Grace Schireson, Ph.D., President
Grace Schireson is the founder and head teacher of Empty Nest Zendo, a Zen group in North Fork, California. She is trained as a clinical psychologist and has practiced Zen meditation for more than thirty-five years. In 2005 she received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman. She has also received permission to teach in the Rinzai tradition from Fukushima Keido Roshi.
Chikudo Lewis Richmond, B.A., Provost
Lewis Richmond received dharma tranmission in the Suzuki Roshi lineage and is founder of The Vimala Sangha in Mill Valley, CA. He blogs at www.AgingAsASpiritualPractice.com and leads an online discussion on aging on the Tricycle magazine community forum.
CORE FACULTY 2007-2009
Darlene Cohen, M.A.
Darlene Cohen began sitting at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1970 and was dharma transmitted in Suzuki-roshi lineage in 2001. She is a senior teacher at the in Guerneville, California, and is the author of three books about living with chronic pain and anguish. She has taught classes and workshops for people in distress at medical facilities and dharma centers for many years.
Lewis Richmond, B.A. (See above)
Myoan Grace Schireson, Ph.D.(See above)
Myogen Steve Stucky, B.A., M. Div. (candidate)
Myogen Steve Stucky is Founder of the and Co-Abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center