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 Ellen H. Reames, Ed.D. 

Ellen H. Reames is Professor of Educational Leadership at Auburn University. Her work centers on mentoring for well-being through a positive psychology lens and building leadership preparation partnerships. She has authored five books, including The Art and Science of Mentoring (2021) and Educational Leadership Program Coordinators: Partnership Creators through Social Connectedness (2025), plus sixty-nine articles and book chapters.

A member of the Alabama New Principals Mentoring Program Design Team, she designed the state-funded, two-year initiative supporting new principals. Her team trains mentors using a framework integrating Kram’s concepts of personal and professional development with Seligman’s PERMA Model. She also curates the Emerald Book Series, Dimensions of Leadership and Institutional Success: Exploring Connections and Partnerships, promoting scholarship in leadership and institutional well-being.

EXPERIENCE IN THE MENTORING FIELD

  • Developed the Alabama New Principal Mentoring Program (ANPMP)
  • Developed the Mentoring Program for the Alabama Rural Aspiring Leaders Academy (US Dept. of Education Grant Awarded to Auburn University 2017-2019)
  • Council of Leaders of Alabama Schools (CLAS) Presentations on Mentoring for Wellbeing (2021- present).
  • Regularly provide professional development for school districts regarding teacher and principal mentoring.

SPEAKER TRAVELS FROM

Georgia, USA

AVAILABLE FOR 

In-person, virtual, or hybrid events

SAMPLE MENTORING TOPICS

Ellen joins her colleagues in Leadership and Mentoring Excellence, LLC (Dr. Linda Searby and Dr. Fran Kochan) in offering a wide array of trainings, presentations, or consulting for individuals and organizations. See each consultant’s bio on the IMA Endorsed Consultants page to read about the expertise areas of each of our team). Depending on the needs of your organization, 1-3 members of our team can assist you with your professional development.

  • Mentor training with school districts, universities, non-profits, and businesses

  • Positive psychology, specifically the PERMA Model. As of late I have developed a system of providing mentoring activities that are aligned with positive psychology, specifically the PERMA Model. These activities are practical and useful ways for mentors to provide personal and professional growth for their mentees.

TESTIMONIALS:

  • I found Dr. Reames to be outstanding in leading mentoring professional development for our teachers and administrators. We learned so much about mentoring and tools that we can use for developing our mentoring relationships with our mentees. She is both knowledgeable and finds fun ways to make the content very engaging. - Dr. Shannon McCurdy Assistant Superintendent Baldwin County School District, AL

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