Meet OUR 2025-2026
UVM Hillel
Student leaders


























Executive Team
President: Hadley Kalson '26
Treasurer: Eliot Barrengos '26

BAMIDBAR chair
chair: lexi sussan '27
Love the outdoors? Want to help plan hikes, ski trips, climbing trips, and other creative outdoor adventures through a Jewish lens? Bamidbar is for you.

First-year engagement chair
Caitlin Kilinc '26
Our First-Year Engagement Chair finds meaningful ways for first-year and transfer students to connect with our community!

Israel engagement Chair
Are you an alum of Birthright or going on this upcoming trip? Join the Israel Trip track to take students interested in Israel trips for a discovery conversation and plan recruitment events.

Photography and social Media Intern
Ella Farris '26
Help bring everything we are doing at Hillel to life visually! Make TikTok videos, run our Instagram account, take photos of events, create graphics and other promotional material, etc.

Hillel fresh director
Izzy Reiner '26
Hillel Fresh is a group of students that brings Shabbat to students’ apartments through locally sourced food, easy-to-follow recipes, and interactive packets filled with games and Shabbat rituals. Learn more about Hillel Fresh here!

tikkun olam Chair
jackie spinnell '27
Are you passionate about making the world a better place? Want to be more involved in the greater Burlington and UVM community? This is the track for you to make a difference with your Jewish values. *In partnership with Repair the World and Hillel International.

Student Board Liaison
Melissa Herman '26
The Student Board Liaison takes on the important responsibilities of connecting UVM Hillel's Student Board with the Board of Directors. This person attends both board's meetings, sits on a Board of Directors Committee, and engages with alumni in our community.

Business operations interns
contact: info@uvmhillel.org
Be a part of creating the Hillel magic!
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Make challah in the kitchen for weekly Shabbat dinners.
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Welcome and greet students at Hillel.
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Learn the ins and outs of how an organization operates.
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Every day will look a little different!

Give us suggestions!
email Sophie at sophie@uvmhillel.org if you have an idea!
Don’t connect with any of the above aspects of the Student Board? Let us know your idea and be connected with a student leader or staff member.
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