The Art of Mentoring

Monday, April 14. 4:00pm-5:30pm. Fidalgo Room.

Description 

Who influences you? How do you pass it on? The art of being or finding a mentor is like the art of being compassionate: both require deep awareness of how we are all connected in community. In this session, Eric Liu and Jena Cane of the Guiding Lights Network share insights from their work with mentors, teachers, and leaders from around the country. They will lead participants in a powerful and playful "talking circle" filled with stories of mentorship and lessons in becoming more mindful mentors.

Presenter Bios 

Eric Liu, Guiding Lights

Eric Liu is the author of Guiding Lights: How to Mentor - and Find Life's Purpose, The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker and the co-author of True Patriot. Mr. Liu served as a speechwriter for President Clinton in the first term and as deputy domestic policy advisor in the second. Eric is a member of the Washington State Board of Education, teaches at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs, and hosts the television interview program called Seattle Voices.

Jená Cane, Guiding Lights

Jená Cane is an educator, actor, and non-profit arts administrator. In the 1990s, Ms. Cane created, acted in, and produced plays with One World Theatre. She teaches theatre arts and creative play in schools throughout the state. Ms. Cane is the Director of Communications for the Seattle International Children’s Festival, producer of the 2007 Creativity Matters summit on creativity in public education, and the annual Guiding Lights Weekend conference on the art of mentoring.