2012 National Mentoring Summit Presentations
Following are links to presentations made at the 2012 National Mentoring Summit.
Engaging Your Community to Help More Students Succeed
Presenters:
Peter Hahn, Vice President, National Engagement, United Way Worldwide
Damon Bethea, Mentoring Project Director, United Way of Allegheny County
Michelle Roers, Chief Professional Officer, United Way of Northern New Jersey, Morris County
Christy Stuber, Director of Volunteer Initiatives, United Way of Allegheny County
Liz Warner, Manager Community Impact-Education/Youth Empowerment Alliance, United Way of Northern New Jersey, Morris County
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Expanding and Sustaining Mentoring Programs Through Strategic Partnerships
Presenters:
Dr. Donna Robinson, GoodGuides National Program Director, Goodwill Industries International
Jordan Abushawish, Public Policy Specialist, Goodwill Industries International
Michael Wood, National GoodGuides® Program Manager, Goodwill Industries International
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Mentoring Programs: Serving America’s Youth
Presenters:
Kellie J. Dressler, Acting Associate Administrator, Demonstration Programs Division, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Gwendolyn Williams, Program Manager, Demonstration Programs Division, (OJJDP)
Michael Shader, Ph.D., Juvenile Justice Program Specialist, Demonstration Programs Division, (OJJDP)
Carla Knapp, Chief Professional Officer, Penobscot Nation Boys & Girls Club
Kendra B. Wells, Maryland 4-H Military Liaison
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Service and Mentoring: Creating a Pathway to Academic Success
Presenters:
Cheryl M. Christmas, Program Director, Foster Grandparent Program, United Planning Organization of DC
Robyn McLymont, Program Director, Educate Tomorrow
Iazia McTeer, AmeriCorps Youth Ambassador Director,
and Rich Kapolka, Executive Director, Connecting Generations
Janelle Bechdol, Education Program Manager, Ernst & Young (Moderator)
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Using Evidence for Continuous Improvements in Achieving Youth Outcomes
Presenters:
Cindy Mesko, Senior Vice President, Agency and Program Development, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Sandra Lafleur, Senior Director of Youth Outcomes, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Gretchen Biesecker, Senior Director of Evaluation, City Year, Inc.
Heather Clawson, Senior Vice President of Research, Evaluation & Innovation, Communities In Schools
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What the Research Says: Panel Discussion
Presenters:
Dr. Jean Rhodes, University of Massachusetts Boston (Moderator)
Tim Cavell, Professor and Director of Clinical Training Department of Psychology, University of
Arkansas Fayetteville
Keoki Hansen, Director of Research and Evaluation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Michael Karcher, Professor of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Tom Keller, Duncan and Cindy Campbell Professor for Children, Youth, and Families, Portland State University
Renee Spencer, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Social Work
Marc Wheeler, Associate Director, Program Implementation & Evaluation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
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Quality Based Mentoring
Presenters:
Joellen Gonder-Spacek, Executive Director, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
Marty Martinez, Chief Program Officer, Mass Mentoring Partnership
Linda Peterson, Manager of Training, Mass Mentoring Partnership
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Men in Mentoring
Presenters:
Kristina Marshall, President and CEO, Winning Futures
Amber Troupe, Director, Mentor Michigan
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Mentoring Gay Youth: Strategies for Support
Presenter:
Christian Rummell, MPA, Mentorist Consulting
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Mentoring Youth with Disabilities and Learning Differences
Presenters:
Michelle Brown, Executive Director, Compeer Buffalo
Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, President and Senior Research Associate, innovation Research and Training
Dr. Lynn Meltzer, Co-Founder, Research Institute for Learning and Development
Lida Riedlinger, President and CEO, Compeer, Inc.
Kaela Vronsky, Mentoring and National Center Director, Partners for Youth with Disabilities
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Strengths-Based, Academic Achievement Mentoring
Presenters:
Suzanne Hince, Executive Director, TeamMates Mentoring Program
Allyson Horne, Match Strength Specialist, TeamMates Mentoring
Alesha D. Seroczynski, Ph.D., Director, Reading for Life, University of Notre Dame
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Academic Mentoring in Action
Presenters:
Matt Thornton, Director of Volunteer Management, Higher Achievement
Sophie Huntington, Director of Curriculum, Higher Achievement
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College Students as Mentors
Presenters:
Edith Lawrence, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Young Women Leaders Program, University of Virginia
Ellen S. Silber, Ph.D., Director, Mentoring Latinas/Club Amigas, Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
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Developing Corporate Partners into Champions for Youth Mentoring
Presenter:
