Molly Driessen is one of four graduate interns currently working with DASH. She’s originally from Rosemount, Minnesota, and she attended Providence University. She is now pursuing her Masters in Social Work and is getting married over the summer! We asked her a few questions to showcase both how amazing she is and the impact she’s made at DASH.
- Why did you choose to do your internship at DASH?: “I wanted to continue working with a non-profit organization that supports survivors of sexual and domestic violence.”
- What social justice issue are you most passionate about?: “I am most passionate about issues surrounding gender violence and coming at it from multiple perspectives-whether through research, direct work, advocacy, and other mezzo ways.
- What has been your favorite thing about working at DASH?: “Building relationships with some of the women and seeing them begin their healing journey. I also have loved Art Group!”
- What are your plans for the future?: “Planning a wedding, staying in D.C. for a bit, and continuing to work on ending gender violence.”
- What is your spirit animal?: : “Panda bears are my absolute favorite animal, but if I had to be an animal I would like to be a bird so I could travel everywhere.”
What DASH staff say about Molly:
“I have enjoyed working with Molly she is very intuitive and is willing to go the extra mile to learn about the residents that we serve, she is soft spoken and laid back but don’t let that fool you, she understands the work that she does and why she does it. She uses some of her life experiences to influence the work that she does here at DASH.”
“I appreciate Molly’s thoroughness.”
“Molly is down to earth, intuitive and she’s from Minnesota – so what more could you ask for?”
“I appreciate Molly’s patient approach with her residents. She has handled both challenges and success from her work in a thoughtful way that ensure her growth as a social worker.”
