Please welcome Mr. Jason A. Peña to the PSC, Law Enforcement Sector, National Committee. Jason brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the committee and looks forward to helping keep Public Safety Cadets the premier career orientation program for young adults interested in a profession in law enforcement or other public safety sectors.
Jason served as a Law Enforcement Explorer with the San Antonio (TX) Police Department for approximately seven years and, after attending a National Youth Leadership Academy, was selected as a recipient of the Billy Yout Excellence in Leadership Award. Upon graduating from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, he worked as an investigative intern with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. Subsequently, Jason worked as a legislative intern for two United States Senators.
Drawing on his law enforcement and legislative internship experience, Jason went on to work for several nonprofit think tanks, including the Center for Immigration Reform in Washington, DC; the Federation for American Immigration Reform in Washington, DC; and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in New York City.
Jason currently serves as the Legislative Director for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and focuses on law enforcement, counter-drug, and anti-terrorism policy and legislation.
