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AT A DISTANCE PROGRAMS
DO-IT Center
Contact: Leilani Johnson, Director
leilani.johnson@unco.edu
www.unco.edu/doit/home.html

Signs of Development
wwworkshops@signs-of-development.org
www.signs-of-development.org/

COLORADO
Colorado RID
Contact: Ann Marie Morgan, Co-chair of mentoring committee
morgana412@aol.com

Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Contact: Cheri Davis
Cheri.davis@state.co.us

DO-IT Center
Contact: Leilani Johnson, Director
leilani.johnson@unco.edu

CONNECTICUT
The Connecticut Mentorship Program
Contact: Kellyann Parry
Kellyann-25@excite.com

ILLINOIS
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Contact: Donna Reiter-Brandwein and Teri Hedding
dbrandwein@aol.com
hedt@sinai.org

Chicago Hearing Society
Mary Mulcrone Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program
askchs@anixter.org

INDIANA
C & C Connection, LLC
Cccnnctn06@aol.com

IOWA
ISRID Mentorship Partnership
Contact: Lisa Furney
lsfurney@juno.com

KANSAS
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Contact: Rebecca Rosenthal
Rebecca.Rosenthal@srs.ks.gov

KENTUCKY
Eastern Kentucky University
Contact: Linda Bozeman
Linda.bozeman@eku.edu

Kentucky Department of Education
Contact: Robyn Hobson
Robyn.hobson@education.ky.gov

Kentucky School for the Deaf
Contact: Russell Anderson, SCPI Coordinator/ Outreach Interpreter
Russell.anderson@ksd.kyschools.us

MAINE
Mentoring at the University of Southern Maine
Contact: Judy Kegl
jkegl@maine.rr.com

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston University Center for Interpreter Education
http://www.bu.edu/disability/services/bucie.html

The Mentorship Program
Contact: Irma Kahle
Irma.kahle@massmentorship.org
http://www.massmentorship.org

The Southeast Mentorship Project
Contact: Wendy Watson
thewendys@comcast.net

MICHIGAN
Michigan Mentoring Program
Contact: Donna Leahy
leahy@nsu.edu

MINNESOTA
K-12 interpreter mentors are secured by each individual school district.
Contact the Minnesota Department of Education
http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html

MISSOURI
Sign Language Specialists
www.signlanguagespecialists.com

NEBRASKA
Mentor Nebraska Interpreter Program
http://www.ncdhh.ne.gov/brochure_mentor_pgm.pdf

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey RID Mentorship Program
cagood1@yahoo.com
www.njrid.org/pages/gendisp.asp?pgName=mentoring

NEW MEXICO
IN STEP Mentoring
Contact: Aimee Rivera, Program Coordinator
aimeer@swcp.com

New Mexico Mentoring
Contact: Lisa Dignan, Program Coordinator
Lisa.dignan@state.nm.us

NEW YORK
Genesee Valley Region RID
Contact: Julie Lindsay, Mentoring Coordinator
GVRMentor@gvrrid.org

Long Island RID
Contact: Mentoring Committee Chair, Sandra Nyear
mentorship@LIRID.org

NY City Metro RID, New Approach to Mentoring
www.nycmetrorid.org/mentoring/html

OHIO
ISLR Mentorship Program within OSD – Center for Outreach Services
http://www.ohioschoolforthedeaf.org/mentoring.aspx

OKLAHOMA
Accent on Interpreting Mentorship Program
Contact: Maryanne Huber
mhuber@accentoninterpreting.com

Oklahoma School for the Deaf: Mentoring Opportunities for Educational Interpreters
Contact: Jenna Rahm
jsrahm@sbcglobal.net

TEXAS
Advanced Interpreter Mentorship (A.I.M.) at San Antonio College
Contact: Jo Hilton
chilton@mail.accd.edu

Mentoring Program of Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
http://www.tsid.org/mentorship/

Signs of Development
Contact: wwworkshops@signs-of-development.org
www.signs-of-development.org/

Sign Shares
Contact: Deborah Gunter
www.signshares.com

VERMONT
The Vermont Mentorship Program
Contact: Lisa Bixler
leesahbixler@yahoo.com

VIRGINIA
Virginia Department of Education
Contact: Virginia Pfeiffer
Debbie.Pfeiffer@doe.virginia.gov

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Educational Interpreter Mentor Program
Contact: Annette Carey, Coordinator
acare@access.k12.wv.us
or Jennifer Casto, Lead Mentor for Educational Interpreters
jenniferlcasto@aol.com

WISCONSIN

2 women in interpreting situation
Q:"What is the definition of mentorship or mentoring?"

A: In 2008, Wikipedia defines mentorship as a developmental relationship between a more experienced mentor and a less experienced partner referred to as a mentee or protégé - a person guided and protected by a more prominent person. 

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