Home institution: Franklin and Marshall College
School placement: SMA Sisingamangaraja, Tanjungbalai, North Sumatra

Sheldon Ruby is teaching at SMA Sisingamangaraja in Tanjungbalai, North Sumatra. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 2017 with a BA in Government and History. Sheldon was awarded a 2015 Critical Language Scholarship to study in Indonesia, is a 2017 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellow, and has studied in the United Kingdom, China, and India.  Sheldon co-founded The First-Generation Diplomats, Franklin and Marshall’s first-generation student support group.  Upon returning to the United States, Sheldon will be attending Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service Program before beginning a career in the United States Foreign Service.