Graduate Institute Ambassadors
SIT Graduate Institute has a network of current student and alumni ambassadors who love talking about their experiences. Click on the photo of a program ambassador to read about their degree project and employment, post-graduation. Whether you are considering a graduate degree, a newly accepted student, or a current student, we encourage you to reach out.
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
Environmental Scientist
Current Employer
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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
Administrative and Grant Assistant
Current Employer
SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve
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
Farm Production Supervisor
Current Employer
Kaua’i Shrimp, Inc
Sarah Beckage
Program(s)
Fall 2025: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Sarah Beckage
Capstone: Vulnerabilities to Sustainable Development of Crassotrea Virginica Aquaculture in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire
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 Aid
Current Employer
Ohio House of Representatives