Dr. Weinberger has been recognized for her expertise in establishing, maintaining, and evaluating school, corporate and community-based mentoring programs and school-to-work initiatives. These include internal coaching programs within the business environment. Her work has been published widely and the program she designed has been replicated in 48 of the United States, as well as Bermuda and Canada.

Susan received her Bachelor of Science degree in Modern Languages from Carnegie-Mellon University; a master's degree in Elementary and Bilingual Education from Manhattanville College and her doctorate from the College of Business and Public Management at the University of Bridgeport.

Her publications on mentoring include:

• My Mentor & Me Series: Elementary School Years; Middle School Years; High School Years
• Business Guide to Mentoring
• Manual for Mentors
• Guidebook to Mentoring
• Strengthening Native Community
• Commitment through Mentoring
• The Mentor Handbook
• How to Start a Student Mentor Program (Phi Delta Kappa Fastback #333)
• Q/A: Mentoring

Susan is the author of numerous articles on the subject of mentoring for journals and newsletters. A former Spanish teacher and Public Affairs Officer of the Norwalk Public Schools, she also taught the graduate course on marketing, partnerships and public relations at Southern CT State University.

Dr. Weinberger is Chair, Public Policy Council, MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership and founding member of its Technical Assistance Corps. She is a mentoring trainer for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs and its National Mentoring Center (JUMP grants); a consultant to the Departments of Labor; Education; Health & Human Services; Housing and Urban Development; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Canada and the Governor's Prevention Partnership in CT. Her clients include Allstate Insurance Company; EDULINX of Canada; Health Net; Save the Children Federation; Hollywood Education and Literacy Project and U.S. Dream Academy.

In 1993, Susan traveled to the East Room of the White House to receive President Clinton's coveted Volunteer Action Award for her work in mentoring. Among her greatest joys is being a mentor to a sixth grader in her hometown.

Information about Dr. Mentor, as she is affectionately called in the field, can be found on www.mentorconsultinggroup.com or by contacting her at DrMentor@aol.com.