Association of Western Buddhist leaders
Rev. Tenku Ruff Soto Zen Buddhist Association, President Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi Buddhist Global Relief, Chair Buddhist Association of the United States, President Rev. Shugen Arnold Zen Mountain Monastery, Abbot Zen Center of NYC Rev. Linda Ruth Cutts San Francisco Zen Center, Central Abbess James Lynch Buddhist Council of New York, President Rev. angel Kyodo williams newDharma Community, Spiritual Director, USA Buddhist Action Coalition, Co-Founding Organizer, New York Rev. Kosen Gregory Snyder Brooklyn Zen Center, Senior Teacher Buddhist Action Coalition, Co-Founding Organizer, New York Rev. Gaelyn Godwin Houston Zen Center, Abbot Houston, Texas Rev. Zenshin Greg Fain Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Head of Practice Rev. Wendy Egyoku Nakao Zen Center of Los Angeles, Abbot Rev. Shinchi Linda Galijan San Francisco Zen Center, President Sharon Salzberg Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA Rev. Myozan Kodo Kilroy Irish Buddhist Union, President Adin Strauss Soka Gakkai International-USA, General Director Rev. Hoka Chris Fortin Everyday Zen Foundation, Dharma Heart Zen Rev. Shosan Victoria Austin San Francisco Zen Center Rev. Zenki Mary Mocine Vallejo Zen Center, Abbess Rev. Jokai David Blackwell Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, Vice-Abbot Eihei Peter Levitt Salt Spring Zen Circle, Founder Rev. Kanzan Bruce Fortin Occidental Laguna Sangha Rev James Myoun Ford Blue Cliff Zen Sangha Rev. Myogen Kathryn Stark Sonoma Valley Zen Group Rev. Koshin Christine Palmer Marin Zen Meditation Rev. Anne Seisen Saunders Sweetwater Zen Center National City, CA Rev. Melissa Myozen Blacker Boundless Way Zen Temple Worcester, MA Rev. Josh Jiun Bartok Greater Boston Zen Center Rev. Renshin Bunce Beginner’s Mind Zen San Mateo CA Frank Ostaseski Metta Institute, Sausalito CA Eugene Cash Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA San Francisco Insight, Founder, San Francisco CA Larry Yang Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA East Bay Meditation Center, Co-Founding Teacher, Oakland CA Insight Community of the Desert, Founding Teacher, Palm Springs CA Oren Jay Sofer Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Rev. Gesshin Greenwood Blue Cliff Zen Sangha Rev. Teijo R Munnich Great Tree Zen Women’s Temple, Abbess Alexander NC Joryu Harris Treetop Zen Center Rev. Myo-O Habermas-Scher Dharma Dance Sangha Minneapolis, MN Phoebe van Woerden Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple, Head Monk Ozena Valley CA Andrea Fella Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Insight Meditation Center, Teacher, Redwood City, CA Barbara Salaam Wegmüller Spiegel Sangha Zen Peacemakers Switzerland Beth Sternlieb InsightLA Santa Monica, CA Anne Cushman Spirit Rock Meditation Center Erin Treat Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center, Guiding Teacher, Vallecitos NM Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Durango Dharma Center, Resident Teacher, Durango CO Rev. Patricia Dai-En Bennage Mt. Equity Zendo, Jihoji, Abbess Emerita Lewisburg, Pa Rev. Eido Frances Carney Olympia Zen Center Olympia, Washington Rev. Kenshin Catherine Cascade Bird Haven Zendo Cheshire, Oregon Roland Wegmueller Spiegel Sangha Zen Peacemakers Switzerland Rev. Mark Lancaster Generous Heart Sangha Bainbridge Island, Wa Dr. Bonnie Duran Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Chicago, Illinois Rev. Kojun Dana Lederhos Upright Noble Zen Anchorage, Alaska Dr. Jack Kornfield Spirit Rock Meditation Center Woodacre California Rev. Grace Schireson Central Valley Zen