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Lama Rangbar Nyimai Özer President and Founder of Bodhivastu Foundation for Enlightened Activity Adam Friedensohn (Lama Rangbar Nyima Ozer), is a Mantra lineage holder trained in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition over the past 30 years. Recognized by Tsewang Ngodrup Rinpoche as the single activity emanation of Tulku Chimed Yugyal the ritual meditation master of Rangnang Ogmin Ling Dzogchen Monastery in Kham Tibet, he exemplifies the transfer of Eastern Wisdom to Western mind. His teachings are always fresh and up to date yet solidly based on the authenticity of the ancient school (Nyingmapa) tradition. His presentation of awakened mind is warm, playful and invigorating. Lama has returned to the USA after 20 years of living and practicing in Nepal in order to establish one of the most important monumental peace projects of our times, Maha Bodhivastu Stupa and The Great Mandala for World Peace. In the past, Lama Rangbar established several benevolent environmental organizations in the fields of solar energy, electric vehicles, poverty reduction for remote areas and vital service provision. He is the Founder of The Himalayan Light Foundation, Lotus Energy, Eco-Visions, and Clean Environmental Products International. |
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Janette Carlucci Secretary Janette Carlucci is a long-time student and practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism, beginning her studies at Nyingma Institutes in the 1970's. She is a graduate of the Time, Space & Knowledge program based on the visionary book by Tarthang Tulku and had the extreme good fortune to participate in the building and dedication of the West's first Stupa at Odiyan. She serves as a Lay Eucharistic Minister and a vestry member in the Episcopal Church. Janette provides communications consulting and writing to the integrative medical and nutritional supplement industries and has worked for the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, and Pacific BioLogic, a producer of herbal products and Tibetan botanicals. via email. |
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Sapana Shakya Treasurer With over 18 years of experience in the field of rural development, environmental protection activism and not-for-profit organization administration, Sapana Shakya is well versed in handling complex program logistics and interdisciplinary coordination. Founding director of The Himalayan Light Foundation and President of Eco-Visions and Clean Energy Products International, both registered and operating in Nepal. A practicing Buddhist since a very young age, Sapana's Newari descendants trace back to the Shakya clan of Lord Buddha Shakyamuni. |
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Ken Frey Board Member, Planning Advisor Kenneth I. Frey is the Director of the Institute of Physical Therapy in New York City. Ken is a New York State Licensed Physical Therapist, Diplomate and Techniques Certified Cranio-Sacral Therapist as well as a Certified Visceral Manipulation Instructor for the Barral Institute, and certification examiner for the Upledger Institute Cranio-Sacral Therapy Certification Program. A Buddhist practitioner for over 20 years he serves on the Boards of Directors of Yeshe Nyingpo in NYC and Varja Dakini Nunnery, America's first Buddhist Nunnery, in Lincoln, Vermont. |
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Penny Gill Board Member Penny Gill has taught political science for 40 years at Mount Holyoke College, as well as serving as Dean of the College. She has long been interested in traditions and practices of spirituality, especially Buddhist. She recently has been privileged to receive teachings from Manjushri, the great Tibetan master. Her website is www.thewisdomteachings.org. |
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Maya Sponder (Sherpa) Board Member Maya Sponder (Nee Sherpa) is a native of Nepal, a former mountain climber and world traveler with a life-long interest in the advance of world peace through good works, Dharma and culture. Maya is a Buddhist with family ties to the Vajrayana tradition of meditation for the improvement of all the world's sentient beings. |