Graduate Institute Ambassadors

SIT Graduate Institute has a network of current student and alumni ambassadors who love talking about their experiences. Whether you are considering a graduate degree, a newly accepted student, or a current student, we encourage you to reach out.

Adeline De Angelis

Program(s)

Summer 2021: Global Education EdD | Online
Doctorate

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Adeline De Angelis

Dissertation: Linking Language Use Practices and Valued Teacher Capabilities: A Mixed Methods Study of English-As-A-Foreign-Language Teacher Educators

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Alexia Butler

Program(s)

Fall 2023: Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Alexia Butler

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Andy Ndayishima Bukuru

Program(s)

Fall 2023: Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Andy Ndayishima Bukuru

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Anna Gail Caunca

Program(s)

Summer 2021: Global Education EdD | Online
Doctorate

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Anna Gail Caunca

Dissertation: "We are not only Filipin(x) at home": A qualitative case study centering a Filipinx/Filipinx American parent-organized learning collective

Current Position

Position: Senior Program Officer

Current Employer

Employer: World Learning

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Anna Kelly

Program(s)

Summer 2021: Global Education EdD | Online
Doctorate

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Anna Kelly

Dissertation: Whole Human Pedagogy: A Novel Framework for Education Abroad Praxis

Current Position

Civic Engagement and Partnership Manager

Current Employer

Minerva University

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Cali Trainor

Program(s)

Fall 2023: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Cali Trainor

Capstone: In Pursuit of an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture System for Enhanced Self-Sufficiency in Akaroa Harbor, Aotearoa New Zealand

Current Position

Climate Action Interpreter

Current Employer

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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Emily Herriott

Program(s)

Fall 2024: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Emily Herriott

Capstone: From Larvae to Livelihoods: Examining the Realities of Black Soldier Fly Farming in Malawi

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Eric Rodriguez

Program(s)

Fall 2021: Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Eric Rodriguez

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Esmeralda Torres Martinez

Program(s)

Fall 2024: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Esmeralda Torres Martinez

Capstone: Textile Work and Its Interface with Climate Change for Quechua Communities in Peru

Current Position

Environmental Researcher

Current Employer

Asociación ANDES

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Forrest Becker

Program(s)

Fall 2023: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Forrest Becker

Capstone: Living Dead Forests: Assessing Detrital Services in Puget Sound Pseudotsuga menziesii Ecosystems

Current Position

Supervisor and Coordinator

Current Employer

Trackers Earth

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Ricky Bentley

Program(s)

Fall 2022: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Ricky Bentley

Capstone: Resilience Through Urban Green Spaces: Collaborations and Collective Action Toward Equitable Access and Creation of Green Space in Albany, New York

Current Position

Climate Stewardship Coordinator

Current Employer

Connecticut Land Conservation Council

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Jarred Haynes

Program(s)

Fall 2022: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Jarred Haynes

Capstone: Social and Cultural Values in Alaskan Subsistence Management: Rurality and the Meaning of “Meaningful” Natural Resource Management

Current Position

Environmental Project Coordinator (Independent Contractor)

Current Employer

Ocean & Earth Environmental Services LLC

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Johanna Lee

Program(s)

Fall 2023: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Johanna Lee

Capstone: Deconstructing Disability in Malawi: A Multi-Perspective Qualitative Study on Understandings, Policy Development, and Policy Implementation

Current Position

Student

Current Employer

Thomas Jefferson University

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Jona Block

Program(s)

Fall 2022: Humanitarian Assistance & Crisis Management (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Jona Block

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Livia Petzinger

Program(s)

Fall 2023: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Livia Petzinger

Capstone: Coffee in Brasil: Sustainability and the Role of Intermediaries

Current Position

Sustainability Coordinator

Current Employer

University of Washington Tacoma

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Margarita Sotelo

Program(s)

Fall 2021: Humanitarian Assistance & Crisis Management (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Margarita Sotelo

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Meghan Parker

Program(s)

Fall 2024: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Meghan Parker

Capstone: How Effective is Hawaiʻi's Sunscreen Ban? Tourism Impact on the Health of Kauaʻi's Coral Reefs,

Current Position

Director of Science

Current Employer

Ho'omalu Ke Kai

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Prentiss Edmond

Program(s)

Fall 2021: Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Prentiss Edmond

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Sahar Sandoval

Program(s)

Global Master of Arts:
Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)

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Sahar Sandoval

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Tyler Rak

Program(s)

Fall 2024: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts

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Tyler Rak

Capstone: Shimmering Mirage or a Promised Land? Climate Change, Agriculture, and Internal Migration in Sabha, Jordan

Current Position

Legislative Fellow

Current Employer

The Ohio General Assembly

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Wubay Loha

Program(s)

Summer 2025:
Ph.D. in International Relations (Online)

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Wubay Loha

Current PhD in International Relations Student:

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