Stanford, California Rafe Jnan Martin Endless Path Zendo Rochester, New York Rev. Eugene Bush Santa Cruz Zen Center Arcata Zen Group, California Rev. Jiko Nakade Daifukuji Soto Mission Kona, Hawaiʻi Rev. Jisen Coghlan Boise Zen Center Boise, Idaho Rev. Myō Denis Lahey Hartford Street Zen Center, Abbot San Francisco, California Jeffrey Bon Soeng Kitzes Kwan Um School of Zen Oakland, California Rev. Dr. Douglas San’un Phillips Empty Sky Sangha West Cornwall CT/ Lexington MA Nikki Mirghafori Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Insight Meditation Center, Redwood City, CA Kittisaro & Thanissara Sacred Mountain Sangha, Guiding Teachers, Sebastopol, CA Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Insight Meditation Society, Core Teachers, Barre, MA Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat, Guiding Teachers, S.Africa Paul Gyodo Agostinelli Eon Zen Center Boulder, CO Arlene Lueck San Francisco Zen Center San Francisco,California Tim Sampson Calgary Soto Zen Calgary, Alberta, Canada Rev. Daigaku Rumme Confluence Zen Center St. Louis, MO Rev. Colin Gipson San Antonio Zen Center San Antonio, Texas Rev. Ben Connelly Minnesota Zen Meditation Center Minneapolis, MN Rev. Ryuzen Robby Pellett One Pine Hall Seattle WA Barry Magid Ordinary Mind Zendo New York, NY Robert Chodo Campbell New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, Guiding Teacher Koshin Paley Ellison New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, Guiding Teacher Dosho Port and Tetsugan Zummach Nebraska Zen Center, Teachers Omaha, NE Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton Mountain Rain Zen Community, Co-guiding teachers Vancouver, BC Canada Eiko Joshin Carolyn Atkinson Everyday Dharma Zen Center Santa Cruz, CA Rev Dr Zen Ho Taikyo Morgans Buddhist Council Wales, Vice Chair Zen Association Wales Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, UK Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow UU Buddhist Fellowship and UUCUC Urbana, IL Rev Diane Eshin Rizzetto Bay Zen Center Oakland, CA Dojin Sarah Emerson and Korin Charlie Pokorny Stone Creek Zen Center Sebastopol, CA Rev. Petra Hubbeling Zen Peacemakers Low Lands The Netherlands Edward Espe Brown Peaceful Sea Sangha Fairfax, CA Rev.Myoshin Kaniumoe ‘Alaneo Zendo Hilo, Hawaii, USA Rev. Genjo Marinello Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple: Chobo-Ji Seattle, WA, USA Rev. Myoyu Andersen Great Plains Zen Center Monroe, WI Rev. Jyoshin Clay Dharma Rain Zen Center Portland, OR, USA Rev. Peg Syverson Appamada Austin, TX USA Mushin Terris Sangha Jewel Zen Center Corvallis, OR Benjamin Mui Pumphrey Shenandoah Zen Waynesboro, VA Rev. Nomon Tim Burnett Red Cedar Zen Community Bellingham, WA Rev. Daishin McCabe Zen Fields Ames, Iowa Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Zen Studies Society and Zen Center of Syracuse, Abbot New York, NY and Syracuse, NY Rev. Kotoku Crivello Deep Spring Temple, Resident Head Priest Zen Center of Pittsburgh Rev. Michael Shoryu Fieleke Morning Star Sangha Newton, MA Rev. Dokai Georgesen Hokyoji Zen Practice Community Eitzen, MN Rev. Jisho Warner Stone Creek Zen Center, Longmont, CO Heather Sundberg Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mountain Stream Meditation Center, CA Judy Roitman Kansas Zen Center Lawrence, KS Matthew Brensilver Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council Heiku Jaime McLeod Treetop Zen Center, Oakland Maine Rev. Enkyo O’Hara Village Zendo, New York City Rev. Domyo Burk Bright Way Zen, Portland OR Rev. Jisan Tova Green San Francisco Zen Center Pamela Weiss Spirit Rock Meditation Center, CA Seiso Paul Cooper Two