Meet the Class of 2019

Jess Sandoval

Friar Name: Friar Jazzy J
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Management & Operations; Spanish Minor

Activities & Honors:

  • Director – SPEC Jazz & Grooves
  • Trail Leader – PennQuest Pre-Freshman Orientation Program
  • Management 100 Teaching Assistant – Wharton 101, McNulty Leadership Program

Hobbies: Music management, biking, boxing, running, painting, urban exploration
Favorite Book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Favorite Movies: Remember the Titans, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club
Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese, grilled cheese, gyros, ice cream and sautéed vegetables get me every time too
Favorite Quotes: “Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.” ~ Nietzsche and
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars…” ~ Kerouac

Plans After Penn: Working in Music Management & Event Production/Operations