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Emerson Fellow

Dennis Barrett

11th Class, 2004-2005

Dennis graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in political science and history in the Honors Program.  He tutored youth in South Bend, worked with the student run national publication Changing Times, served as dorm president, and organized a weeklong program encouraging students to employ their talents in the service of others.  Dennis also founded a Notre Dame Chapter of the Children's Defense Fund, and interned in D.C. with Human Rights Watch and the Children's Defense Fund.

Field placement: Central California Food Bank

Field placement: Foodlink of Tulare County

Field placement: Fresno Metro Ministry

Field placement: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Central Valley, California

Policy placement: Families USA

Washington, D.C.