Selected World Learning Featured Members

Africa

  • Amb. Pamela White
    Amb. Pamela White
    US Ambassador to The Gambia and SIT Graduate Institute alum Pamela White reflects on a rewarding career in Africa.
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  • Million Aregay Gedey
    Million Aregay Gedey
    Million Aregay Gedey teaches his classmates how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS as a World Learning peer group leader in Ethiopia.

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  • Adrienne Keller
    Adrienne Keller
    Adrienne Keller's experiences with The Experiment in International Living helped her understand the global connection that guides her work in environmental research.
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The Americas

  • Clare Brett Smith
    Clare Brett Smith
    Clare Brett Smith, an alumna of World Learning's The Experiment in International Living, became a leading social entrepreneur by accident when she and her husband, a pilot, made an emergency landing in Haiti.
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  • Dorothy Stoneman
    Dorothy Stoneman
    Dorothy Stoneman joined the Civil Rights Movement and founded an organization that empowers urban youth in the United States after her Experiment in International Living.
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  • Lisa Merton
    Lisa Merton
    SIT Graduate Institute alumna Lisa Merton brings her passion for social justice and cultural diversity to the movie screen. An award-winning filmmaker, Merton has more than 20 years experience producing documentaries that feature intercultural stories of activists and artists from around the world.
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Asia

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    Elizabeth Reynolds
    SIT Study Abroad alumna Elizabeth Reynolds uses her background in art to investigate the commercialization of an ancient Tibetan art form.

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  • Salome Vanwoerden
    Salome Vanwoerden
    Salome Vanwoerden’s volunteer work at a Nepali mental health facility inspired her to return to the South Asian country to improve the lives of those struggling with mental illness.
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  • Joanna Tsai
    Joanna Tsai
    Joanna Tsai’s semester in Vietnam with SIT Study Abroad sparked her interest in transforming animal waste into energy, a passion that has developed into ongoing academic and professional opportunities.
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Europe

  • Julie Snorek
    Julie Snorek
    SIT Graduate student Julie Snorek blends her expertise in biology and natural resources with her passion for social justice in her cutting edge work on climate change.

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  • Angela Mazer
    Angela Mazer
    Angela Mazer credits her international career to the complimentary yet unique learning experiences during her two semesters abroad in Switzerland and the Balkans with SIT Study Abroad.
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  • Kristian Bailey
    Kristian Bailey
    Kristian Bailey had never traveled outside of North America until he spent five weeks in Italy with The Experiment in International Living. His experiences opened his eyes to life outside of his New York City borough.
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Middle East and North Africa

  • En’am Malkawi
    En'am Malkawi
    En'am Malkawi coordinates a project for World Learning International Development Programs that helps Jordanian youth become more actively engaged in their communities.
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  • Simay Kardes
    Simay Kardes
    Simay Kardes, an active youth advocate from Turkey, was one of 38 young Turkish citizens chosen to participate in a World Learning inbound exchange program. She was surprised the program gave her a better understanding of her own country, Turkey.
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  • Becca Polk
    Becca Polk
    In January 2010, SIT Graduate student Becca Polk traveled to Morocco with SIT Graduate Institute's off-campus course in intercultural communication. Becca created a digital story about connecting with a young shopkeeper in Marrakesh as part of an assignment for the course.
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