Tessa will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on June 16, 2007 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island.
Tessa is the daughter of Dan and Elaine Mintz of Sammamish and the sister of Jacob. She is the granddaughter of Dave and Eileen Mintz of Mercer Island and the late Jacob and Lillian Leff.
Tessa is a 7th-Grader at Dartmoor Academy. She enjoys music, photography, MySpace, IMing, Camp Schechter, boarding and volleyball.