Professor, Educational Leadership, Policy, & School Law, Faculty of Education, Queen's University. Scholar|mentor|teacher|husband|father|soccer fan|fisherman.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Joined August 2009
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🍎 Happy #WorldTeachersDay! Some of our earliest and most influential mentors are teachers. Today, we celebrate the educators in the IMA community who teach, guide, encourage and help others grow. Who is a teacher who made a difference in your life? #Mentoring #IMACommunity
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Ben Kutsyuruba πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ retweeted
β˜• Tomorrow morning! Join Carol Pelletier Radford for our IMA Coffee Chat on Visible Mentoring and practical ways to sustain & strengthen your mentoring program. πŸ“… Oct. 5 ⏰ 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET πŸ’» Free + virtual Register: tinyurl.com/IMACoffeeChats
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Ben Kutsyuruba πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ retweeted
How do you keep a mentoring program visible, valued & supported? Join Carol Pelletier Radford for our next IMA Coffee Chat and explore practical strategies to sustain & strengthen your program. πŸ“… Oct. 5 | 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET β˜• Free + virtual tinyurl.com/IMACoffeeChats
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Tomorrow! β˜• Mentoring the Leaders: Supporting Seasoned Professionals Join Dr. Karin Polifko for a conversation about mentoring experienced leaders and the approaches that can help make those relationships meaningful. πŸ“… Sept. 14 | 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET πŸ”— tinyurl.com/IMACoffeeChats
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πŸ“– The Fall issue of Mentor Connect is here! IMA members get exclusive access to our magazine featuring insights from mentoring professionals across the field. πŸ‚ Members, read it here: mentoringassociation.org/ima… Not a member? Explore IMA: mentoringassociation.org/mem…
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πŸ“š Today is #InternationalLiteracyDay - When we celebrate educators, researchers, authors, practitioners & lifelong learners who share knowledge and inspire growth. What book has influenced how you mentor, lead, teach or learn? Explore the IMA bookshelf: mentoringassociation.org/ima…
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This Wednesday! πŸ“£ Real programs. Real lessons. Practical ideas you can use. Join us for MELD: Case Studies in Mentoring Ecosystems and explore lessons from real-world mentoring programs across sectors. ⏰ 8am PT | 11am ET πŸ”— tinyurl.com/MELDCollaboratio… #Mentoring #MELD #IMA
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Ben Kutsyuruba πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ retweeted
Mentoring the Leaders: Supporting Seasoned Professionals β˜• Join Karin Polifko for a Coffee Chat exploring the unique challenges and approaches involved in mentoring seasoned leaders. πŸ“… Sept. 14 ⏰ 10 AM ET πŸ”— tinyurl.com/IMACoffeeChats Communicate to Elevate has moved to Jan '27
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Ben Kutsyuruba πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ retweeted
What does a mentoring ecosystem look like in practice? Join us Sept. 9 for MELD: Case Studies in Mentoring Ecosystems. Explore real-world models & practical lessons you can apply to your own work. πŸ—“ 8am PT | 11am ET πŸ”— tinyurl.com/MELDCollaboratio… #Mentoring #MELD
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πŸ“Š Research Opportunity Researchers Catherine Cordova & @benkuts are studying mentoring needs and wellbeing after miscarriage before 20 weeks of pregnancy. If you're eligible, or know someone who may be, learn moreπŸ”— mentoringassociation.org/con… #MentoringResearch #IMA
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Ben Kutsyuruba πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ retweeted
During June's #MELD forum, @benkuts reminded us that successful mentoring programs adapt to local realities - not the other way around. The question isn't, "How can people fit our model?" It's, "How can our model fit the people we serve?" How does your program stay flexible?
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Thank you @MayorPaterson for hosting our @QueensEduc BEd Leadership class at the City Hall! Thank you for sharing your leadership insights, experiences, and aspirations for the City of Kingston with the group of future educational leaders! What a memorable field trip for our TCs!
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I am looking forward to presenting at our @IMA_Members Biennial Conference! Hope to see you there! imaconference2026.com
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Great to see our @QueensEduc Faculty’s own Bryan Secker being recognized as the Hero of the Game at @KingstonFronts game!
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Visiting a beautiful USF St. Petersburg campus today, the site of next year’s @IMA_Members biennial conference on May 13-14, 2026, with exciting pre-conference events and first ever IMA Early Career and Doctoral Student Consortium on May 12, 2026. imaconference2026.com
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Enjoying beautiful sights in Albuquerque and insightful sessions at the @UNM_Mentoring Institute Conference!
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Sharing our latest article comparing program administrators' and pre-service teachers' perspectives on wellbeing in teacher education in Canada, with @keithwalker2013, @KarenRagoonaden, Tim Claypool, @SabreCherkowski, Lorraine Godden, & John Bosica. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/jour…
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Join us this Thursday October 2, 2025 at 12pm at @QueensEduc for a conversation with @keithwalker2013 on Humility, Hoping and Hosting: Insights and a Conversation about Galvanizing Flourishing Communities.
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Please, consider submitting your proposals to the International Mentoring Association Biennial ConferenceΒ which will be held inΒ St. Petersburg, FLΒ onΒ May 13-14, 2026. Proposals are due November 8, 2025. @IMA_Members Details at: imaconference2026.com/
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"Mentoring for Wellbeing Across the Professions and Disciplines" w/@keithwalker2013 in Perspectives on Mentoring Book Series (@EmeraldGlobal, @IMA_Members) offers insights into enhancing wellbeing through mentorship across fields & professional settings. shorturl.at/T3jm1
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