Peer Mentoring Association

(PMA)

Peer Mentoring Association is a student organization where members, who are interested in helping their fellow peers, volunteer to serve the campus community around mental health issues.  PMA members act as peer advocates as well as educators regarding mental health and wellness issues. Within PMA, some members have elected to be trained by Counseling Service staff as a Peer Mentor.  This micro counseling training enables those members to provide peer to peer mentoring.

PMA Brochure

Purpose

The purpose of the Peer Mentoring Association is to:

• Promote and sponsor programs addressing issues that impact college students such as relationships, drug/alcohol use, family issues, sexual assault, eating disorders, AIDS, depression/suicide, tolerance, etc.
• Serve as peer mentors by being available to students who are experiencing difficulties which impact their academic success and personal lives.
• Serve as a referral network for the Counseling Services staff.

Membership

General membership is open to all undergraduate students in the Gwynedd-Mercy College

community. All members must be in good standing (academic - minimum 2.0 GPA - and disciplinary). All members attend regularly scheduled meetings as well as make a commitment to promote, sponsor, and participate in programming offered PMA during the academic year.  Only those members that complete mandatory trainings conducted by Counseling staff can be considered a Peer Mentor and provide mentoring services to peers.

2011-2012 Peer Mentors Association

Officers: 

                Ashlee Pletz, President

                Julia Hennessy, Vice President

                Regina Sellman, Corresponding Secretary

                Brandon Ellis, Recording Secretary

                Vicky Clark, SGA Representative/Treasurer

Trained Peer Mentors:

Additional Members of PMA:

Peer Mentor Association Staff Advisor:

Dan Jordan, Counselor/Disability Support Service Coordinator

For more information on Peer Mentoring Association or to join the organization, please contact the PMA President or Advisor:

Ashlee Pletz, PMA President

E-mail: pletz.a@gmc.edu

OR

Dan Jordan,Counselor/Disability Support Services Coordinator
Phone: 215-646-7300 x 427
E-mail: jordan.d@gmc.edu