| The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MPM) thanks more than 230
mentoring professionals, workshop presenters, funders, special guests,
and Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Karcher for making the 10th Annual
Minnesota Mentoring Conference a valuable experience for all
participants. The 2009 conference focused exclusively on supporting
quality and excellence in youth mentoring programs.
- Workshops presented by local and national practitioners
- Two workshops hosted by Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Karcher
- Great Ideas Exchange supporting quality mentoring
- Networking
Click here to download a copy of the conference brochure. 
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“At the end of the day, I leave the Mentoring Conference feeling new energy within my heart and mind, and anxious to put into practice the wonderful strategies that I have learned that day either from a workshop, a colleague, the Great Idea Exchange (GIE), or a simple conversation at lunch! Every moment is worthwhile and I appreciate the careful thoughtfulness that goes into creating the conference schedule. Thank you!” -
“This was a wonderful way to get re-energized and gain new ideas to deliver a better mentoring program to our participants.” - “I cannot wait to share the Balloo and Bajeera analogy with fellow staff, volunteers, and donors! The conference was a great professional development experience! I liked the PowerPoint celebrating the mentoring programs and the Great Ideas Exchange (GIE)! The GIE should be a must for ALL conferences everywhere!”
| Karcher, Ph.D., Ed.D., is a professor in the College of Education and Human Development at University of Texas-San Antonio. Professor Karcher is co-editor of the landmark Handbook of Youth Mentoring which provided the first scholarly and comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Professor Karcher conducts research on school-based and cross-age peer mentoring as well as on adolescent connectedness and pair counseling. He is the author of numerous articles on mentoring in school settings and is an expert on cross-age peer mentoring in schools. Professor Karcher received a doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Learn more about Michael Karcher's work here. 
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