| Tessa Logan: Resident Teacher of San Francisco Tessa Logan is a senior Buddhist meditation teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT). After completing her college studies in Cambridge, England, she became one of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's first disciples. She moved to Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center (the Mother Center of the NKT) in 1977, just when Venerable Geshe Kelsang himself moved there from India. Manjushri KMC in the UK is the largest Kadampa Center in the world, with over one hundred residents and thousands of annual visitors. |  |
| Over the last thirty years, Tessa has studied the entire Teacher Training Program, engaged in many meditative retreats, and developed a vast depth of Buddhist knowledge and experience. She has taught extensively at Manjushri Center itself, as well as at Chenrezig Buddhist Center in Lancaster, England (for fifteen years), Keajra Buddhist Center in Blackpool, and Vajravarahi Center in Preston (both for several years.) She has also worked at Manjushri Center in many different areas -- administration, publication of books, and the education program -- and helped to organize the large NKT Summer Festivals for five years. |
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Sue Hulley: Branch Teacher in Palo Alto Sue Hulley offers a weekly meditation class in Palo Alto. She has been studying and practising with Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for ten years and has been teaching off and on for seven years. She is well-loved for her insight, humor and down-to-earth style.
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Richard Johns: Branch Teacher in the Inner Sunset, San Francisco Richard Johns is a Buddhist meditation teacher who has been involved with the New Kadampa Tradition for more than 10 years. Richard (also known as RJ) has a very clear understanding of Buddha's teachings. He teaches a weekly meditation class in the Lower Haight in San Francisco and makes a living as a contractor.
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Michael Rollins: Branch Teacher in San Francisco
Michael Rollins began studying with the New Kadampa Tradition in New York in 2001 and since then he has studied in San Francisco, England and Mexico. |  |
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Kathleen Thurston: Branch Teacher in Corte Madera and Fairfax
Kathleen Thurston has been a disciple of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's for many years. She is a student on the Teacher Training Program at Saraha Center in San Francisco and teaches a weekly class in Corte Madera and Fairfax. She presents Buddha’s teachings with sincerity and warmth. |  |
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Reed Sherman: Teacher in San Jose, Los Gatos and downtown San Francisco Reed Sherman began his Buddhist practice in Seattle in 1994. Four years later, he moved to San Francisco and has continued to study, practice and teach in the New Kadampa Tradition. Tessa Logan, the Resident Teacher of Saraha Buddhist Center in San Francisco has appointed Reed to be the Teacher in San Jose.
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Deborah "Bee" Uytiepo: Branch Teacher in Hayward Bee Uytiepo has been a student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's since 1997. She began studying at Khandakapala Buddhist Center in Los Angeles and continues to study at Saraha Center in San Francisco. Her approach to teaching is both practical and cheerful.
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Kevin Otsuka: Branch Teacher in Berkeley Kevin Otsuka is a student at Saraha Center and substitute-teaches throughout the Bay Area. He began studying Buddhism seven years ago at the NKT Buddhist Center in San Diego. Kevin's teachings are enthusiastic and heart-felt. |  |
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Paula Kelly: Kids' Meditation Class Teacher in San Francisco Paula Kelley is a senior student at the Kadampa Buddhist Temple. She was a kindergarten teacher for many years and now teaches third-graders.
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Mary Troyer: Branch Teacher in San Jose Mary Troyer has been studying and practicing Buddhism with the NKT since 2002. She attends both Duldzin Dragpa Center in San Jose and Saraha Center in San Francisco. Her style of teaching is earnest and enthusiastic. |  |
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Alise Halbert: Branch Teacher in Glen Park, San Francisco A San Francisco native, Alise has been studying with the New Kadampa Tradition since 2000. Her warmth and sincerity make her teachings very accessible.
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Sarah Weber: Branch Teacher in San Francisco Sarah Weber is a devoted, working mother of two daughters. She has been studying at Saraha Center for several years. Her teachings are sincere and lively, showing the depth of her knowledge of Buddhist teachings, as well as her wealth of life experience. |  |
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Laura Perrault: Branch Teacher in San Francisco Laura Perrault is an attorney in downtown San Francisco. She has been enthusiastically studying and practicing at Saraha Center for many years. She is well-loved for her warm, clear teachings. |  |
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Kelsang Gamo: Administrative Director at Duldzin Dragpa Center Kelsang Gamo is an ordained nun and the Administrative Director at Duldzin Dragpa Center in San Jose. |  |
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Carroll Child: Branch Teacher in the Marina, San Francisco Carroll is a Foundation Program student at Saraha Buddhist Center and co-teaches an evening meditation class at Fort Mason in San Francisco. He is a long-term Buddhist practitioner, and his engaging teachings emphasize the practical integration of meditation and Buddha's wisdom into our daily lives. |  |
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Suzannah Stason: Branch Teacher in the Marina, San Francisco
Suzannah Stason has been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings for several years and currently studies on the Foundation Program. She has a warm and thoughtful approach, and focuses on bringing Buddhist teachings into our everyday lives and experiences. She co-teaches our meditation class in the Marina.
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