Our Team
Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California is a Tibetan Buddhist center under the spiritual direction of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. We are dedicated to preserving, transmitting, and translating the complete Buddhist path, and cultivating scholar-practitioners. We nurture the direct experience of the Buddhist teachings for the benefit of all beings by providing a home where the Dharma can take root and flourish. Gomde California’s board, staff, and volunteers have dedicated themselves to fulfilling this mission.
Board of Directors
Spiritual Director: Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Stephen Barr, Dorje Bond, Catherine Dalton, Bruce Hammond, Shabad Khalsa (Chairman), Rhonda LoPresti, Shireen R.K. Patell, Jeri Petersen, Diane Richardson, David Shlim.
Officers
President: David Shlim
Vice-President: Catherine Dalton
Treasurer: Jeri Petersen
Secretary: Peter Woods
Management & Staff
Executive Director: Jack deTar — director@gomdeca.org
Director of Operations: Mikey Ellis — operations@gomdeca.org
Land Manager: Jax Scialabba — land@gomdeca.org
Event Coordinator & Registrar: Molly Mansfield —coordinator@gomdeca.org
Finance: Jeri Petersen — finance@gomdeca.org
Development: Rhonda LoPresti — rhonda@peacefully-prepared.com &
Stephen Barr — stephen.e.barr@gmail.com
Local Outreach: Diane Richardson — drrich53@hotmail.com
Norbu Store: Jamie Ross — info@norbustore.com