First-Year Fellow Mentors
Alumni mentors commit to hosting a pre-selected First-Year Fellow for an eight-week summer internship in their place of work, providing mentorship, and assigning meaningful work to the fellow that challenges the student and benefits the organization. The Rockefeller Center pays for the fellows' housing and provides a modest stipend for living expenses so that there are no associated expenses incurred by the host organization. The First-Year Fellows program is a unique opportunity for first-year students to engage meaningfully in public policy during a summer fellowship with Dartmouth alumni in Washington, D.C. who are willing to take on a significant mentor role.
First-Year Fellow Mentor, Nancy Bowler '82, with Class of 2016 First-Year Fellow Lillian Jin. Photo by Laurie DeWitt.
First-Year Fellow Alumni Mentors
The following Dartmouth alumni have either served or are currently serving as First-Year Fellow mentors. Please note, organizations listed here represent where the fellowship occurred and do not necessarily reflect a mentor's current place of employment.
Class of 2010
- Terra Branson, National Congress of American Indians
Class of 2009
- Matthew Davis MHP'09, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Nora Johnson, US Environmental Protection Agency
Class of 2007
- Amanda Brown, Rock the Vote & National Women's Business Council
- Sofia Faruqi, World Resources Institute
- Sean Garren, Fair Share
- Kevin Hudak, Brightline Strategies
Class of 2002
- Michael Breen, Truman National Security Project
- Lauren Kennedy, US Department of Education
- Jeremy Skog, US Census Bureau
Class of 2001
- Gabriel Garcia, Center for Perinatal Advocacy at Providence
- Christian Haines, U.S. Committee on Education and the Workforce (Democratic)
- Josh Lozman, One Campaign
- David Mustra DMS'01, National Association for Biomedical Research Policy Directions Inc.
- Barrett P. Thornhill, Biotechnology Industry Organization
Class of 2000
- John Billings, Office of Congressman Charles F. Bass
Class of 1999
- Danielle Downing, Project on Government Oversight
- Deborah Hanmer, DC Prep Charter School
- Kendra Kosko Isaacson '99, HELP Committee
Class of 1998
- Aaron Klein, Bipartisan Policy Center & Brookings Institution
Class of 1997
- Kelly Hart, Conservation Vision Services: The Trust for Public Land
- Jennifer McCullough, Conservation International
Class of 1996
- Malia Brink, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Mary Beth Nikitin, Congressional Research Service, Defense and Trade Division
- Elizabeth Rybicki, Congressional Research Service, Government and Finance Division
- Tiernan Sittenfeld, League of Conservation Voters
Class of 1993
- Liza Veto, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Class of 1992
- Alex Kugajevsky, Neptune
Class of 1991
- Jay Matson, U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the Office of Enforcement, Division of Investigations
Class of 1990
- Sarah Lennon, Department of Energy
Class of 1988
- Kirsten Gillibrand, Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Class of 1986
- Hilary French, Worldwatch Institute
Class of 1985
- Cathy Zoi, US Department of Energy
Class of 1984
- Leah Daughtry, Democratic National Committee
Class of 1982
- Nancy Bowler, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Jennifer Chandler, National Council of Nonprofits
- Bobby Charles, The Charles Group, LLC
- Peter Folger, Congressional Research Service
- Cathy Solomon, Executive Office of the President
Class of 1981
- Tom Kiernan, American Wind Energy Association
- Judge John Mott, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- Abner Oakes, The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
Class of 1978
- Jeffrey Immelt, President’s Council for Jobs & Competitiveness
- Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster, New Hampshire 2nd District
- Senator Rob Portman, Office of Senator Robert Portman
Class of 1977
- Edward Rynne, Smithsonian Institution
Class of 1974
- Charlie Bass, Republican Main Street Partnership
- Richard "Rick" Ranger, American Petroleum Institute
Class of 1973
- Paul Riddle, US Department of Education
- Ben Wilson, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Class of 1972
- Paul Hodes, Office of Congressman Paul Hodes
Class of 1971
- John Lippman, Voice of America
Class of 1969
- Jeff Kelley, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- Lew Podolske, US Department of Homeland Security
- Laurence Wiseman, American Forest Foundation
Class of 1967
- Robert Davidson, Corporation for National and Community Service
Class of 1964
- John Topping, The Climate Institute
Class of 1963
- William Eichbaum, World Wildlife Fund
Class of 1950
- William Frenzel '50 T'51 (1928–2014), Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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Ryan Spector '19 with other First-Year Fellows and Judge John Mott '82 at the Rockefeller Center's annual Student and Alumni Reception in Washington, D.C. Photo by Laurie DeWitt.
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As a First-Year Fellow, Olivia was placed at the U.S. Department of Education, under the mentorship of Lauren Kennedy ’02.