Strategic Direction
Guides institutional priorities, growth decisions, and long-term development of the GMI ecosystem.
Board Governance
Board Governance and Strategic Stewardship
GMI's governance structure supports the Institute's responsibility to build credible standards, assessment architecture, credential pathways, research priorities, partner infrastructure, and public trust for the professional mentoring field.
Governance Mandate
Oversight responsibilities that protect institutional credibility.
GMI's governance model is organized around the responsibilities expected of a standards-building institution: clear stewardship, ethical accountability, financial discipline, evidence orientation, and responsible public representation.
Standards Integrity
Protects the credibility of MBOK®, assessment architecture, certification pathways, and education alignment.
Financial Stewardship
Supports responsible funding strategy, sustainability planning, and operational accountability.
Ethics & Accountability
Reinforces conduct expectations, role clarity, conflict-of-interest awareness, and public responsibility.
Research & Evidence
Encourages validation, pilot learning, data-informed refinement, and evidence-based decision-making.
Partner & Public Trust
Strengthens institutional confidence for funders, universities, employers, veteran partners, and education providers.
Board Composition
Leadership experience aligned to standards infrastructure.
GMI’s leadership team brings deep experience in standards development, operational governance, and technology-enabled systems building - capabilities essential for stewarding a national infrastructure initiative.
HR OperationsFinanceTechnologyEnterprise LeadershipStandards InfrastructureWorkforce Development
Board of Directors
Governance leadership for responsible institutional growth.
Board profiles highlight the governance contribution, relevant expertise, and public information that supports role clarity, accountability, and trust.
Founder & Executive Director
Shawn Futterer
Governance ContributionStandards governance, systems design, and institutional operating discipline.
Brings senior experience in strategy, service operations, program governance, and standards-based process architecture across complex global environments. His work focuses on systems design, operational discipline, and governance models that support scalable institutional infrastructure.
LinkedInSenior Technology Advisor
Jason Kirton
Governance ContributionPlatform engineering, AI-enabled systems, and secure digital infrastructure.
Brings deep expertise in platform engineering, AI-enabled systems, enterprise technology modernization, and scalable digital infrastructure. His experience supports secure, interoperable, and resilient systems for institutional use.
LinkedInGovernance & Policy Advisor
Evan Paradis
Governance ContributionApplied operations, workflow optimization, and practical governance frameworks.
Brings experience in applied operations, workflow optimization, customer-facing support systems, and practical implementation design. His perspective helps ensure standards and accreditation frameworks remain feasible, usable, and aligned with real-world organizational constraints.
LinkedInProduct Strategy & Digital Experience Advisor
Melinda Hasanovic-Ayers
Governance ContributionProduct strategy, user-centered design, and technology-enabled engagement.
Brings experience leading mobile product development, digital transformation, customer experience strategy, and cross-functional product delivery. Her expertise supports accessible, intuitive, and scalable digital experiences for institutions, mentors, and learners.
LinkedInTechnology & Infrastructure Advisor
Peter Bruno
Governance ContributionTechnology leadership, infrastructure modernization, and systems integration.
Brings more than 25 years of experience in technology leadership, engineering operations, infrastructure modernization, systems integration, and enterprise operations strategy. His expertise supports resilient, scalable, and performance-driven mentoring infrastructure.
LinkedInStrategic Infrastructure & Innovation Advisor
Shane Portfolio, PhD
Governance ContributionInfrastructure scale, capability building, innovation, and enterprise transformation.
Brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in engineering, telecommunications, digital infrastructure, and enterprise transformation. His expertise in capability building, infrastructure scalability, culture, and innovation supports long-term growth of technology-enabled mentoring ecosystems.
Non-Executive Director
Mitchell Baldwin
Governance ContributionProcess improvement, organizational performance, and community-centered service delivery.
Brings healthcare operations experience focused on process improvement, organizational performance, team engagement, and community-centered service delivery. His work emphasizes continuous improvement, collaboration, systems thinking, and improved participant experience.
LinkedInNon-Executive Director
DeWayne Allen
Governance ContributionGrowth strategy, operational excellence, and mission-aligned leadership.
Brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in growth strategy, operational excellence, major business expansion, and mission-driven team alignment. His perspective supports inclusive, high-performing organizations and disciplined strategic execution.
LinkedInAdvisory Councils and Committees
Specialized advisory structures for standards, research, ethics, education, and technology.
GMI's advisory model connects subject-matter expertise to the areas that require independent review, practical implementation insight, and continuous improvement.
Standards Evolution Council
Stewards MBOK® development, standards updates, practitioner feedback, and integration of research and technology.
Academic Advisory Board
Supports academic rigor, curriculum alignment, methodology review, and education-provider expectations.
Research Advisory Board
Advances evidence-based mentoring practices, validation studies, benchmark insights, and assessment methodology.
Ethics Oversight Committee
Safeguards ethical conduct, mentoring boundaries, appeals, disciplinary actions, and credential integrity.
Technology Advisory Board
Guides platform innovation, AI and data strategy, interoperability, security, and responsible technology governance.
Public Accountability
Governance practices that support confidence and responsible claims.
GMI's governance approach is built around responsible development, transparent role definition, ethical conduct, conflict-of-interest awareness, and accountable stewardship of standards, credentials, assessments, and partner claims.
Role Clarity
Governance, advisory, staff, partner, and contributor roles are distinguished clearly.
Conflict-of-Interest Awareness
Decision-making expectations include disclosure, judgment, and protection of institutional integrity.
Responsible Claims
Credential, REP, partnership, and standards claims require appropriate authorization and status clarity.
Ethical Stewardship
Ethics, fairness, confidentiality, accessibility, and participant protection inform governance practice.
Board Service
Express Interest in Board or Governance Service
GMI welcomes expressions of interest from experienced leaders who can contribute governance judgment, institutional credibility, strategic oversight, and subject-matter expertise to the responsible development of the mentoring profession.