Quality Advisory Committee & QMAP Pilot Participants

Special thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their service and commitment to quality youth mentoring.  Their expert insight was essential in developing the Quality Mentoring Assessment Path (QMAP).

Quality Advisory Committee

  • Allan Bakke, Big Buddies of Western Community Action
  • Jan Belmore, Kids 'n Kinship - Apple Valley
  • Dale Blyth, University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
  • Shannon Carlson, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  • Margie Edberg, Kinship of Greater Minneapolis
  • Blair Gagne, Mentor Duluth
  • Leah Goldstein-Moses, The Improve Group
  • Joellen Gonder-Spacek, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  • Kari Gonzalez, CommonBond Communities
  • Dan Johnson, Kinship of Greater Minneapolis
  • Judith Kahn, Kahn & Associates
  • Mai-Anh Kapanke, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  • Deborah Mattila, The Improve Group
  • Deborah Moore, Minnesota Youth Work Institute
  • C. David Nelson, Carlson Family Foundation
  • Deanna Nurnberg, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
  • Linda Oto, Northfield Public Schools (ISD # 659)
  • Rebecca Pilarzyk, Bolder Options
  • Jessica Ponthan, CommonBond Communities
  • Hannah Reardon, Big Buddies of Western Community Action
  • April Riordan, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  • Polly Roach, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  • Alicia Schwartz, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
  • Amy Sinykin, Charities Review Council
  • Darrell Thompson, Bolder Options
  • Mindy Twetten, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  • Greg Zweber, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota

QMAP Pilot Participants

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
  • Big Buddies of Western Community Action
  • Blue Earth Area Mentors (B.E.A.M.)
  • Bolder Options
  • Bridges Kinship
  • Children's Home Society & Family Services, M & M Program
  • CommonBond Communities, Study Buddies
  • EverybodyWins! - Minnesota
  • Five Points
  • Free Arts Minnesota
  • Kids 'n Kinship
  • Kinship of Aitkin County
  • Kinship of Greater Minneapolis
  • Mankato YMCA, Brother/Sister Program
  • Mentor Duluth
  • Mower County Mentoring Program
  • Northfield Public Schools, Connected Kids
  • Page Education Foundation
  • Parenting with Purpose, Mentoring for Life Change
  • Praxis Education Project
  • Red Wing YMCA, Y-Pals
  • Rochester Area Family YMCA, Y Mentors
  • Success Through Adults Reaching Students (STARS)
  • University YMCA
  • Urban Ventures, Leadership Foundation
  • Volunteers of America, Experience Corps
  • Wayzata Public Schools
  • Youth Link Mentorship of Wabasha County