Home  About  Chapters  Policy  Publications  Join  Jobs  Donate  Blog  The Roosevelt Institution's second conference in Hyde Park, NY: 2006. Photo by Nick Bradley. News from the National Office Post-Election Center TI Launched Roosevelt LiveBlogs the Presidential Debate On Campus Midwest Regional Fall Policy Workshop Blum speaks at Vermont Campus Compact conference Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "The greatest doer must also be a great dreamer." — Teddy Roosevelt    Benny A Padilla Your name: Your email: Recipient's name: Recipient's email: Message: To prevent spam, please enter the first letter of the recipient's email and the first letter of the recipient's name in the box below (for example, if the name is "John Doe" and the email is "bigjohn@johndoe.com", you would enter "jb"): School: Stanford University Member of: Center on the Environment and Energy Benny Padilla is a senior planning to major in International Relations (with a focus on Latin American development and political economies) and minor in Spanish language. He grew up in Perris, CA, a small semi-rural valley community that is trying to deal with the copious amounts of air pollution it receives from the Los Angeles area. While in high school, he also received the Rotary International Scholarship (Perris Chapter) for his commitment to the community and became a Gates Millennium Scholar due to his academic excellence and leadership skills. He is currently involved in several community service projects (in the capacity of a Rotaract Community Service Chair, an ESL tutor, and a Sponsorship Committee member for Relay for Life), a social entrepreneurial project through BASES (one of the largest student entrepreneurial organizations in the United States), the Catholic Community, and the Stanford Intramurals Department (as the Director). Furthermore, he is deeply interested in alternative energy policies and in environmental justice. He is also interested in security studies as is evidenced by his research this past September. Benny studied and conducted independent research in Singapore regarding the connection between national identity and security policies within Southeast Asia. In his spare time he enjoys playing a competitive game of basketball (or anything really), watching political thrillers and comedies, helping people smile, and spending time with family and friends.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359