Meet OUR 2025-2026
UVM Hillel
Student leaders


























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

BAMIDBAR chair
chair: lexi sussan '27
Our Bamidbar Chair merges classic outdoorsy Vermont activities with Judaism, such as ski Shabbatons, Havdalah hikes, and more.

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
Our Israel Engagement Chair creates meaningful opportunities for students to connect with Israel on their own terms.

Photography and social Media Intern
Ella Farris '26
This intern helps bring Hillel's work to life and into the public eye, including taking photos at events and creating content for social media.

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
Jessica Lichtenstein '29
Our Tikkun Olam Chair organizes guides our community in tangibly making the world a better place. From volunteering around Downtown Burlington to organizing winter clothing and food drives on campus, we prioritize serving our local community.

Student Board Liaison
Melissa Herman '26
The Student Board Liaison takes on the important responsibilities of connecting our Student Board with our organization's 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
Shani Weisenberg '26
Hayden Carruth '28
Mikayla Lapp '28
These student interns help us create the Hillel magic by helping to organize our physical space, engage in community outreach, cook Shabbat dinners, and much more.

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