F. Gerald Dash, President and CEO, Volunteers in Prevention, Probation and Prisons, Inc.
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Making Mentoring Matter
Presenter:
Kerrilyn Scott-Nakai, Project Director, Center for Applied Research Solutions
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Mentor Screening and Youth Safety: Research-Based Practices
Presenters:
Becky Cooper, Executive Director, Friends for Youth
Sarah Kremer, Program Director, Friends for Youth
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School-Based Mentoring Models
Presenters:
Sherry Barr, Psy. D., Vice President, Princeton Center for Leadership Training
Margo Ross, Psy.D., Senior Director of Development, Princeton Center for Leadership Training
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Faith-Based Partnerships
Presenters:
Shirley Biggs: Shirley A. Biggs, Ed.D., Mentoring Program Core Committee Chair, Mt. Ararat Community Activity Center
Jennifer Smith-Slabaugh, Ph.D., President, Virginia Mentoring Partnership
Peter Vanacore, M.S.W., Executive Director, Christian Association of Youth Mentoring
Juergen Kneifel, M.B.A, Board Director, Christian Association of Youth Mentoring
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Mentor in a Box: Working with Corporations to Develop a Successful Mentoring Program
Presenters:
Fukiko Ogisu, Senior Vice President, Business Operations, Viacom
Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, BET Networks
Whitney Delich, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Viacom
Janis Kupersmidt, Ph.D., President, innovation Research & Training
Linda Stewart, Senior Director, MENTOR
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Mentoring Programs for Adjudicated Youth and Children of the Incarcerated
Presenters:
Ann Adalist-Estrin, Executive Director, National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
Clara Giles Carter, Ed.D., President, Management Consultant Services LLC
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Operation Bigs: Addressing the Unique Needs of Children from Military Families Through 1:1 Mentoring
Presenters:
Bonnie Campbell, MSW, Program Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County
Amy Benson, Director of Corporate Development, Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County
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Using Research Innovatively to Make Best Practices Better
Presenters:
Janet Forbush, Senior Advisor, The Center for the Advancement of Mentoring
David Altschuler, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
Roger Jarjoura, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Wesley “Chip” Rich, Executive Director, Urban Services of the YMCA, San Francisco
Dennis Talbert, Senior Advisor, The Center for the Advancement of Mentoring
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Yes I Can: Helping Mentees See College in Their Futures
Presenters:
Amber Troupe, Director, Mentor Michigan
Timothy Clark, Program Manager, Indiana Mentoring Partnership
Franca Floro, Director of Training, Mentoring Partnership of Long Island
Diane Hubbard, Program Manager, Connecticut Mentoring Partnership of the Governor’s Prevention Partnership
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Developing Mentoring Programs in Partnership with Tribal Communities
Presenter:
Ivy Wright-Bryan, National Director, Native American Mentoring, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
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E-mentoring
Presenters:
Lynda Terrell, Senior Manager, Mentoring and Special Projects, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Nina Zolt, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer, ePals, Inc.
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Empowering Volunteers/Eliminating Recruitment Struggles
Presenter:
Venessa Mendenhall, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, New York Needs You
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Mentoring Central
Presenters:
Janis Kupersmidt, Ph.D., President and Senior Research Associate, innovation Research and Training
Jean Rhodes, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Boston
Rebecca Stelter, Ph.D., Research Associate, innovation Research & Training
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Beyond School Walls: An Innovative Mentoring Program
Presenters:
Judith Spangler, Chief Program Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ted Qualli, Vice President of External Affairs and Marketing Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Corporate Mentoring Coalition Building: Strategies for Scalable Impact
Presenters:
Curtis Cannon, Vice President of Partner Services, HandsOn Greater DC Cares
Lynsey Jeffries, Executive Director – DC Metro, Higher Achievement
Kelly Waldron, Community Involvement, Deloitte Services LP
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Recruiting Mentors and Donors: Innovative Approaches to Networking
Presenter:
Kristina Marshall, President and CEO, Winning Futures
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College Partnerships for Mentoring
Presenters:
Ilsa Garcia, Volunteer Coordinator, Communities In Schools-San Antonio (CIS-SA)
Ariel Johnson, Former UNCF Social Entrepreneurship Fellow, Communities In Schools
Kevin Mungin, HERO Advisor, College Success Foundation – District of Columbia
Belinda Saldana, Director of Community Outreach, University of Texas at San Antonio
Nicole Smith, College Preparatory Advisor, College Success Foundation – District of Columbia
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School-Based Mentoring in Urban Settings
Presenters:
Dwayne Bryant, Founder, Inner Vision International
Pamela Carrington Rotto, Ph.D., HSPP, President and CEO, PassWord Community Mentoring, Inc.
Zoe Fried, Assistant Director of Programs, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School
Jessica Sher, Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships, Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School
2012 Summit Partners
100 Black Men of America
America’s Promise Alliance
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Research at Portland State University
City Year
College Success Foundation
Communities In Schools
Concerned Black Men
Dare Mighty Things, Inc.
Fathers Incorporated
Mentoring USA
Home Builders Institute
National Alliance of Faith and Justice
National Association of Foster Grandparents
National CARES Mentoring Movement
National Collaboration for Youth
National Dropout Prevention Center
Points of Light Institute/HandsOn Network