Breaking the Mold Breakfast Discussion: Young Alumni on the Social Impact Job Search

Oliver Edelson ‘18

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-edelson/

Oliver Edelson serves as Legislative Director for Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and manages Rep. Pappas’s service on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Oliver has held several legislative and campaign positions on the Hill since 2019, including serving as Policy Director for the Chris Pappas for Congress campaign and two years in the office of Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49) where he advised on energy and environment policy. Oliver graduated from Dartmouth in 2018, where he majored in Environmental Studies. At Dartmouth, Oliver served as Student Director of Growing Change with DCSI!

Sophia Gawel ‘22

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-gawel-75a264183/

Sophia Gawel joined LISTEN Community Services as a Service Coordinator in 2022. In addition to her direct services work, Sophia manages LISTEN’s social media and incredible volunteers. While at Dartmouth, Sophia participated in several DCSI programs including a Cohort Internship in Philadelphia and an ’82 Upper Valley Community Impact Fellowship with COVER Home Repair. While originally hailing from Michigan, Sophia feels most at home in the Upper Valley. She volunteers as a crisis line advocate for WISE and serves as a youth mentor for The Mentoring Project of the Upper Valley. She lives her life in memory of her brother Sam Gawel (D’23).

Erin Fitzgerald ‘20

Erin is a Senior Analyst at the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) in Cambridge, MA, on the Assessment and Advisory Services team. Prior to joining CEP, Erin worked for an investment consulting firm in Boston and held volunteer roles for the Red Cross, SCORE, and Embolden (a Dartmouth-alumni-led effort). Erin also serves on the Steering Committee of the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Boston Chapter, and is the Dartmouth Class of 2020 Alumni Treasurer. She graduated from Dartmouth College in June 2020 with a B.A. in Anthropology and Development Economics.