Introducing the Class of 2025 First-Year Fellows

The First-Year Fellows program gives first-year students the opportunity to engage in public policy early in their Dartmouth careers. Each year, 20-25 students are selected for summer placement in a diverse range of policy internships in Washington, D.C. with Dartmouth alumni mentors. Students gain valuable professional experience, live with their peers, and develop leadership, writing, and critical thinking skills during the fellowships.

The Rockefeller Center congratulates the following members of the Class on 2025 on their selection into the First-Year Fellow program, and acknowledges the First-Year Fellow mentors, whose dedication and support make this program possible.

• Daisy Amador-Pena, Save the Children with mentor Rayven Wilson 
• Beatrice Burack, Office of U.S. Congresswoman Ann Mclane Kuster with mentor Ann McLane Kuster '78
• Akhand Dugar, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State with mentor Nikolas Nartowicz '07
• Noah Durham, Brookings Institution with mentor Aaron Klein '98
• Chidera Duru, International Finance Corporation (IFC) with mentor Ruth Hupart '08
• Kayla Entwistle, Save the Children with mentor Rayven Wilson
• Kai Etheridge, Federation of American Scientists: Day One Project with mentor Dan Correa '05
• Talia Fein, ACG Analytics with mentor Gabriella Heffesse '14
• Daisy Ferrell, Health Affairs with mentor Sarah Kolk '20
• Dylan Griffith, World Resources Institute with mentor Gregory Taff '93
• Prescott Herzog, YMCA of the U.S.A. with mentor Derek Summerville '11
• Samantha Huray, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with mentor Nancy Bowler '82
• Aarushi Jain, World Resources Institute with mentor Gregory Taff '93
• Ella Laurent, League of Conservation Voters with mentor Tiernan Sittenfeld '96
• Zoe McGuirk, Health Affairs with mentor Sarah Kolk '20
• Maxwell Miracle, OnMessage Inc. with mentor Orin (Guy) Harrison '94
• Armita Mirkarimi, Save the Children with mentor Rayven Wilson 
• Kavya Nivarthy, OnMessage Inc. with mentor Orin (Guy) Harrison '94
• Nikhil Pande, YMCA of the U.S.A. with mentor Derek Summerville '11
• Clark Paolini, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) with mentor Cathy Solomon '88
• Vynateya Purimetia, SB Law, PLLC with mentor Regina Speed-Bost '87
• Arpit Rao, World Resources Institute with mentor Gregory Taff '93
• Sophie Saraisky, U.S. Department of Education with mentor Lauren Kennedy '02
• Nathan Thompson, National Indian Health Board with mentor Christopher Chavis '12
• Adam Tobeck, National Disability Institute with mentor Michael Morris '14 and P '08
• Meizhen Xu, World Resources Institute with mentor Gregory Taff '93