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

Program(s)
Fall 2023: Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Andy Ndayishima Bukuru

Program(s)
Fall 2023: Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
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
Anna Kelly
Dissertation: Whole Human Pedagogy: A Novel Framework for Education Abroad Praxis
Current Position
Civic Engagement and Partnership Manager
Current Employer
Minerva University
Cali Trainor

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

Program(s)
Fall 2024: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Emily Herriott
Capstone: From Larvae to Livelihoods: Examining the Realities of Black Soldier Fly Farming in Malawi
Eric Rodriguez

Program(s)
Fall 2021: Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Esmeralda Torres Martinez

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

Program(s)
Fall 2023: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Forrest Becker
Capstone: Living Dead Forests: Assessing Detrital Services in Puget Sound Pseudotsuga menziesii Ecosystems
Current Position
Supervisor and Coordinator
Current Employer
Trackers Earth
Ricky Bentley

Program(s)
Fall 2022: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
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
Jarred Haynes

Program(s)
Fall 2022: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
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
Johanna Lee

Program(s)
Fall 2023: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
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
Jona Block

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

Program(s)
Fall 2023: Sustainable Development Practice (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Livia Petzinger
Capstone: Coffee in Brasil: Sustainability and the Role of Intermediaries
Current Position
Sustainability Coordinator
Current Employer
University of Washington Tacoma
Margarita Sotelo

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

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

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

Program(s)
Global Master of Arts:
Diplomacy & International Relations (Full-Time)
Tyler Rak

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