BEN KUTSYURUBA
President 2026-2028

CLINT PATTERSON
President-Elect 2026-2028

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

IMA Vision Committee Co-Chair
IMA 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

 NORO ANDRIAMANALINA

Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate
and Postdoctoral Initiatives; Graduate
Faculty in Organizational Leadership,
Policy and Development,
University of Minnesota

Ratified April 2023

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
IMA Membership Committee
IMA Endorsed Consultant

CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence, International Keynote Speaker | TEDx Speaker | Author | Thought Leader in Mentoring, Developmental Networks, Organizational Learning EcoSystems. 
Co-Founder, MELD (Mentoring Ecosystems for Learning & Development)

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

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

MIRIAM MARGUERITA
GOMEZ WITMER, PH.D.

Associate Professor of Educational Foundations; Director of the Future Educator Academy

Ratified November 2017
Mentor Connect Magazine Editor
Conference Award Review Committee
2024, 2026 Preconference Mentoring
Certification Instructor

BRENDA MARINA

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

Ratified
IMA President 2020-2022

AUDREY MURRELL

Professor of Business Administration, Psychology, Public and International Affairs; University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business, and College of Business Administration

Ratified December 2023
2026 Conference Co-Chair
2026 Conference Program Committee Co-Chair
2026 Conference Doctoral Consortium Chair
IMA Directories Committee Chair

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

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

Ratified June 2022
Mentor Connect Magazine Editor

ELLEN H. REAMES

Professor Educational Leadership
Program Coordinator College of
Education Auburn University, Alabama
New Principal Mentoring
Design Team

Ratified October 2024
IMA Endorsed Consultant

ALEX RICHARDSON

Past CEO and Co-Founder of
Art of Mentoring. Board advisor
with expertise in mentoring,
HR technology, and go-to-market
strategy

Ratified February 2025
IMA Membership Committee

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

IOLANDA VOLPE

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

Ratified May 2024
2026 Conference Submission Review Committee
2026 Conference Program Committee Co-Chair

LII FITZGERALD

Mentorship Program Coordinator at
Florida Gulf Coast University's Lutgert
College of Business, focusing on program
design, stakeholder engagement, and
peer-led mentoring initiatives.

Ratified October 2025
2026 Conference Marketing Committee Chair

Dana Griggs is an Associate
Professor of Educational Leadership
in the College of Education and
Health Professions at Columbus
State University in Georgia. I am a
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