So they get both the one-to-one mentoring, but they also get the opportunity to learn alongside an adult who coaches them. The program includes lunch, educational programming and opportunities for mentors to interact individually with you. The program, the way it operates you traveled to a local Comcast, NBC universal office location, either once or twice a month and they do this during the school year. Really, what's cool about it is not only do you get mentoring, but they get exposure to workplace opportunities being able to interact with adults in a workplace and they see through that, what it's like to work in a job. This is actually the largest workplace mentoring program nationally and it's been around for over 10 years. One is the Comcast Beyond School Walls Program. So what are some of the projects you've worked on, what are some examples of what you've been in charge of and how does that align with what this organization is trying to do? James Loy: I think most of us are familiar with Big Brothers Big Sisters, especially their goal to provide mentorship services between children and adults, but your role as a program design manager seems to either expand that goal or to kind of go beyond it in unique ways that I think people might not normally associate with an organization like this. Tim Pehlke: I would say I maybe pushed the limits a little bit and especially early on, I had a lot of people question, "Why do you have this degree? What's the value that it adds?" Really, that degree has been the fuel not only for getting started in my career, but now that I'm further along, it really is something I can draw back on that skill base that others that maybe don't have a degree, an advanced degree or some of the experiences that I was able to have at Miami in terms of service learning and involvement of the community, that I can draw back on that knowledge and experience and really use that to provide a perspective that others wouldn't have. Are these things that are kind of unique in this field or how do they factor into what you originally studied before you found yourself on this career path? James Loy: So as a program design manager, it seems like you're doing a lot of things that people might not usually associate with earning a degree in family science. To be able to develop pilot projects, we can roll those up and expand and use those really across the country.
THE REFRAME MENTORSHIP PLUS
My job is really to find those diamonds in the rough, the programs that are new and innovative among our network of 240 plus Big Brother Big Sister agencies across the country. Tim Pehlke: My name is Tim Pehlke and I'm the program design manager on the foundation grants team at Big Brother Big Sister of America. He's also a Miami graduate who's using his expertise in family science to help others considering this field pursue rewarding new career paths. Tim has played a key role in implementing several pioneering initiatives at Big Brothers Big Sisters, including the popular Big in Blue program, which addresses deep social issues by improving the relationship between the police and the people they protect. On this episode, we speak with Tim Pehlke who is among the innovators helping adults, large organizations and even entire communities engage children in relevant new ways. But today, mentorship means a lot more than simply being a positive presence in the life of youth.
THE REFRAME MENTORSHIP FULL
James Loy: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is one of the oldest and largest youth organizations in the country and it has one ultimate goal, to help all children reach their full potential through mentorship and support. James Loy: This is, "Reframe," the podcast from the College of Education, Health and Society on the campus of Miami university in Oxford, Ohio.
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