Gillian Sawyer '16 earned a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 2022. While completing her degree at St. Mary's College, she had two international experiences in Belize and Panama. She is currently senior manager, blue climate strategy for Conservation International where she upports the development, implementation, and management of strategic international policy-based approaches and programs to achieve CI’s Blue Climate goals spanning coastal resilience, green-gray infrastructure, blue carbon and ocean-climate integration.