Robert Sobelsohn ‘19

City: Ketchikan, Juneau, Kodiak, Dutch Harbour (Alaska)

Tenure: 2015-2019

HFD ID: 376

Email: rsobels1@gmail.com

Number: (917) 445-3293

Linkedin: Robert Sobelsohn

Bio: After graduating from Colgate, Rob Worked as a paralegal for two years at Sidley Austin LLP doing affordable housing, corporate governance, and SEC Compliance for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Venture Capitalists. Later, he switched to volunteering with FEMA for five months, and then became a Commissioned Officer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Rob has been working as an Ensign on the NOAA Ship Fairweather since late 2021. His primary roles are safe navigation and facilitation of operations as an officer of the deck. He also conducts hydrographic research through multibeam sonar scanning of the seafloor to update nautical charts to promote commerce and safe navigation for other vessels.

Rob is also on the designated fire team there and gets to “don [his] fire onesie every week!"

Advice/Memory:

“Advice:
1) Sign up for as many of the cool classes the state/local towns offer. Sometimes they will cancel classes if not enough people sign up, and most classes are super hands-on and a blast.
2) Spend time at the station. It's a great, never crowded spot to work on homework and study - and you can't beat the response time.
3) Get Rathbone to teach you to tie flies - he's a pro!

Memories:
- Fighting ISIS dodgeball IM champions!
- Oriskany Falls warehouse fire - "Protect the Legion at all costs""“