Shambhala Center Staff
It takes many individuals to create our LA Shambhala world. Here’s who we are. To contact anyone on the list please check your Members/Friends Directory or leave a voice message at the Center.
Regional Acharya - Allyn Lyon
Center Co-Directors - Debra Dysart, Greg Lubkin*
Shastri – Pamela Bothwell
Chagdzo – Tom Gottlieb
Shambhala Buddhist Education
Director* - Sharon Owyang
Deputy of Education - Open
Public Class Coordinator - Patrick Knisely
Vajrayana Education Coordinator - Open
Ashe Society - Bruce Griffin
Practice
Director* - Marilyn Moore
Westside Practice Liaison - Lisa Oxley
Vajrayana/Ngöndro Practice Intensive Coordinator - Patsy Brown and Marian English
Feast Coordinators: Gail Whitacre and John Beard (Westside)
Head Shrine Keeper: Marian English
Meditation Instructor Coordinator: Chris O'Hare
Meditation Instructor Assignment Coordinator: Nancy Gillis
Umdze/M.I. Rota: Aaron Crowe
Rota Reminder: Renee Klang
Liturgy Librarian: Open
Contemplative Arts
Director* – Guy Blume
Deputies – Alicia Vogl Saenz, Amanda Tasse
Kado and Ikebana – Guy Blume
Kyudo, Coordinator – Marian English
Miksang – Darryl Burnham
Contemplative Writing – Alicia Vogl Saenz and Debra Dysart
Shambhala Arts Festival – Guy Blume
Shambhala Art – Anne Saitzyk
Community Affairs
Health & Societal Well Being – Debra Dysart
Membership - Tom Fitzpatrick
Volunteer coordinator - Open
Work Study - Alice McFarland
Children and Families - Laura Burnham
Diversity - Alicia Vogl Saenz
Hospitality Coordinator - Open
Kasung
Regional Director for the Windhorse Regiment - Darryl Burnham
Rusung* - Jaime Marx
Khenchung - Ed Anolin
Desung - Laura Burnham
Finance
Director* – Tom Gottlieb
Assistant – Alice McFarland
Council Secretary - Kim Nagel
Development - Open
Visiting Teacher Coordinator - Open
Publicity and Outreach
Director - Jason Elias
Heart of Recovery - George Gomez, Carter Smith
Food Drive - Tharpa Chotron
Bookstore Manager - Alicia Vogl Saenz, Mat Keel
Information Systems
Archives - Claude Zachary
Website - George Gomez, Claude Zachary, Pamela Bothwell
Audio Visual - John MacAdams, Eric Chau
Database Management - Alice McFarland
Master of Environment – Guy Blume
Facilities – Tom Gottlieb, Alice McFarland, Jeffrey Holder
Westside Meditation Group
Directors - Anne Saitzyk and David Dubin*
Westside Meditation Steering Committee - Kathy Gronau, Tom Gottlieb, Claude Zachary, John Beard, Jason Elias, Sharon Owyang, Stanley Weiser
*denotes membership in the SMCLA Council
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