Local Partners
If you or your organization want to get involved in National Mentoring Month activities, please contact the local partner in your state. They can help you get started, provide materials, offer opportunities and share ideas!
ALASKA
Anchorage Mentoring Alliance
Jennifer Brown
(907) 770-7321
jbrown@bgcalaska.org
Kelli Phifer
(907) 263-2059
kelli.phifer@bbbs.org
ARIZONA
Governor's Office for Children Youth and Families-Governor s Mentoring Initiative (Phoenix)
Amanda Scott-Thomas
(602) 542-3426
ascottthomas@az.gov
Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona: The Mentoring Partnership (Tucson)
Scott D. Ingram
(520) 881-3300
singram@volunteersoaz.org
Dorian Townsend
(520) 881-3300, Ext. 110
dtownsend@volunteersoaz.org
mentoring@volunteersoaz.org
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Service Commission (Little Rock)
Jackie Stubblefield
(501) 682-6724
Jackie.stubblefield@arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area Mentoring/Friends for Youth (Redwood City)
Sarah Kremer
(650) 559-0200
sarah@mentoringinstitute.org
Children Uniting Nations (Los Angeles)
Brandon Kiel
(323) 944-0500, Ext. 230
bkiel@childrenunitingnations.org
COLORADO
Governor's Commission on Community Service/Colorado Mentoring (Denver)
Mark Skinner
(303) 866-2565
Mark.skinner@state.co.us
Meaghan Mills
meaghan.mills@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
The Governor's Prevention Partnership (Hartford)
Cheryl Yetke
(860) 523-8042, Ext. 23
cheryl.yetke@preventionworksct.org
DELAWARE
Delaware Mentoring Council
Rich Kapolka
(302) 656-2122, Ext. 11
rkapolka@connecting-generations.org
FLORIDA
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami
Laura Fernandez
(305) 644-0066, Ext. 228
lfernandez@bbbsmiami.org
Children's Services Council Mentor Center (Palm Beach)
Toni Lumpkins
(561) 374-7517
toni.lumpkins@cscpbc.org
Kelly Brill
(561) 374-7643
Kelly.brill@cscpbc.org
Florida Mentoring Partnership (Tallahassee)
Mark Nelson
(850) 562-5300
mark.nelson@volunteerusafund.org
GEORGIA
Georgia Mentoring Partnership/Communities In Schools of Georgia (Atlanta)
Taryn Collinsworth
(478) 474-1850
tcollinsworth@cisgeorgia.org
ILLINOIS
Dime Child Foundation
Justin M.Wooley
(312) 528-0700
jwooley@dimechild.org
INDIANA
Indiana Mentoring Partnership
December Warren
(317) 396-2737
dwarren@iyi.org
IOWA
Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (Des Moines)
Melissa Simmermaker
(515) 725-3187
Melissa.simmermaker@iowalifechanging.com
KANSAS
Kansas Mentors (Topeka)
Ella Todd
(785) 296-8873
etodd@kdheks.gov
MARYLAND
The Maryland Mentoring Partnership (Baltimore)
Selwyn Ray
(410) 685-8316
sray@marylandmentors.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Mass Mentoring Partnership (Boston)
Ingrid Peters
(617) 695-2471
ipeters@massmentors.org
MICHIGAN
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit
Katherine J. Adams
(313) 309-9236
adamsk@bbbsdetroit.org
Mentor Michigan/MI Community Service Commission (Lansing)
Amber Troupe
(517) 241-3493
troupea@michigan.gov
MISSOURI
United Way Volunteer Center
Rick Skinner
(314) 539-4284
rick.skinner@stl.unitedway.org
MINNESOTA
The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
Mai-Anh Kapanke
(612) 370-9169
Mai-anhk@mentoringworks.org
NEBRASKA
TeamMates Mentoring Program (Lincoln)
Tom Miller
(402)884-1308
TMiller@teammates.org
Girls Incorporated of Omaha
Kainette Jones, Program Specialist
(402) 457-4676
kjones@girlsincomaha.org
Midlands Mentoring Partnership (Omaha)
Joni Craighead
(402) 680-8217
joni@radiks.net
NEVADA
Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada
Natalie Minev
702-892-2384
NatalieM@uwsn.org
NEW JERSEY
Volunteer Center of Bergen County (Hackensack)
Cindy Andrake
(201) 489-9454
candrake@bergenvolunteers.org
Newark Mentoring Coalition
Nichelle L. Holder/Rawaa Albilal/Elizabeth Lorenzo
(973) 540-1946
nichelle@mcj.org
albilalr@andromeda.rutgers.edu
ephillips629@yahoo.com
NEW MEXICO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico (Albuquerque)
Kerrie Copelin
(505) 837-9223
Kerrie.copelin@bbbs.org
NEW YORK
The Mentoring Partnership of Long Island (Hauppauge)
John Hershey
(631) 761-7800
jhershey@mentorkids.org
The Mentoring Partnership of New York (New York)
Bruce Beckwith
(212) 953-0945
bbeckwith@mentoring.org
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Mentoring Partnership/CISNC (Raleigh)
Erica Rafferty
(919) 832-2700
erafferty@cisnc.org
OHIO
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative
Simone Bess/Shannan Schmitt/Kimberly Heestand
(513) 475-4148
sbess@cycyouth.org
sschmitt@cycyouth.org
kheestand@cycyouth.org
Mentoring Center of Central Ohio (Columbus)
Marilyn Pritchett
(614) 839-2447
mpritchett@bbbscentralohio.org
The Mentoring Collaborative of Montgomery County (Riverside)
Kimberlee R. Gambrell
(937) 236-9965, Ext. 2238
gambrell@mentoringcollaborative.org
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (Oklahoma City)
Jennifer Geren
(405) 410-1523
jgeren@ofe.org
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (El Reno)
Francine Williams
405-422-7566
francine.williams@c-a-tribes.org
OREGON
Oregon Mentors
Christina Mullin
(503) 517-8990
Christina@oregonmentors.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Southeastern Pennsylvania United Way s Campaign for Mentors (Philadelphia)
Lynda Terrell
(215) 665-2476
lterrell@uwsepa.org
The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
Arlene Sparks
(412) 281-2535
asparks@mentoringpittsburgh.org
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership (Warwick)
Jo-Ann Schofield
(401) 732-7700
jschofield@mentorRI.org
Marc Mainville
(401) 732-7700
mmainville@mentorRI.org
TENNESSEE
The Memphis Mentoring Partnership/Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation
Alayne Shoenfeld
(901) 205-1253
ashoenfeld@grizzlies.com
TEXAS
San Antonio Mentoring Forum
Belinda Saldana
210-458-2904
Belinda.Saldana@utsa.edu
UTAH
Utah Mentoring Partnership (Salt Lake City)
Barbara Drake
(801) 468-2919
bdrake@slco.org
VERMONT
Mobius, The Mentoring Movement (Burlington)
Andrea Torello
(802) 658-1888
andrea@mobiusmentors.org
VIRGINIA
Fairfax Mentoring Partnership
Kristen E. Brennan
(703) 324-5701
Kristen.brennan@fairfaxcounty.gov
Virginia Mentoring Partnership (Richmond)
Jennifer Smith-Slabaugh/Julie Philp
(804) 828-1536
jjsmith@vcu.edu
philpjg@vcu.edu
WASHINGTON
Washington State Mentors (Issaquah)
Janae Frisch
(425) 416-2034
jfrisch@wamentors.org
For more information about becoming a local partner for National Mentoring Month 2010, please contact Cathy Jenkins at MENTOR.
