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Learn more about our past student staff.

STAIR has had the privilege of working with many talented students who have since graduated from Clark and entered the workforce. Learn more about the professions some of our STAIR alumni have entered.

Alana Sacks

Alana Sacks

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant (July 2021-May 2023)

BA in Data Science and Global Environmental Studies. Alana currently works as a back-end developer at a global services company providing IT consulting and services. She is working on a project with Python and Azure OpenAI. In STAIR, her main responsibilities were analyzing survey data using Excel and SPSS and developing PowerPoints for academic departments and university leadership. She also built Tableau dashboards such as illustrating alumni outcomes. Alana loved her time at STAIR! She got a lot of valuable experience in data analysis and in communicating data efficiently. Her favorite project was the alumni Tableau dashboard – knowing Tableau has been a help professionally. Alana is learning how to knit! She advises current students to try different things and get involved.