Rivers Zen Community, Guiding Teacher Narrowsburg, NY Rev. Josho Pat Phelan Chapel Hill Zen Center, Abbess Rev. Shodo Spring Mountains and Waters Zen Community Rev. Konin Cardenas Ekan Zen Study Center Eve Myonen Marko Green River Zen Center Val Meiren Szymanski Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center, Abbess Anka Spencer Puerto Compasivo Mexico Donald Rothberg Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA East Bay Meditation Center, Oakland, California Rev. Reirin Gumbel Milwaukee Zen Center Rev. Gerry Shishin Wick Rev. Ilia Shinko Perez Great Mountain Zen Center, Co-spiritual Directors Berthoud, CO Rev Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts Heart Circle Sangha, Abbot Ridgewood, NJ Seido Martin Empty Field ~ Zen West, Guiding Teacher Eugene & Blachly, OR Rev. Hirosato Yoshida Soto Mission of Hawaii, Shoboji, Resident Minister Honolulu, Hawaii Rev. Jundo Cohen, Treeleaf Sangha Ian Forsberg Hokoji, Guiding Teacher Arroyo Seco, NM James Baraz Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley Spirit Rock Meditation Center Rev. Jill Shunzan Kaplan Zen Heart Sangha Woodside CA Rev. Desmond Gando Gilna Sacramento Zendo, CA Sharda Rogell Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center, CA Kate Lila Wheeler Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teacher Barbara Joshin O’Hara Village Zendo New York City Rev. Myozen Joan Amaral Zen Center North Shore Beverly, MA Alexander Haley Northeast Minneapolis Meditation Community Gil Fronsdal Insight Meditation Center Redwood City, CA Susie Harrington Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council Desert Dharma, Guiding Teacher, Moab, UT Rev. Inryu Bobbi Ponce-Barger All Beings Zen Sangha Washington DC Dr. Ann Pirruccello Vista Zen Center Vista, CA Rev. Joan Jiko Halifax Upaya Zen Center, Abbot Santa Fe, NM DaRa Williams Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council Insight Meditation Society, Guiding Teacher, Barre MA New York Insight Meditation Center, Guiding Teacher, New York, NY Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik Rev. Karen Do’on Weik Buddhist Temple of Toledo Rev. Jeanne Dokai Dickenson Wild River Zen Center Nevada City, California Rev. Hozan Alan Senauk Muir Beach CA Rev. Gyokei Yokoyama Long Beach Buddhist Church Long Beach, CA Michael Kieran Honolulu Diamond Sangha Honolulu, HI Rev. Seikai Luebke Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple Maricopa, CA Rev. Joan Halifax Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe, New Mexico Dana DePalma Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Rev. Toshu Neatrour Dragon Chant Zen Center Hume, VA Joseph Goldstein Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA Mark Coleman Spirit Rock Meditation Center, CA Anna Douglas, PhD Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Co-Founding Teacher Insight Meditation Tucson, Guiding Teacher Edward E. Hong Insight Meditation Society, President Barre, MA Ryushin Paul Haller San Francisco Zen Center San Francisco, CA Rev. Steve Aishi Sarian Three Treasures Zen Community San Diego, CA Joanne Friday Rhode Island Community of Mindfulness Wakefield, RI Diana Winston UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center Spirit Rock Meditation Center Daniel Terragno Rocks and Clouds Zendo, Founding teacher and Spiritual Director Sebastopol, California John Martin Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council Insight Upper Market, San Francisco, Guiding Teacher Peter Schneider Beginner’s MInd Zen Center Northridge, CA Dr. J. Lee Nelson Everyday Zen Seattle, WA Debra Chamberlin-Taylor Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council