholars.
Program Objective(s): To improve the retention and graduation rates of students from low-income and first-generation to attend college backgrounds.
Number of Mentors: 17 Number of Mentees: 725
Consultant: No
Dr. Truls Engstrom
Associate Professor
Norwegian School of Hotel Management
University of Stavanger
N-4036
Stavenger
Norway
Telephone: +47.9077.1446
Fax: +47.5183.3750
E-mail Address: truls.engstrom@uis.no
Type of Program: Business/Industry
Consultant: Yes
Mr. Howard Finney
Executive Dean
Business and Public Service
El Centro College
801 Elm
Dallas, TX 75202
Telephone: 214.860.2364
Fax: 214.860.2335
E-mail Address: hfinney@dcccd.edu
Second Representative: Antonio Pecina
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
AoiFe Fitzgerald
Student Advisor
Science Department
University College of Dublin
121 Science Lecture Building UCD
Dublin 4,
Ireland
Telephone: 00.3531.716.2863
Fax: 00.3531.716.2439
E-mail Address: aoife.fitzgerald@ucd.ie
Ms. Christine Flax
Director
PASS (Partnerships and Student Success)
Villa Julie College
1525 Greenspring Valley Road
Stevenson, MO 21153
Telephone: 443.334.2639
Fax: 410.486.3552
E-mail Address: f-flax@mail.vjc.edu
Experience: Assistant Professor at Villa Julie College.
2005 Presentations: IMA (Oakland), Montgomery College (MD), and Baltimore International College
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: Young Adult to Adult Mentoring Program for Conditionally Admitted College Students/A Noel Levitz Award Winner for Excellence in Retention
Program Objective(s): To provide one-on-one mentoring, giving students their own personal resource people on campus who take a holistic view of the students easing their academic, social, and personal transitions to college life.
Number of Mentors: 110 Number of Mentees: 110
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: No
Mrs. Sarah Fletcher
Director
Mentor2Mentor
32 Elliston Drive
Bath, BA2ILU
England
Telephone: +44.1225.428.204
Fax: +44.1225.430.270
Experience: Educational research mentoring. Teacher and student research mentoring. Mentoring in initial teacher training.
Type of Program: Education (K–12, Secondary, Higher Education)
Program Description: Face to face and e-mentoring. Planning to develop v-mentoring via videoconference.
Program Objective(s): Share teachers’ and students’ knowledge to improve teaching and learning in schools.
Consultant: Yes
Dr. Rod Fluker
Assistant Dean of Students
Dean of Students Office, LBJ Student Center
Texas State University, San Marcos
601 University Drive Suite 5-9.1
San Marcos, TX 78666
Telephone: 512.245.2126
Fax: 512.245.8268
E-mail Address: rf12@txstate.edu
Second Representative: John Garrison
Experience: 25+ years as a higher education administrator.
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: The program matches new students (freshman and transfer) with peer mentors, faculty, or staff. Program provides training for mentors and progamming for mentors and mentees.
Program Objective(s): Retention
Number of Mentors: 300 Number of Mentees: 300
Consultant: Yes
Ms. Lizetta Frederick
Assistant Dean of Students
University of Houston
252 University Center
Houston, TX 77204-3035
Telephone: 713.743.5470
E-mail Address: lmfreder@central.uhd.edu
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: EXCEL Mentoring Program is to aid new students in their adjustment to the University of Houston during their first year on campus. It is open to freshmen and new transfer students. Each student is matched with a faculty, staff or upperclassman. There are group study sessions for core classes and workshops on study skills and time management and other areas that promote academic success. Social events are planned around campus cultural events and athletic events. The program has been in existence for 20 years.
Program Objective(s): To promote academic success for new students.
Number of Mentors: 500 Number of Mentees: 384
Consultant: No
Lisa Fuller
Surgery
Wayne State University
University Health Center
Detroit, MI 48234
Telephone: 313.577.4855
Fax: 313.577.5310
E-mail Address: lfuller@med.wayne.edu
Ms. Maureen Gallagher
Partners for Youth with Disabilities
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 109
Boston, MA 02492
Telephone: 617.556.4075 x 13
E-mail Address: mgallagher@pyd.org
Type of Program: Community/Volunteer/Non-Profit Organization
Consultant: No
Dr. Thomas Ganser
Director
Office of Field Experience
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Winther Hall, Room 2039
Whitewater, WI 53190
Telephone: 262.472.1123
Fax: 262.472.5716
E-mail Address: gansert@mail.uww.edu
Experience: Mentoring for beginning/new school teachers (pre-school to grade 12).
Type of Program: Education (Primary)
Publications: Presentations/publications listed in the Bibliography.
Consultant: Yes
Ms. Maria Garcia
Air Quality Conformity Coordinator
NY Metropolitan Transportation Council
199 Water Street, Suite 2200
New York, NY 10038
Telephone: 212.383.7268
E-mail Address: mgarcia@dot.state.ny.us
Dr. John Garrison
Dean of Students
Texas State University, San Marcos
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
Telephone: 512.245.2124
Fax: 512.245.8268
E-mail Address: jg12@txstate.edu
Second Representative: Rod Fluker
Type of Program: Education (Higher)
Program Description: The program matches new students (freshman and transfer) with peer mentors, faculty, or staff. Program provides training for mentors and progamming for mentors and mentees.
Program Objective(s): Retention.
Number of Mentors: 300 Number of Mentees: 300
Ms. Susan Garrison
Executive Director
The Center Foundation
220 N Jackson Street
Media, PA 19063-2807
Telephone: 610.565.6171
Fax: 610.565.3684
E-mail Address: susan@thecf.org
Type of Program: Community/Volunteer/Non-Profit Organization
Consultant: Yes
Ms. LaTanya Gatewood
Outreach Community Center of Carol Stream
345 S President Street
Carol Stream, IL 60188
Telephone: 630.260.7600
Fax: 630.462.7076
E-mail Address: lgatewood@outreachcommin.com
Second Representative: Vanessa Roth
Type of Program: Community/Volunteer/Non-Profit Organization
Program Description: Big buddy - Matches children from single-parent homes with mature adult role models. Family to Family - Matches community families with church families to enhance social support systems and assistance with attaining self-sufficiency.
Program Objective(s): Big Buddy - Moral development and self-esteem
Family to Family - Social support and self-sufficiency
Number of Mentors: 25 Number of Mentees: 25
Consultant: No
Mrs. Jennifer Geren
Mentoring Director
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
120 N Robinson, Stuite 1420-W
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Telephone: 405.236.0006
Fax: 405.236.8590
E-mail Address: jgeren@ofe.org
Second Representative: Emily Stratton
Type of Program: Community/Volunteer/Non-Profit Organization
Program Description: We are encouraging all of the Local Education Foundations across the state of Oklahoma to adopt mentoring programs. We are working with the foundations and providing workshop training opportunities in the area of mentoring. We are also serving as a statewide mentoring advocate.
Consultant: No
Mrs. Charlotte Giscombe
Program Services Coordinator
TRiO Student Success Program
Western Michigan University
239 Moore Hall
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5031
Telephone: 269.387.4450
Fax: 269.387.4418
E-mail Address: