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2025 TSO Board

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Claire Shepley

Co-President

Major: ​Biology (concentration in Neurobiology)
Minor: Biophysics
Class: 2026
Hometown: Madison, WI

Involvements: Biomedical Research, Association for Women in Mathematics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia volunteer
Fun Fact: I used to be a senior water aerobics instructor!

UC Berkeley

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Kaitlyn Duardo

Co-President

Major: ​Nursing
Minor: Global Health
Class: 2026
Hometown: Miami, FL

Involvements: Student Nurses at Penn, Penn Records, Resident Advisor for a College House
Fun Fact: I've been to over 30 concerts!

Miami Dade Honors College

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Matt Calumpit

Executive VP

Major: ​Neuroscience
Minor: Computational Neuroscience
Class: 2026

Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Involvements: Phi Delta Epsilon, Penn Hawai'i, Penn Fuerza, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researcher
Fun Fact: Powerlifter! (@servinglegs)

Drexel University

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Ingrid Holmquist

Co-VP of Social Planning

Major: ​Urban Studies
Minors: Spanish,
Urban Education
Class: 2027

Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
Involvements: The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion, Community School Student Partnerships, Penn Undergraduate Law Journal
Fun Fact: The city I'm from is the inspiration for Fleetwood Mac's Silver Springs!

Smith College

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Arshiya Pant

Co-VP of Social Planning

Major: ​History (concentration in Political History)
Minor: Legal Studies and History
Class: 2027
Hometown: Kansas City, KS

Involvements: The Daily Pennsylvanian, Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, Penn Undergraduate Law Journal, History Review, Civic Youth Action Partnership, Transfer Student Advisory Board
Fun Fact:  I can play the guitar behind my head!

University of Virginia

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Cristian Solano

VP of Communications

Major: Materials Science and Engineering (concentration in Energy and Sustainability), Economics
Class: 2027
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA

Involvements: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity, Penn Sustainability Consulting, Research
Fun Fact: I can play 6 wind instruments!

University of Southern California

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Alina Gu

VP of Student Life (Admissions & Academics)

Major: ​Biochemistry
Minor: Data Science and Analytics
Class: 2026
Hometown: Paramus, NJ

Involvements: Phi Delta Epsilon, Weingarten Tutor, Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia volunteer
Fun Fact: I can juggle!

Rutgers University

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Samy Antifit

VP of Marketing

Major: ​Biology (concentration in Mechanisms of Disease)
Class: 2026
Hometown: Kissimmee, FL

Involvements: Penn Symphony Orchestra, Fuerza, Alpha Iota Gamma, Immunology Research
Fun Fact: I know 47 digits of pi.

University of Central Florida

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Clara Shin

Co-VP of Mentorship

Major: ​Biology
Minor: Science, Technology, and Society
Class: 2027
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea and Clifton, VA

Involvements: Transfer Student Advisory Board, Phi Delta Epsilon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia volunteer, Penn Medicine Luo Lab, Harrison College House assistant, Medical Volunteers for Prevention, Educational Pipeline, Renewal College Church
Fun Fact: I like to rap!

Emory University

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Joseph Martensen

Co-VP of Mentorship

Major: ​Neuroscience, Philosophy of Science
Minor: Cognitive Science, Religious Studies
Class: 2026
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

Involvements: Penn Medical Emergency Response Team, Research, Club Tennis
Fun Fact: At home, I keep a garden.

University of Colorado Boulder

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Chloe Chen

VP of Alumni Relations

Major: ​Real Estate, Marketing
Class: 2027
Hometown: Vancouver, WA

Involvements: Wharton Women, Wharton ESG Integration Project, WUREC, REACH, Penn Appetit, SPEC Concerts
Fun Fact: I was homeschooled for a year.

Pomona College

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Nataley Kim

VP of Student Life (Wellness)

Major: ​Health and Societies
Class: 2027
Hometown: Fullerton, CA

Involvements: Research Assistant at Eisch Lab,
Phi Delta Epsilon,
Korean Student Association
Fun Fact: I'm certified in sky diving!

University of California, Los Angeles

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Tony Zhang

VP of Financial Affairs

Major: ​Finance, Marketing
Class: 2026
Hometown: Guangzhou, China
Involements: The Walk Magazine, Steven's Center
Fun Fact: I'm a Canadian that has never been to Canada.

Boston University

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