Executive Director
Michal Makov Peled is Schechter’s new Executive Director as of January 1, 2024. She began working as Schechter’s Director of Development in January 2021. Previously, she worked at the Jewish Agency for Israel as the service year program director and as a community Shlichah (emissary) in Milwaukee’s Jewish Federation. She has also served as the Olga Center director in the NGO “College for All” and as the Educational Director in the Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center. She has a BA in Jewish History and MA in Conflict Resolutions from the Hebrew University.