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Breaking the Mold Lunch Panel: Powering Progress - Policy and the Climate Crisis
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Curious about how to make a career out of fighting climate change?
Join alumni that are doing just that through a diversity of sectors and roles. Learn about how they chose their particular path, where they think climate action is headed, and how you can channel your passion into tangible action to build a more environmentally sustainable society.
Lunch provided.
Breaking the Mold is a 2-day conference that seeks to provide information and alumni networking opportunities for students interested in exploring or pursuing careers in the social sector.
Read more about DCSI and Breaking the Mold here.
Speakers
Sue AnderBois ‘05
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-anderbois/
Sue’s career is focused on policy and strategy to address climate change, expand clean energy, and support local food systems. She is currently the Director of Climate and Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy (RI Chapter) and sits on TNC's North America Policy and Government Relations Cabinet. Sue serves on the Providence City Council and chairs the Special Committee on the Environment and Resiliency. She previously served as Rhode Island's first director of Food Strategy. She has a BA in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.
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!
Sean Garren '07
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seangarren/
Sean is the Chief Program Officer for Vote Solar, a non-profit advocacy group working across the country to use solar as a tool for climate progress and energy, environmental and economic justice. Prior to joining Vote Solar, he was the Legislative Director at Fair Share, an economic justice non-profit, where he was lead lobbyist and set policy strategy for the organization. He also ran the federal clean energy program as Clean Energy Advocate at Environment America. Sean lives in his hometown of Boston with his husband and son. At Dartmouth, Sean majored in Government.
Hosted By
Co-hosted with: Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences, Dartmouth Council on Climate Change, Institute of Arctic Studies, The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Center for Professional Development
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