1. Dealing with Challenging Matches
Presented by
The Iowa Mentoring Partnership

2. 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.

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

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

5. 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

6. 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?

7. Additional Questions or Ideas?

8. IMP Speaker Contact Information
Laura Yeats, Program Director, BBBS of Northeast Iowa
Jennifer Brost: Executive Director and Founder, The Job Foundation
Katie Orlando: Executive Director, BBBS of Northeast Iowa
Kim Aboyure, Senior Director of Mentoring Services, BBBS of the Mississipi Valley

9. IMP Staff Contact Information
Michelle Jones: IMP Marketing and Training VISTA
Tatiana Christian: IMP STEM Coordinator VISTA
Mary Sheka: IMP Coordinator
Chad Driscoll: ICVS Program Officer