Alexis Santos Insight Meditation Society Barre, MA Rev. Ryushin Hart Corvallis Zen Sangha Ryuten Paul Rosenblum Genrinji Rev. Koun Franz Zen Nova Scotia Rev. Daijaku Kinst Rev. Shinshu Roberts Ocean Gate Zen Center, Capitola CA Susan KoDo Efird Sky Above Great Wind Washington, D.C. Jeanne Anselmo, Dharmacharya Community of Mindful Living-Long Island, NY Joshin Byrnes Upaya Zen Center, Vice Abbot Rev. Meido Moore Korinji Rinzai Zen Monastery, Abbot Reedsburg, WI Henry Shukman Mountain Cloud Zen Center, Head Teacher Santa Fe, NM Rebecca Bradshaw Insight Meditation Society, Guiding Teacher, Barre, MA Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley, Guiding Teacher Easthampton, MA Narayan Helen Liebenson Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, Guiding Teacher Insight Meditation Society, Guiding Teacher, Barre, MA Greg Scharf Insight Meditation Society, Guiding Teacher, Barre, MA Rev. Kathy Isshin Havens Soto Zen missionary for South America Jisui Zendo - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Rev Irène Kaigetsu Kyojo Bakker Zen Spirit Zen Center The Netherlands Laura O’Loughlin Brooklyn Zen Center, Lay Teacher and Founder Kakumyo Lowe-Charde Dharma Rain Zen Center, Co-Abbot Portland, Oregon Sydney Musai Walter Walking Mountain Zen Center Santa Fe, NM Ann Gleig University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Mushim Patricia Ikeda East Bay Meditation Center, Core teacher Oakland, California Rev. Merle Kodo Boyd Lincroft Zen Sangha Atlantic Highlands, NJ Dh. Dennis Bohn Rock Blossom Sangha Brooklyn, NY Mitchell Doshin Cantor The Southern Palm Zen Group Boca Raton, FL Rev. Edward Keido Sanshin Oberholtzer Joseph Priestley Zen Community Northumberland, PA Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt Access To Zen Oakland & San Francisco, CA Rev. Brian Joshin Byrnes Vice Abbot, Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe, NM Brian Lesage Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community, Flagstaff, AZ Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center, Teachers Council, Vallecitos NM Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Jan Chozen Bays and Hogen Bays Great Vow Zen Monastery, Abbots Zen Community of Oregon Portland, Oregon Carol Wilson Insight Meditation Society Barre, Massacheusetts Rev. Chimyo Atkinson Great Tree Zen Women’s Temple Alexander NC Max Erdstein Insight Meditation Center Redwood City, CA Revs. Diane Musho Hamilton and Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Two Arrows Zen Salt Lake City, Utah Rev. Paul Tesshin Silverman Tetsugyuji Zen Temple Yorktown Heights, NY Rev. Doyeon Park Won Buddhism of Manhattan New York, NY Rev. Maia Zenyu Duerr Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe, NM Rev. Dosung Yoo Won Dharma Center Claverack, New York Rami Efal Zen Peacemakers International, MA JoAnna Hardy Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, Ca. Meditation Coalition, Guiding Teachers Council, Los Angeles, Ca. Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara Berkeley Buddhist Temple, CA Kate Munding Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Teachers Council, Woodacre, CA Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Rev. Sangjin Song Youngsan University of Seon Studies Yeonggwang, South Korea Martha deBarros Everyday Zen Gendo Allyn Field Upper Valley Zen Center White River Junction, VT Jose Shinzan Palma Four Vows Sangha, Guiding Teacher San Diego, CA Rev. Sosan Theresa Flynn Clouds in Water Zen Center, Guiding Teacher St. Paul, MN Rev. Gretha Myoshin Aerts Kanzeon Zen Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
