WHEN:

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

11:30 a.m. Media Availability with Dr. Susan Weinberger, Richard Rowe, and First Gentleman Mulhern

9:00 a.m. First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern, Welcome

9:15 a.m. Dr. Mentor Keynote Address

12:00 p.m. Richard Rowe Keynote Address

 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Conference in Session

        WHERE:

Michigan State University Union - Second Floor Ballroom

Grand River Avenue between Abbott and MAC

East Lansing, Michigan 48824

            WHO:

will be releasing for the first time the newest figures from Wave IV the Mentor Michigan Census:First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern

• Mentoring organizations are serving 11,709 more children today than in September 2004.
• An estimated 35,000 children were mentored in the past year-that's an increase of more than 4,000 matches since last year's census.
• There are 7,274 more mentors since September 2004. On August 31, 2006 there were 5,000 more mentors than in August 2005.
• There are 4,081 children on waiting lists with mentoring programs (as of August 31, 2006.)
• The Census achieved a 58% response rate. Wave IV of the census had the highest response rate from mentoring organizations since its inception - 137 mentoring organizations managing 265 different programs.

is an account of her experiences over more than two decades as a pioneer in the field of mentoring. She has also had seven other books published.Mentoring A Movement: My Personal Journey Dr. Weinberger's latest book,   She has been recognized for her expertise in establishing, maintaining, and evaluating school, corporate, and community-based mentoring programs and school-to-work initiatives. Her work has been published widely and the program she designed has been replicated in 48 states, as well as Bermuda and Canada.  is an international consultant on mentoring and the founder and president of the Mentor Consulting Group.Dr. Susan G. Weinberger (Dr. Mentor)

Black Fatherhood. and Black Parenting Magazine, A Good Black Man.Com, The Journal of Black Manhood, He serves on a number of community and youth development boards, and he is a contributing writer to several local and national publications and web sites, including   Mr. Rowe is the co-host of a weekly radio program on Morgan State University's radio station, which provides a forum for candid dialogue about the plight of black men and their families.  is the president/CEO of the African American Male Leadership Institute, Inc., and his consulting firm, The Leadership Circle. With more than 18 years of experience in the field of mentoring, he has trained hundreds of volunteers, educators, and organizations. He has lectured nationally on issues related to male leadership and responsibility, recruiting and screening African American male volunteers, and developing school and faith-based mentoring programs.Richard Rowe

400 mentoring professionals from across Michigan

WHAT:

Mentor Michigan, led by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern, is working to ensure that all of our youth have ongoing relationships with stable, caring individuals. Together with mentoring programs throughout the state, it recruits mentors, develops partners and champions, advocates for mentoring issues and standards, provides resources and training, and recognizes the accomplishments of mentors and the organizations that support them.  Mentor Michigan is a program of the Michigan Community Service Commission. At Michigan's Premiere Mentoring Conference, 400 representatives from mentoring programs across the state will join in lively discussions, keynote addresses, and workshops to learn best practices and gain new skills so they can implement high-quality mentoring programs for children.    The conference is hosted by Mentor Michigan.