Dan Rooker (DTD ’12) Profiled by Kenyon

 

We’d like to give a shout out to Dan Rooker ’12, who has been coming back to campus for Delta Tau Delta mentorship gatherings since 2013. In the spring of 2019, he became an official Kenyon volunteer at the Alumni of Color Mentoring Weekend.

“While at Kenyon, I sought and found short-term mentors in the form of upperclassmen, coaches, professors and (occasionally) alumni. It wasn’t difficult to find someone willing to listen and give advice. So I feel that by volunteering, I am passing the gift of mentorship forward.”

 

As part of the committee that brought the Kenyon Alumni Mentorship Program (KAMP) to the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving team earlier this year, Dan is proud to have helped to recruit about 60 alumni volunteer mentors who will work with current students through graduation. So far, KAMP for Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving has matched participants from the classes of 2022 and most of 2023, with additional mentors in reverse for next year.

 

Dan was a physics major at Kenyon. He now spends his time working as an advisor for Private Vista, LLC in Chicago. In his free time, Dan enjoys going on evening walks with his wife and their four-year-old Newfoundland, Moose.

Thank you, Dan, for all you do to support Kenyon. We couldn’t do this work without you and our entire group of dedicated alumni volunteers!

 

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