Staff

Executive Director Terrie Goren 
Terrie relocated from Madison, WI where she completed her position as executive director of Temple Beth El (2016-2019). She also served as the executive director of the Madison Public Library Foundation (2007-2010), and Jewish Social Services of Madison (2010-2015). Prior to moving to Madison, Terrie lived in Allentown, PA where her past Jewish communal work included serving as the Lehigh University Hillel Director (2001 - 2006), president of Temple Beth El, Allentown PA (2002 – 2006), and other volunteer roles.

She has over twenty years of non-profit management experience in the Jewish community ranging from serving as a youth director, the director of a Hillel Society, Jewish Social Services, executive director of Temple Beth El and now Temple Sinai. She has a breadth of experiences to draw upon. Her strengths include fundraising, grant writing, strong fiscal management, establishing policies and protocols, organizational and leadership development and team building. Additionally, she has over thirty years of leadership and volunteer experience in community organizations.

Terrie is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE). She earned a BA in Labor Relations from Douglass College - Rutgers University, a teaching certification in early childhood and elementary education, and has done graduate work in counseling and human services.

Director of Development Makenzie Means 
Makenzie brings over a decade of experience in nonprofit fundraising to Temple Sinai. She has a proven track record of success in building strong development teams, implementing efficient systems, and fostering a culture of philanthropy within organizations. Makenzie is coming to us from Mount Tamalpais College, where she served as the Development Director. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing all individual giving and development systems, successfully raising $4 million annually.

Makenzie has also worked in fundraising at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Code for America, and the Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area. Makenzie's career has been informed by her educational background, which includes a BS in Business Administration from California State University, San Marcos, and MA's in Public Administration and Jewish Nonprofit Management from the University of Southern California and Hebrew Union College. When not helping organizations reach their fundraising potential, you can find Makenzie on her bike exploring the Bay Area with her family in tow.

Director of Education Hadas Rave

Hadas grew up in the Midwest as the second of five children in a home shaped by her Israeli immigrant parents. She earned her degree in Elementary Education from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina before making Aliyah to Israel, where she spent nine years teaching at the innovative Meitar School on Kibbutz Beit Oren.

After returning to the U.S., Hadas joined the Contra Costa Jewish Day School in Lafayette, where she spent 14 years teaching Hebrew and Judaic Studies across grades K–8. In addition to her classroom teaching, she led the school’s Israel education program and coordinated a comprehensive, schoolwide service learning curriculum. She served for seven years as CCJDS’s Director of Jewish Life, later continuing her work there as a Jewish Life Resource Specialist.

Before joining Temple Sinai in the summer of 2023, Hadas served as Director of Youth and Family Education at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Walnut Creek. She holds a Master’s Degree in Jewish Education from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and was honored with the Helen Diller Family Award for Excellence in Jewish Education in 2017.

Hadas loves exploring the outdoors with her husband and their three children.

Director of Early Childhood Education Molly Peritore
Molly holds a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from The Evergreen State College and a Masters in Early Childhood Education Leadership from American Jewish University. She has been in the field of early childhood education for 19 years primarily in the bay area Jewish early childhood community. Before coming to Temple Sinai, she was a teacher at the JCC early childhood center in San Francisco. For the last six years she has been the ECE Associate Director here at Temple Sinai. She is a fellow of the SF Bay Area Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute. She is passionate about coaching and mentoring teachers and has shared her knowledge and expertise with colleagues from around the bay area. She formally mentored teachers new to the field through the Jewish Federation and Endowment Fund ECE internship program. She finds inspiration in using Jewish values to guide her work with children, staff and families. Outside of school, Molly enjoys watching sports, cooking, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and twin daughters.