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.
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 Rochford
Program(s)
Fall 2023: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Emily Rochford
Capstone: Solar Photovoltaics as Climate Change Adaptations for Farmers in West Bengal, India: Barriers Within a Food-Water-Energy Nexus Approach
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
Jamie Matthews
Program(s)
Fall 2023: Climate Change & Global Sustainability (Full-Time)
Global Master of Arts
Jamie Matthews
Capstone: A Lifetime of Climate Changes: Female Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts to Well-Being and Livelihood in Antigua and Barbuda
Current Position
Pursuing a PhD
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
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