Hometown: Riverside, Rhode Island
Major(s): Political Science and Music, Sound, and Culture
Jaden is currently a senior double majoring in Political Science and Music, Sound, and Culture. Jaden grew up in Riverside, Rhode Island and attended Moses Brown School in Providence.
Jaden currently serves as a representative for the Tufts undergraduate student body as the TCU President. On top of his role as President, Jaden is also a member of the Tufts football team and the Beelzebubs a cappella group. Prior to becoming TCU President, Jaden was the TCU Senate Diversity Officer last year.
As TCU President, Jaden is responsible for meeting with Tufts administrators to improve student life, helping allocate nearly $3 million dollars to over 350 student organizations, as well as oversee all of the TCU Senate’s operations.
When Jaden is free, you can find him helping run an affinity group at Tufts called Athletes of Color, attending Tufts Chess Club meetings, attending Tufts Black Men’s Group events, participating in theatre productions, or helping out with his fraternity, Delta Upsilon.
Next year, Jaden will be working on diversity and inclusion initiatives at Amazon Robotics. In the future, Jaden hopes to return to school whether that be for his masters degree or to attend law school.
Jaden Pena, A23
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