Keynote Speaker Michael Karcher

Michael Karcher, Ph.D., Ed.D., is Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at University of Texas-San Antonio. Professor Karcher is co-editor of the landmark Handbook of Youth Mentoring which provided the first scholarly and comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring.  Professor Karcher conducts research on school-based and cross-age peer mentoring as well as on adolescent connectedness and pair counseling.  He is the author of numerous articles on mentoring in school settings and is an expert on cross-age peer mentoring in schools.  Professor Karcher received a doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.  Learn more about Michael Karcher's work at www.professorkarcher.com.

2008 Conference Participant Comments:

~ This is the second time I have attended the MN Mentoring Conference, and both conferences have been fabulous! Thank you for the great information and opportunity to network and share ideas with other professionals.  This conference keeps you energized to continue working in this field!

~ I really enjoyed the conference. The facility was great, the speaker was motivating, and the workshops were educational. I wish it could have lasted a week.

~ The Keynote speaker was AWESOME!! I would love to hear him speak every year.

~ I highly recommend this conference to all mentoring professionals wherever you are in your journey of mentoring.