A Campaign for Mentoring: Leading Practices
in Program Development Conference
Friday, December 14, 2007
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Trefoil Oaks Program Center
3901 First Street
Kenosha, WI
Brochure (pdf)
Registration and Breakfast 7:30 - 8:00
Welcome & Keynote 8:00 - 9:00
How Are The Children? Expanding the World of Quality Mentoring
Joellen Gonder-Spacek, Executive Director, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
Plenary Session 9:00 - 9:30
Kristina Gomez, Mentoring Campaign Coordinator, UW-Parkside
Thomas Schnaublet, Dean of Community Engagment & Civic Learning, UW-Parkside
Mark Gesner, Program Specialist, UW-Parkside
Concurrent Workshops Session I 9:35 - 10:30
A. Program Leader Panel: Insights on Program Management
Mike Frontier, Founder, San Juan Diego Middle School
Kathy Munson, Director of Mentoring Programs for the YMCA of Metro Milwaukee
Tom Weiss, Executive Director, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Racine/Kenosha
Joellen Gonder-Spacek, Executive, Director, Mentoring Parntership of Minnesota
B. Culturally Intelligent Relationships: Tools for Mentors & Mentees
April McHugh, Director of Training & Community Partnerships, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
C. How to Start and Sustain a Volunteer-Based Tutor / Mentor Program
Dan Bassill, Executive Director/CEO/Founder, Cabrini Connections & Tutor/Mentor Connection
Break 10:30 - 10:45
Concurrent Workshop Session II 10:45 - 11:40
A. Mentee Panel: Mentoring That Worked (And Didn't Work) For Me
B. Training Quality Mentors: A Big Brothers and Big Sisters Approach
Tom Weiss, Executive Director, Big Brothers and Big Sisters fo Racine & Kenosha, Inc.
C. Energizing & Retaining Mentors
April McHugh, Director of Training and Community Partnerships, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
Coaches Corner 10:45 - 11:40
Closing Plenary 11:45 - 12:00
