Dealing with Challenging Matches Presented by The Iowa Mentoring Partnership

Introduction Information and resources will be presented on effective strategies for dealing with challenging matches. This will be a roundtable discussion. Please share any questions or ideas of your own. How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.

Outline Moderator Introduction Panel Introduction Discussion Time for additional questions or ideas Close Introduce Mary

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa At end, introduce Val from Katie Orlando Executive Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa

Senior Manager of Mentoring Services Example objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: Save files to the team Web server. Move files to different locations on the team Web server. Share files on the team Web server. Kim Aboyure Senior Manager of Mentoring Services Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley Laura Yeats Program Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa Angie Woodford Program Coordinator Teammates of Storm Lake

Discussion Questions What have been barriers to your work/life balance at work? How have you overcome those barriers? What are some things you have done to help your staff or volunteers to prioritize self-care? How do you handle people in your life who only call you when they need something, always leave you tired after you see them, or never have time to listen to you? What is your approach to making time for leisure activities?

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IMP Speaker Contact Information Laura Yeats, Program Director, BBBS of Northeast Iowa laura@iowabigs.org 641-753-6370 Jennifer Brost: Executive Director and Founder, The Job Foundation jennifer@thejobfoundation.org 319-464-2389 Katie Orlando: Executive Director, BBBS of Northeast Iowa katie.orlando@iowabigs.org 319-235-9397 Kim Aboyure, Senior Director of Mentoring Services, BBBS of the Mississipi Valley kaboyure@bbbs-mv.org 563-323-8006

IMP Staff Contact Information Michelle Jones: IMP Marketing and Training VISTA michelle.jones2@iowa.gov 515-725-3179 Tatiana Christian: IMP STEM Coordinator VISTA tatiana.christian@iowa.gov 515-725-3068 Mary Sheka: IMP Coordinator mary.sheka@iowa.gov 515-725-3187 Chad Driscoll: ICVS Program Officer chad.driscoll@iowa.gov 515-725-3074