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 2024

  • Thomas De Wolff, House Committee on Ways and Means (R-Majority)

 

Class of 2022

  • Tanner Bielefeld Pruitt, Office of Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH)

 

Class of 2020

  • Sarah Kolk, Health Affairs

 

Class of 2017

  • Sally Portman, TAG Strategies

 

Class of 2014

  • Gabriella Heffesse, ACG analytics

 

Class of 2012

  • Christopher Chavis, National Indian Health Board

 

Class of 2011

  • Derek Summerville, YMCA of the USA

 

Class of 2010

  • Terra Branson, National Congress of American Indians

 

Class of 2009

  • Erica Anhalt, Office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
  • Matthew Davis MHP'09, US Environmental Protection Agency
  • Nora Johnson, US Environmental Protection Agency
  • Dylan Landers-Nelson, Business Group on Health
  • Raymond Rodriguez, US House of Representatives

 

Class of 2008

  • Mike Heslin, 1st90
  • Ruth Hupart, International Finance Corporation
  • Rose Mutiso, African Tech Futures Lab

 

Class of 2007

  • Amanda Brown, Rock the Vote & National Women's Business Council
  • Daniel Correa, Federation of American Scientists: Day One Project
  • Sofia Faruqi, World Resources Institute
  • Sean Garren, Fair Share
  • Kevin Hudak, Brightline Strategies
  • Kristen Lingley, Office of Congressman Michael Michaud (D-ME)
  • Nikolas Nartowicz, Americans United for Separation of Church and State

 

Class of 2004

  • Josh Marcuse, Globally

 

Class of 2003

  • Jeremy Skog, US Census Bureau

 

Class of 2002

  • Michael Breen, Truman National Security Project
  • Lauren Kennedy, US Department of Education
  • Betsy Super, American Political Science Association

 

Class of 2001

  • Gabriel Garcia, Center for Perinatal Advocacy at Providence
  • Christian Haines, House Committee on Education and the Workforce (D)
  • 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 (R-NH)
  • Matt McDonald, Penta Group

 

Class of 1999

  • Allison Bawden, Government Accountability Office
  • Ben Bawden, Brooks, Bawden, Moore, LLC
  • Danielle Downing, Project on Government Oversight
  • Deborah Hanmer, DC Prep Charter School
  • Kendra Kosko Isaacson '99, HELP Committee

 

Class of 1998

  • Sean Casten, Congressman (D-IL)
  • 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 1994

  • Orrin Harrison, OnMessage Inc.

 

Class of 1993

  • Abby Hopper, Solar Energy Industry Association
  • Alex Mooney, Congressman (R-WV)
  • Gregory Taff, World Resources Institute
  • Liza Veto, 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

  • Thomas Kean, Congressman (R-NJ)
  • Sarah Lennon, Department of Energy

 

Class of 1988

  • Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator (D-NY)
  • Sarah Jackson-Han, United Nations Development Program

 

Class of 1987

  • Michele Rivard, US African Development Foundation
  • Regina Speed-Bost, SB Law, PLLC

 

Class of 1986

  • John Daken, Polarus
  • Hilary French, Worldwatch Institute
  • Jonathan Williams, Corporation for National and Community Service
  • Lisa-Joy Zgorski, National Science Foundation

 

Class of 1985

  • Cathy Zoi, US Department of Energy

 

Class of 1984

  • Leah Daughtry, Democratic National Committee

 

Class of 1983

  • George Linzer, The American Leader

 

Class of 1982

  • Nancy Bowler, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Jennifer Chandler, National Council of Nonprofits
  • Robert Charles, The Charles Group, LLC
  • Peter Folger, Congressional Research Service
  • Daniel Gilman, Federal Trade Commission
  • 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 1980

  • Chris Browne, Smithsonian Institution

 

Class of 1978

  • Jeffrey Immelt, President’s Council for Jobs & Competitiveness
  • Ann McLane Kuster, Congresswoman (D-NH)
  • Rob Portman, Senator (R-OH)

 

Class of 1977

  • Edward Rynne, Smithsonian Institution

 

Class of 1974

  • Charlie Bass, Republican Main Street Partnership
  • Deborah Elcock, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 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, Congressman (D-NH)

 

Class of 1971

  • John Lippman, Voice of America

 

Class of 1969

  • Jeff Kelley, US 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