Mentoring Committee

Chairperson

Steve Elle
208-465-8404, ext. 225
steve.elle@idfg.idaho.gov

Overview

The Mentoring committee was formed to encourage chapter members to become mentors to students and young professional biologists through the assistance of developing mentoring skills, facilitating mentoring opportunities and providing recognition of outstanding mentoring efforts of ICAFS members.

Mission

The mission of the Mentoring committee is to promote the development of successful fisheries professionals through mentoring.

Goals

The committee will seek to accomplish the mission through the following goals:

Goal 1: Encourage chapter members to be mentors
Goal 2: Help chapter member become good mentors
Goal 3: Assist those considering or pursuing a career in the fisheries professions to find a mentor
Goal 4: recognize outstanding mentors

Recent Accomplishments

Recognize ICAFS individual efforts for outstanding mentorship through Outstanding Mentor Award
Developed interactive link on ICAFS website for volunteer opportunity (VO-OP) signup
Implemented differential colored name tags for students and professionals for annual meeting to help recognition of student participants
Brainstorm ideas for Mentor/Protégé interaction during student mixer and ongoing during the year.

2009 Program of Work

The committee will seek to accomplish the goals through the following program of work:

Annual present Outstanding Mentor Award to recognize chapter members mentoring efforts
Provide information releases via email and newsletter to promote VO-OP link on website
Presentation on VO-OP during the speed presentation segment of 2010 annual meeting
Continue the use of differential colored name tags to promote student recognition
Develop framework for Mentor/Protégé selection and interaction including a sign-up list of Chapter members who would be willing to act as mentors to students or young professionals circulate this list to all chapter members via email