Traveling While LGBTQ+ (PPIL)

Jenna Feltes

Co-President

Cluster Q

Jenna is a Co-President of Cluster Q and a second year at Columbia Business School. Originally from the Philadelphia area, she went to Vanderbilt to pursue a dual degree in Biology and Human & Organizational Development (similar to business psychology). After graduating from Vanderbilt, she spent 3 years at Boston Consulting Group in Atlanta, working primarily in Consumer Pricing and Retail Post-Merger Integration. Jenna also has a love of travel, having visited roughly 30 countries so far, living in Morocco for three months to volunteer at an HIV/AIDS clinic, and living in southern France for a few weeks in high school.

Daniel Lo

Co-President

Cluster Q

Daniel Lo is one of the Co-Presidents of Cluster Q at Columbia Business School. Born to Taiwanese parents and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, he earned his undergraduate degree from Brown University. After graduating, Daniel joined EF Education First in Hong Kong as a Management Trainee, working on initiatives across Asia before moving to Thailand to lead EF’s business development efforts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he pivoted into e-commerce, joining Shopee - Southeast Asia’s largest platform - as a Category Manager. He later served as a Business Operations Lead at GoodNotes after completing his military service in Taiwan. An avid traveler, Daniel has visited over 87 countries and is on a mission to explore every country in the world.

Tomasz Paluchowski

Member

Cluster Q and Hospitality and Travel Association

Glancing at his distinctly Polish name and extensive European experiences, one would not assume that Tomasz (Tom) Paluchowski was born and raised in Springfield, MA. During his undergraduate years at Washington and Lee, Tom split his time practically evenly between Lexington, VA, where he pursued his passion for the equestrian sport as a semi-professional—and internships and exchange programs in Austria, Czechia, Germany, Poland, and Japan. In 2020, on his 21st birthday and at the very onset of Covid-19, he traveled to Munich for a junior summer internship at L.E.K. Consulting. Shortly afterward, he learned that his planned senior year exchange in Denmark was cancelled. But that he held a Polish passport but never lived in Poland, Tom curated an independent senior year spent studying, living, and working there to better connect with his cultural roots and family. He enjoyed this year so thoroughly that he remained in Poland for three more years, working across EMEA on strategy, private equity, and sustainability engagements at L.E.K. Now back in the U.S., Tom is inspired by the vibrant global community at CBS to explore new parts of the globe yet unknown. Having explored 38 countries so far—meticulously tracked via the Been app—he eagerly anticipates future travels with his partner, particularly throughout Central and South America, having visited Brazil together just this January. He most enjoys immersing himself in new cultures through techno / EDM shows and visiting local, hole-in-the-wall restaurants (but certainly holds nothing against the Michelin guide).

Amit Pasupathy

VP of Prospective Students

Cluster Q

Amit is the VP of Prospective Students for Cluster Q and a proud Bay Area native from San Jose. After earning his undergraduate degree at Stanford, he spent four years in San Francisco as a machine learning scientist at a cancer diagnostics startup. A passionate traveler, he has had the privilege of exploring the world with family, partners, classmates, friends, and on his own—including returning regularly to India, interning in China, Spain, and the Netherlands, and recently traveling to Brazil on a GIP. Amit is excited to share his experiences as a gay man navigating international work and travel.

Anda Theerakulvanich

AVP of J-Term

Cluster Q

Anda Theerakulvanich is Cluster Q’s AVP of J-Term from the Class of 2026. She was born and raised in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand, and is of Thai-Chinese descent. She graduated with first-class honors in Economics from Chulalongkorn University and also spent an exchange semester at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Anda began her career during the COVID-19 pandemic with a strategy internship in the CEO’s office at one of Thailand’s largest publicly listed hospitality companies. She then joined Agoda, Southeast Asia’s largest travel tech firm, where she spent four years working in supply-side marketing, corporate strategy, and people analytics. Additionally, she explored her entrepreneurial spirit by founding a Thai craft chocolate specialty store. A passionate traveler, Anda has visited nearly 40 countries. Her three favorite road trips, taken with her long-term girlfriend, were through Jordan, Germany-Italy, and Japan. Excited for new adventures, she looks forward to exploring the Americas and experiencing its stunning landscapes.