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Mentoring: Power of 2 is available to all current members of the Ohio Chapter of MPI. This program matches volunteer mentors from the local chapter with mentees for a three-month commitment. Mentoring is available to members at any stage in their career who are seeking to develop new skills or make progress toward professional goals. The program is intended for career development, and strictly prohibits participants from marketing or soliciting for business reasons.
Mentoring pairs meet or connect approximately two to four times per month to establish the mentee’s goals and a process for achieving them. Volunteer mentors are listed on the MPI Ohio website, and interested mentees can seek pairings up to three times per year, during the mentor program’s enrollment period (usually September, January, April).

Please contact Mary Pelino at 614-324-9025 with any questions on the mentoring program.

MENTOR GUIDELINES
• All individuals interested in becoming a mentor must complete a Volunteer Mentor Application Form.

• It is the mentor’s responsibility to inform the leadership committee when he/she pairs with a mentee. Please contact mpioh@aol.com to report a mentor-mentee pairing.

• The mentor and mentee agree how often to meet per month for three months. It is the responsibility of the mentee to initiate contact with a mentor. Each meeting should last approximately one hour and can be an in-person or a telephone meeting. The three-month commitment starts from the first mentor/mentee meeting.
» Download mentee worksheet
» Download evaluation form

• Mentors and mentees are expected to keep all commitments to each other while participating in the program.

• If the mentor and mentee meet for a meal or coffee, each person is expected to pay for his/her own meal.

• At the end of three months, the mentor and mentee should submit a short report to the leadership development committee recapping the results. Please submit the recap report to mpioh@aol.com.

• A mentor can remove his/her profile from the MPI OH website at any time by contacting mpioh@aol.com.

MENTEE GUIDELINES
• Mentees can review mentor profiles on the MPI OH website prior to making their selection.

• Mentees should think about what they wish to accomplish during the program before they contact a mentor (see point 3). This should include what the mentee hopes to learn, his or her goals, idea of meeting frequency, etc.

• A mentee initiates contact by calling the mentor he/she is interested in. If you need any help, please feel free to contact mpioh@aol.com for matching. Please download an initial meeting worksheet to help facilitate this first conversation with your potential mentor.

• The mentor and mentee agree how often to meet per month for three months. Each meeting should last approximately one hour and can be an in-person or a telephone meeting. The three-month commitment starts from the first mentor/mentee meeting.

• Mentors and mentees are expected to keep all commitments.

• If the mentor and mentee meet for a meal or coffee, each person is expected to pay for his/her own meal.

• At the end of the three months, the mentor and mentee should submit a short report outlining the results achieved. Please submit the recap report to mpioh@aol.com

RESOURCES
• Mentor/mentee roles and responsibilities
• Mentor/mentee guidelines
• Partnership ground rules worksheet
• Mentoring partnership agreement form
• Session journal worksheet
• Progress evaluation form
• Why Be a Mentee?
• How to Be a Good Mentee

AVAILABLE MENTORS
We are currently recruiting mentors for this program.  If you are interested in volunteering as a mentor, please contact Barbara Perry.