Class of 2017

Ben Rutan is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School, set to graduate in June. In law school Ben has focused on democracy and voting rights work, partaking in clinical work aimed at voter enfranchisement and holding bad actors accountable. After graduation he is planning on moving back to D.C., where he and his girlfriend, a fourth-year medical student, are excited to explore every dive bar the city has to offer.

Doug Phipps is a second-year M.B.A. student at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he’s working on ideas around teacher recruitment and retention inspired by his five years teaching in D.C. He just got engaged to Meg—they’re planning to move back East this summer and are excited for the next chapter!

Jeremy Mittleman lives in New York City with his wife, Emily Burack, and their mini Bernedoodle Ruby. He works in engineering at Affirm and Emily is an editor and writer at Town & Country magazine. On weekends they can be found hanging out with other ’17s in the city or traveling to ’17 weddings. In his free time Jeremy is working on perfecting his sourdough loaves.

Dorian Allen is currently living in Chicago, where he works in strategy at JPMorgan Chase. Outside of work he stays active by training with the Chicago Smelts masters swim team and traveling. Recent trips include France, Spain, Estonia, Croatia, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom.

Since graduating from Dartmouth, Dorian’s path has taken several turns. He expected to remain in the New York area, but has since moved to Minneapolis, France, now Chicago. Professionally, he has explored various roles. Related to education, he spent a year teaching in France and serves on the board of the Roycemore School. Currently, Dorian works in marketing for consumer products, with a focus on financial services and hospitality.

The past year has been especially eventful for Dorian: He graduated from business school, welcomed a new baby niece into the family, and enjoyed open-water swimming in Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor with his swim team teammate Dave Harmon.

Dorian remains closely connected to Dartmouth. He serves on the alumni board of friends of Dartmouth swimming and diving and keeps in touch with Kira Farris, Dave Harmon, and Abbey Schmitt ’15—a Kellogg classmate and now neighbor in Chicago. He also visited Estonia for Timo Vaimmann and Amy Sun’s wedding and Barcelona for Jorge Siwady’s birthday.

—Eric Chen, 24036 Wintergreen Circle, Novi, MI 48374; echen027@gmail.com