Occupation:  Founding Minister, Principal Teacher and Spiritual Director of CSE

Other charitable or professional involvement: Parliament of the World's Religions Advisory Board; 2005 Ambassador for Universal Peace by the African International Islamic Mission for World Peace; 2006 US delegate to the Satyagraha Centenary; (AGNT) Association for Global New Thought Advisory Council; Ambassador at Large for the International New Thought Alliance (INTA)

Published Books & CD's:

 ~ A Single Pearl: Gospel of Thomas CD

 ~ Live in the Soul

 ~ A Single Blade of Grass

 ~ Living the Eternal Way

 ~ The Sanctuary of Belonging

 ~ One Heart Opening

 ~ Radical Prosperity

 ~ Riding the Wild One Home

Occupation: CSE Associate Minister;

Senior Kriya Teacher; Meru Seminary Dean

Other Professional Involvement: JFK University Adjunct Faculty; Int'l Alliance of Yoga Therapists (IAYT); Yoga Alliance RYT; Association for Global New Thought (AGNT); International New Thought Alliance (INTA); Transformational Speaking Circles International; Toastmasters International; Search Institute International

CSE Committees or Projects: 20/20 Master Plan Chair; Board of Directors since 1999; Meditation Instructor; Hatha Yoga; Retreats; Spiritual Direction; Sacred Ceremonies; CSE Sadhana Leader

Occupation: President: Training & Consulting Institute, Inc., an educational consulting service for school districts &, school sites which provides workshops/coaching for staff/parents. Professor: Adjunct Faculty, San José State University, Elementary Ed Dept.

Author: Rethinking Classroom Management: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention & Problem Solving, Corwin Press, 2002; Compassionate Parenting for Family Leadership, Robbel Press, 2009 (revised)
 

CSE Committees or Projects: CSE Pre-school Chairperson; LEW small group facilitator

Occupation: CSE Associate Minister; Senior Kriya Teacher; Ministry Services Director

Other Professional Involvement: Spiritual Directors International;  Association for Global New Thought; Focusing International

CSE Committees or Projects: Board Operations Team Chair; By-law Review Committee Chair; Meditation Teacher; Women's Ministry; Spiritual Direction; Sacred Ceremonies

Occupation:

Facilities Manager at CSE

CSE Committees or Projects:

Live the Eternal Way small group facilitator; Volunteer sound tech; Meru Alumni; Meditation Teacher; CSE Sadhana Leader; Yoga Instructor

Occupation:  Counsel, Intellectual Property, Agilent Technologies Legal Department

Other charitable or professional involvement: Participant in Pro Bono Legal Programs including Lawyers for the Arts, Volunteer Lawyers Program, Corporate Pro Bono, Former Chair: NCBA Biotechnology Law Committee

CSE Committees or Projects: Welcome Center Team, Men's Group, Greeter/Temple Team, CSE Board past-president

I was attracted to CSE by the peaceful setting, the people I met there, and the difference the meditation practice taught at CSE made in my life. I have been attending CSE since 2001, and joined the Board of Directors in 2005, where I serve as the Vice President of Resource Development.

I am married and have two sons. By training, I am a General Internal Medicine physician, working in Quality Improvement for a multi-specialty medical group.

Occupation: Educator, Elementary School (retired)

Other Charitable or Professional Involvement: Children's Discovery Museum Outreach program, Adult ESL educator

CSE Volunteer Committees or Projects: Hospitality Team, Welcome Team, Live the Eternal Way small group facilitator

BOARD LEADERSHIP TEAMS

Sub-committees include board members and leadership team CSE community members    .

20/20 Master Plan Team:

Rev. O'Brian, Rev. Jensen, Laurel Trujillo, Candy Stonehouse

Resource Development:

Kathy Bailey, Rex Walker, Rev. Macartney, Rev. Hayes, Dave Wytock

Prosperity/Finance Team:

Rev. Fukuda, Sue Evanicky, David Beck

Board Operations Team:

Rev. Lunt, Dick Evans, Shawne Smith, and  Ken Wallace

School Leadership Team:

Patty Belvel, Rev. Kamala Sodt, Tom Johnston

 Facilities Team:

Rev. Devin Sodt, Mike Nordling, Kyle Knight