Origin: Bronx, NY
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Major Government and African American Studies
Year: Alumnus Class of 1996
Hermano Jason C. Rosado is an alumnus of
the Prep for Prep program. After successfully completing the program
during the summer of 1986, Jason enrolled at the Fieldston Ethical Culture
School in Riverdale. Jason graduated from Fieldston in 1992 and attended
Wesleyan University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in
1996.
At Wesleyan, Jason was a double major in
African American Studies and Government. He maintained a 3.0 GPA while
also involving himself in a number of extra-curricular activities. Jason
was elected Treasurer of the Student Budget Committee of the Wesleyan
Student Assembly. He also founded and organization called "The
Mecca" with a primary goal of establishing a non-alcoholic
multi-cultural student social space for Wesleyan's campus. Jason was
selected as a Senior Interviewer in the Admissions department with the
responsibility of reviewing candidates for the Class of 2000.
Jason, along with 5 other Hermanos,
founded the Sigma Chapter of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda
Fraternity, Incorporated at Wesleyan University on April 1, 1995. Jason's
decision to pledge and co-found a chapter of the fraternity was solidified
by his desire to be a resource and role model for younger Latino men at Wesleyan.
In February 1996, he was elected to the Board of Trustees, and
subsequently began his second-term as the Vice-Chairman of the
Board.
Jason interned with the White House
Communications Research Department in the summer of 1994. He has also
interned with Merril Lynch and worked at the Fatherhood Project, a
non-profit organization dedicated to promoting greater male involvement in
early childhood development.
Jason currently is an Assistant Vice President in Treasury Solutions, with
Relationship Management and Sales responsibility for a $10 MM portfolio of
corporate accounts relationships in the Insurance industry.
As Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for LUL, Jason held responsibility as Chairman of The Gala Committee for LUL'S
17th and 18th Anniversary Galas, held in NYC. The success of the 18th Anniversary Gala allowed LUL to establish the La Unidad Latina
Foundation, of which Jason will be on the Board.
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