CISV Austin/San Antonio was founded in 2015 to engage the youth of Central Texas to further their skills as responsible active global citizens and make a difference in our community and world. We believe peace is possible through a mutual understanding of each other.
CISV ATXSA offers up to eight international programs starting at age 11 and our chapter also has a variety of local programs, including:
- Mosaic programs bring together non-native speaking English learners with our native English youth
- Junior Branch (JB) volunteer activities and an annual JB National Service Project
- Western Regional Mini-Camp (held over Labor Day weekend in a variety of cities in the western region of the US)
- National Mini-camp (held over Memorial Day weekend)
- Local mini-camps
CISV Austin/San Antonio is one of 25+ CISV chapters in the US and one of 200 chapters around the world.
Learn more about the mission, values, and history of CISV International.
At our Fall Chapter meeting, the following board members were elected for 2023-2024:
Adult Board
Name |
Title |
| Machteld van Hoek | Past President |
| Crystal Cotti | President |
| Cheryl Stephens | Vice President |
| Jeanne Chizzonite | Secretary |
| Bjorn Billhardt | Treasurer |
| Lauren Greenberg | Risk Manager |
| Hope Turner | Communications Chair |
| Andrea Stovall | JB Advisor |
Junior Branch (JB) Board
Name |
Title |
| Nico Chizzonite | Past President |
| Victoria Strama and Haylie Zipoy | Co-Presidents |
| Kate Leaky and Miles Andrews | Presidents-Elect |
| Ella Gilliam and Bryant Gitcho | Logistics |
| Niki Nair and Zoe Tochilovsky | Secretaries |
| Nicole Greenberg, Maya Turner and Sela Jowers | SWAG Committee |
| Caroline Strama and Charlie Stovall | Recruitment |
| Aneesa Ravula and Aaron Billhardt | Social Media |
Volunteer Committees
If you are interested in signing up to participate in a committee, please contact Crystal Cotti for more information. There is ample opportunity for all members to participate in the chapter!
This is a great way to find something to work towards the required participation hours that each family needs to spend in support of our chapter. Because we are completely volunteer-led, we rely on all of our families to contribute time, effort, or financial support to enable our chapter to participate in our programs and activities.