Tutor/Mentor Leadership Conference Agenda:
A Focus on Networking, Learning & Collective Effort
The goal of the two-day conferences is to share ideas and brainstorm strategies that will help tutor/mentor leaders and supporters expand their networks of friends, peers, and supporters. Thank you to everyone who volunteered time to participate.
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
See Workshop Descriptions for additional workshop information.
This agenda shows workshops that were presented, reflecting cancellations and some shifts in when the workshop was originally scheduled.
8:00am-8:45am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:30am
Welcome:
Pastor Andrew D. Singleton, Jr., Victory Apostolic Church
Networking Strategy Session:
Jordan Hestermann, Executive Director, Becoming We the People
9:45am-10:45am
First Morning Workshop Sessions
Implementing STEM Enrichment Programs
Bernard Key, Technologist, Key Link Technologies
Serve Illinois: Partnering to Mobilize Volunteers
Scott McFarland, Resource and Information Manager, Serve Illinois Commission
E-mentoring: A Case Study in Innovative Recruitment and Retention
Oliver Miller, CES Coordinator, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
See PDF Presentation from workshop
Birds of a Feather: Why Youth Programs Should Flock to Social Media Networks (Beginner Level)
Jacquita Smith, Director of Operations & Programs, Camp of Dreams
11:00am-12:00pm
Second Morning Workshop Sessions
Sing Your Own Blues Tune for Tutors
Bonni McKeown, Teaching Artist, Chicago School of Blues
Miss Taj, Teaching Artist, Chicago School of Blues
Financing Higher Education
Annette Phillips, Community Affairs Specialist, Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Creating a Successful Board of Directors
Tekla A. Syers, Managing Partner, Ideation First
Process for Transforming Performance
Rose Mabwa, Manager, Mercy Housing Lakefront
12:00pm-12:45pm
Lunch and Networking
1:00pm-1:30pm
Afternoon Keynote:
Phillip Jackson, Executive Director, The Black Star Project
1:45pm-2:45pm
Afternoon Workshop Sessions
What Is Mentoring? Cultural Aspects of Mentoring in Immigrant & Refugee Communities
Maya Gumirov, Coordinator of Family Strengthening & Mentorship Project, JCFS
Encouraging Civic Engagement and Empowerment
Jordan Hestermann, Founder/Executive Director, Becoming We The People
3:00pm-3:30pm
Thursday Closing Keynote: Collective Action
Daniel F. Bassill, President, Tutor/Mentor Connection
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011
See Workshop Descriptions for additional workshop information.
Each workshop time-slot will feature 3-4 presentations. Information will be updated on a regular basis as workshops are added to the agenda.
8:00am-8:45am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:30am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Daniel F. Bassill, President, Tutor/Mentor Connection
9:45am-10:45am
First Morning Workshop Sessions
Parental Power: Unlocking the Key to Successful Program Outcomes
Toinette M. Gunn, Executive Director, The Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids (PEAK)
Tutor Training and the FISH! Philosophy: Catch the Energy. Release the Potential.
Karen D. Royster-James, Director, Science and Math Learning Center, Columbia College Chicago
11:00am-12:00pm
Second Morning Workshop Sessions
Unleashing Your Personal Power: How Tutor/Mentor Connection has used Tech Media to Build its Network
Daniel F. Bassill, President, Tutor/Mentor Connection
Childhood Lead Poisoning: An Urgent Problem in Greater Englewood
Jean Carter-Hill, Executive Director, Imagine Englewood if...
Update Your Status: Using Social Networking to Improve Organizational Branding (Intermediate Level)
Jacquita Smith, Director of Operations & Programs, Camp of Dreams
12:00pm-12:45pm
Lunch and Networking
1:00pm-1:30pm
Afternoon Keynote:
Pastor Andrew D. Singleton, Jr., Victory Apostolic Church
1:45pm-2:45pm
Afternoon Workshop Sessions
How Do Small Nonprofit Organizations Get into Mobile?
Brian Banks, Chicago District Mananger, AdvaTEXT.com
Tony Long, Tech Manager, Band Digital, Inc.
Ron Song, Senior Associate Director, Direct Response, University of Chicago
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Christy Beighe-Bryne, Director of Mentor and Volunteer Services, Chicago Youth Centers
Joel Newman, Director of Community Partnerships, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Threats to Income Tax Exemption
Jay Readey, Executive Director, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
Workshop and Conference Planning:
The T/MC invites participants to think of the conference as a meeting place where they can bring a group who is interested in creating more tutor/mentor programs in a specific region or in a specific focus area (such as health careers, technology, arts, etc.). We encourage you to join on-line forums and help planning the conference and other T/MC actions. If you would like to organize a single workshop, or a conference within the conference, please contact us online.