Dr. Susan G. Weinberger
Dr. Susan G. Weinberger—widely known as "Dr. Mentor"—is an international leader in youth mentoring and the founder and president of Mentor Consulting Group. She pioneered the nation's first school-based mentoring program in Norwalk, Connecticut, in the early 1980s, a model that has since been widely replicated.
An Ed.D. and former public affairs officer for Norwalk Public Schools, Susan later chaired the Public Policy Council of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and helped build its national technical-assistance network.
Through Mentor Consulting Group, she has advised schools, nonprofits, associations, and statewide partnerships on launching, strengthening, and evaluating high-quality mentoring initiatives. Her practical guides for mentors and program leaders are used across the country.
Susan also serves as a technical-assistance provider to the National Mentoring Resource Center and continues to write and speak about mentoring's two-way benefits for youth and adults. She is the recipient of countless awards for her service.
- 5,000+
- mentoring professionals trained
- 45
- states where the mentoring program Susan designed was replicated, as well as Bermuda and Canada
- 230+
- School districts Susan has supported
Earlier roles
- Consultant on mentoring initiatives to the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Labor and Justice, and to state agencies
- Board of Trustees, Scholarship America; Board of Directors, National Assembly of Health and Human Services
Publications
- The My Mentor and Me series
- Business Guide to Mentoring
- Strengthening Native Community Commitment Through Mentoring
- The Mentor Handbook
- Mentoring a Movement: My Personal Journey
Education
- B.S., Modern Languages — Carnegie Mellon University
- Master's, Elementary and Bilingual Education — Manhattanville College
- Doctorate — College of Business and Public Management, University of Bridgeport
Partners
Susan works independently and often collaborates with Craig Bowman of Common Ground Consulting on selected mentoring engagements, bringing complementary expertise to youth, community, corporate and association programs.
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