Students helping students
Meet our 2025-2026 College of Global Futures Undergraduate Student Ambassadors. CGF Ambassadors are peer mentors for incoming students on the Tempe campus, tasked with welcoming and providing resources about the student experience.
Our ambassadors are also happy to speak with prospective students interested in joining the College of Global Futures. If you have a question about what it’s like to be an undergraduate student in our college, reach out! Our highly engaged ambassador team is ready to help.
Have a question?
Meet our
2025 – 2026
cohort
Get to know our ambassadors! We have a great group of students ready to answer your questions.
Please fill out the form below. If you want to hear from a particular ambassador, include their name in your form to ensure your question reaches the right person.
Ami Merritt
Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ
Campus: Tempe
Program: BS Sustainability, Spanish minor
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Activities: Event Manager at ASU Hillel, Social Media Manager for Colleges Against Cancer at Arizona State University (a Chapter of the American Cancer Society), Adobe Express Ambassador
Aliyah Silva
Senior | Kaua’i, HI
Campus: Tempe
Program: BS Sustainability, Business minor, Sales and Marketing Essentials certificate
Year: Senior
Hometown: Kaua’i, HI
Activities: On campus, I work as a student receptionist/office receptionist for the Global Futures Laboratory and recently became a member of the Honor Society for Sustainability.
Avalon Alexander
Sophomore | Mojave Valley, AZ
Campus: Tempe
Program: BS Sustainability/BA Asian Languages (Japanese), Sustainable Food Systems minor
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Mojave Valley, AZ
Activities: College of Global Futures Impact Scholar, SURE Intern, Gammage Scholars Secretary, SAILs Notetaker
Braden Ashcraft
Junior | Savannah, GA
Campus: ASU Online
Program: BA Sustainability
Year: Junior
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Dream Job: Sustainable Development Coordinator at the United Nations
Activities: CGF 201 Course Instructor
Cecilia Billingsley
Sophomore | Casa Grande, AZ
Campus: Tempe
Program: BS Sustainability
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Casa Grande, AZ
Activities: Global Futures Impact Scholars, Plant Futures and ASU Climbing clubs. I also work with a group of people in SFIS on a Consent Based Siting for Nuclear Waste project.
Emma Ellexson
Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ
Campus: Tempe
Program: BA Sustainability, Spanish minor
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dream Job: Working with a sustainability non profit or in sustainable fashion
Activities: Executive Board member of Plant Futures Student Organization
Erin Welker
Junior | Bellingham, WA
Campus: Tempe
Program: BA Sustainability, Spanish minor, Cross-Sector Leadership certificate, Environmental Education certificate
Year: Junior
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Dream Job: To be an outdoor educator
Activities: President of the club sailing team
Jacob Brodkin
Senior | Scottsdale, AZ
Campus: Tempe
Program: BS Sustainability, Spanish minor
Year: Senior
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Dream Job: Field Ecologist
Activities: Campus Student Sustainability Initiatives (CSSI)
Miguel Arteaga
Sophomore | Tempe, AZ
Campus: Tempe
Program: BS Ocean Futures (Coastal & Marine Science)/BS Geographic Information Science
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Tempe, AZ
Dream Job: Antarctic data analyst/researcher
Activities: Honors Society for Sustainability, Climate Futures Journal Club, Neuer Plankton Lab
Ruby Pokras
Junior | Berkeley, CA
Campus: ASU Online
Program: BS Sustainable Food Systems
Year: Junior
Hometown: Berkeley, CA
Activities: Barrett Honors Student, The Forge Club, USDA NextGen 24-25’
Ask an Ambassador
What do you want to learn about being an undergraduate student in the College of Global Futures? Our ambassador team is here to help! Please note in your email if there is a specific Ambassador you would like to hear from. If you do not indicate a preference, you will hear back from the next available member of our ambassador team.