MEET OUR STUDENT LEADERS
OCTAVIO VIRAMONTES PEREZ
Management Intern
Tavo Viramontes currently serves as the Management Intern for Hillel San Antonio. He was raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and later moved to San Antonio, Texas where he has been residing for the past 7 years. Throughout his high school years Tavo was involved in diverse Jewish youth groups including USY, NCSY and Cteen. At UTSA Tavo is studying to get his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and serves as President for Hillel and Vice President for the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. In Tavo’s free time, he enjoys training for triathlons, binge watching netflix, and spending time with family. You may contact Tavo at tavoviramontes@gmail.com
CALENA KOVAR
Management Intern
Calena is a Junior at Trinity University pursuing an accounting degree. This is her second year on board now serving as a management intern for Hillel San Antonio. She is originally from Austin Texas and is excited to be living and exploring San Antonio. In her free time she loves to play candy crush, volunteer, and dance. her favorite Jewish food is hummus. You may contact Calena at
BENNETT ROSIN
Engagement Intern
Though it is his first year on board, Bennett’s marvelously social personality makes him a perfect fit for the board’s Engagement Intern position. Coming from both a Russian and Israeli background, Bennett was born in New York City and later made his way down to San Antonio where he plans to make his mark. Bennett is involved with the Investment Society, Dance Club, and even serves on the board for Alpha Epsilon Pi, the Jewish fraternity on Campus. Set up a time to meet with him for coffee or lunch at bennettrosin@gmail.com or at (210)-993-5867.
CASSIOPEIA CAVAZOS
Religious & Cultural Intern
Cassiopeia Cavazos is on board for her second year, now serving as the Cultural & Religious Intern for Hillel SA. When she’s not programming writing for Hillel, you can find her either in a meeting with Women in Medicine, Latino Medical Student Association, or working in the ER here in San Antonio. You can contact Cass at cassiopeiacavazos@gmail.com
NINA DE LA TORRE
Service & Social Intern
Nina De La Torre is the Social and Service Intern for Hillel, as she loves finding new ways to help her community. In her high school year she attended the John Jay Science and Engineering academy and there she helped cultivate programs to get students excited about STEM. Her last name meaning “From the tower” is fitting as she has extremely long hair like Rapunzel! She loves pop-up cards, chess, and her two pet roombas. Along with interning at Hillel, she is also a math tutor for kids of all grades.
MEGAN SIEGEL
Development Intern
Megan Siegel is a junior accounting major at UTSA born and raised in San Antonio! She served as an Engagement Intern last year and is now serving as the Finance & Development Intern during the current year. Megan hopes to work as a public accountant in audit for a few years before becoming a college professor. She enjoys music, dogs, and all things Hillel! You may contact her at megan25siegel@gmail.com.
