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Contacts at the Shambhala Center
The following contact information is designed to facilitate more meaningful and direct communication within our organization and the broader community. If you have questions or concerns please make them heard by contacting the appropriate person or department.
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Executive Director, Jill Blagsvedt
Center Coordinator, Sarah Lipton
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Jon Wyman
Shambhala Training, Jim Katz and Jill Hurley
Dorje Kasung, Rusung Bo Williams
Membership, Alison Cimino
Technology, Markus Orchowski
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- Board of Trustees
Chair: Jon Wyman
Members: John Bailes, Matthew Bellows, Tom Ericsson, Mary Lang, Anne McLellan, Catherine Pilfrey, Kathy Vieweg, Mary Coonan
View: The Board of Trustees is the holder of the trust of the community. It works for the benefit of the Boston Shambhala Center, its members, and others who benefit from our community and its teachings. The Board is concerned with the long-term propagation of the Shambhala Buddhist dharma in Boston and the surrounding region. It functions as an advisory, oversight, and policy-making body, rather than an administrative one.
Responsibilities: The Board guards the Shambhala Buddhist vision through developing appropriate policy guidance for the Director and the Shambhala Council. Policies will follow and be consistent with the directives of the Sakyong, President Reoch, and the governance structures of the international Shambhala mandala. The Board of Trustees is responsible for long-range and strategic planning for the Boston Shambhala Center, particularly in terms of the purchase, sale, maintenance and renovation of the Center’s assets. The Board conducts, when necessary, a search for a Director of the Center, and negotiates a contract with the chosen candidate. The Board conducts periodic reviews (annually or semi-annually) of the Director’s performance and provides feedback to the Director based on input from community members. The Board is responsible for gathering resources (money, personnel, or expertise) as necessary in order to implement the long-range vision and strategic plans for the Boston Shambhala Center.
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Shambhala Council
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Jon Wyman , Board liaison
Alison Cimino, Membership Coordinator
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Paul Adams, Finance Coordinator
Markus Orchowski, Chair of the Technology Committee
Jill Blagsvedt, Executive Director
- Sarah Lipton, Center Coordinator
Barbara Hopcroft, Facilities Manager
Bo Williams, Rusung
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- Practice and Education Council
Note: Representatives of committees on the P&E Council are in italics
Beginning Committee
Barbara Gard (Nyinthun), Anne Carter (Open House Coordinator), Eric Palilunas (Under Thirty group Rep)
Intermediate Committee
Dawn Davies (Shambhala Art), Jill Hurley and Jim Katz (Resident Directors of Shambhala Training), Jim Gussen (Acharya Visits), Sarah Lipton (Buddhist Gate Coordinator), Scott Robbins (Path of Awakened Life Coordinator), Patty Sutton (Holidays Coordinator), Ken Bowles (Scholarly Programs Coordinator)
Advanced Committee
Katherine Adams (New Tantrika Rep), John Bailes (Ngondro weekends), Mary Lang (Rep for Kalapa Council), Larry Teitelbaum, Emily Weidman (Rep for Feasts)
Teacher Development
Chris Pleim, Diana Evans, Jim Katz
Magnetizing Teachers
Jim Wilton, Ilona Anderson, Jim Rosen
The Practice and Education Council is thus made up of:
Anne Carter, Sarah Lipton, Jill Hurley, Larry Teitelbaum, Chris Pleim, Jim Wilton, Acharya Adam Lobel, Acharya Emily Bower. Co-Warrior of the Center, Tom Ericsson, sits on the P&E Council ex officio
Kalapa Council
Tom Curlin, Joseph Inskeep, Kathy Vieweg, Mary Lang, Carolyn Mirando, Tom Ericsson, Eric Ruby
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