BEN KUTSYURUBA, PH.D.
President 2026-2028

Professor of Educational Leadership, Policy, and School Law, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

2026 Conference Co-Chair

CLINT PATTERSON, ED.D.
President-Elect 2026-2028

Associate Director of Mentoring and Collaborative Innovation, Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University, University Staff Council Chair

Vision Committee Co-Chair
Membership Committee

Secretary-Treasurer

Distinguished Professor and Associate
Dean of Planning & Institutional
Effectiveness University of Florida College
of Dentistry | Director, UF Pain Research
and Intervention Center of Excellence,
Director, UF CTSI Mentor Academy.

2026 Conference Co-Chair

Professor, Department of Educational Leadership Kansas Educational Leadership Institute (KELI) College of Education, Kansas State University

Ratified
Accreditation Committee Chair

CATHERINE GORMAN CORDOVA, PH.D.

Director of Academic Planning and Retention at the University of Pittsburgh’s David C. Frederick Honors College and a recognized leader in mentoring, curriculum innovation, and community engagement. A former IMA President and certified mentoring consultant.

Ratified
IMA President 2022-2024
Membership Committee
IMA Endorsed Consultant and Speaker

LISA Z. FAIN

CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence, International Keynote Speaker | TEDx Speaker | Author | Thought Leader in Mentoring, Developmental Networks, Organizational Learning EcoSystems

Ratified
IMA President 2024-2026
Vision Committee Co-Chair
MELD Co-Founder

LYLE "STEAMER" HAMM

Lyle “Steamer” Hamm is an associate professor of educational administration and leadership in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.

Ratified August 2021

KINGA KÁPLÁR-KODÁCSY PH.D.

Kinga Káplár-Kodácsy Ph.D. is an assistant professor at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Institute of Research on Adult Education and Knowledge Management.

Ratified August 2021
2026 Conference Co-Chair

BRENDA MARINA-LEWIS, PH.D.

Retired Higher Education Professor and Administrator, Peer reviewer for the International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education

Ratified
IMA President 2020-2022
IMA Mentor Connect Magazine Peer Reviewer

JUSTYNA MARKS

EMCC Practitioner Mentoring Program Manager, HR Manager, Facilitator, Trainer. CliftonStrengths Coach and accredited consultant for Extended DISC and SHL tools.

Ratified June 2024

CAROL PELLETIER RADFORD, PH.D.

Founder of Mentoring in Action. She received her doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she focused her studies on mentoring and teacher leadership.

Ratified February 2025
2026 Conference Marketing Committee
2026 Pre-Conference Course Facilitator

KARIN POLIFKO

Principal, Strategic Light Consulting; Associate Professor and Chair at ATSU

Ratified June 2022
IMA Mentor Connect Magazine Chief Editor

MARY BARBARA TRUBE

Dissertation Mentor & Contributing Faculty - Walden University, International Mentor - China, Canada, United States English Immersion (CCUEI), President, Mentor, Coach - Platonium Mentoring and Coaching Consultants, Professor Emerita of Education & - Ohio University

Ratified June 2022
Endorsed Directories Review Committee

IOLANDA VOLPE

Retired teacher and administrator at the secondary level. Experienced leader of mentorship programs and initiatives. Languages: English, Italian and Spanish. 

Ratified May 2024
2026 Conference Submission Review Committee
2026 Conference Program Committee Co-Chair
IMA Mentor Connect Magazine Peer Reviewer

DANA GRIGGS, PH.D.

Dana Griggs is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership in the College of Education and Health Professions at Columbus State University in Georgia. Mentor, Program Advisor, SJEA Editor,
and Author.

Ratified February 2026

JEREMY A. MAGRUDER WAISOME PH.D.

Thomas O. Hunter Rising Star Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Conducts research on mentorship and self-efficacy in engineering and computing.

Ratified February 2026