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Research and Policy Council

The Research and Policy Council was launched in Boston on September 26 and 27, 2006 under the leadership of Dr. Jean Rhodes, one of mentoring’s leading researchers, and Dave Van Patten of Dare Mighty Things. Members include over twenty leading researchers, practitioners and policymakers in the mentoring field.

The Council addresses one of 21 key recommendations of the National Agenda for Action: How to Close the Mentoring Gap. Its mission is to promote greater exchange among practitioners, policymakers and researchers in order to strengthen the practice of youth mentoring. By conducting mentoring research and sharing the results through user-friendly materials, the Council aims to inform and shape both policy debates and practice. One of the Council’s first efforts will involve creating a “research for action” series for mentoring practitioners – sponsored by the MetLife Foundation – based on new and existing “Research Corner” articles.

CHAIR

Jean E. Rhodes, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts in Boston

VICE CHAIR

Dave Van Patten
Dare Mighty Things

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Shay Bilchik
Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University

Daniel J. Cardinali
Communities In Schools, Inc.

David L. DuBois, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago

David Eisner

John S. Gomperts
Experience Corps

Wilson Goode, Sr., M.Div.
Public/Private Ventures

Robert Grimm, Ph.D.
Corporation for National and Community Service

Stephen F. Hamilton, Ed.D.
Cornell University

Ron Haskins, Ph.D.
The Brookings Institution

Carla Herrera, Ph.D.
Public/Private Ventures

Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas at San Antonio

Irv Katz
National Human Services Assembly

Thomas E. Keller, Ph.D.
Portland State University

Richard M. Lerner, Ph.D.
Tufts University

Belle Liang, Ph.D.
Boston College

Karen Mathis
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Nancy Rappaport, M.D.
Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School

Renée Spencer, Ed.D., LICSW
Boston University School of Social Work

Andrea S. Taylor, Ph.D.
Temple University

Vivian Tseng, Ph.D.
William T. Grant Foundation

James F. Waller
Friendship Schools

Michael M. Weinstein, Ph.D.
Robin Hood Foundation

Harry Wilson
ICF International

Larry Wright
MENTOR