Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian, Spiritual Director

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

Other charitable or professional involvement: 2005 Ambassador for Universal Peace by the African International Islamic Mission for World Peace; 2006 US delegate to the Satyagraha Centenary; Association for Global New Thought Advisory Council; Ambassador at Large for the International New Thought Alliance

Published Books & CD's:

 ~ 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

Dick Evans

2007 Board President

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

OBIE BEUKERS

Secretary

Occupation: Sr. Technical Writing Specialist, Visa U.S.A.

Avocation: Creative writing of all kinds

Other Charitable or Professional Involvement:  Society for Technical Communication

CSE Volunteer Committees or Projects: Retreat Committee, Move to CSE home site,        CSE choir, Greeter and Prorgrams support

DR. LAUREL TRUJILLO

VP Resource Development

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.

TERRI TARA FUKUDA

VP Finance

PATRICIA BELVEL

Occupation: President: Training & Consulting Institute, Inc., an educational consulting service for school districts &, school sites which provides workshops and coaching for staff and parents.

Professor: Adjunct Faculty at San Jose State University, Elementary Education Dept.

Author: Rethinking Classroom Management: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention &     Problem Solving, Corwin Press, 2002

CSE Committees or Projects: CD/tape team

Meru Seminary Visioning Team; Small Group Facilitator for LIS and LEW

REV. SUNDARI JENSEN

Occupation: CSE Associate Minister; Senior Kriya Teacher; Meru Seminary Dean & Director

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

CSE Committees or Projects: Board of Directors since 1999; Meditation Instructor; Hatha Yoga Instructor; Retreats; Spiritual Direction; Executive Director Team

REV. SYLVIA KARUNA LUNT

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

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

CSE Committees or Projects: Liturgy Team; Membership Team; Board Master Plan Team; Meditation Teacher; Women's Group Leader; Spiritual Direction; Sacred Ceremonies

DEVIN ATMA SODT

Occupation:

Facilities Manager at CSE

CSE Committees or Projects:

Live in the Soul small group facilitator; Volunteer sound tech; Third Year Meru Seminary Student; Meditation Teacher

NANCY WEEKS

Occupation: Community Volunteer
 

Other Charitable or Professional Involvement: Growing Circle Facilitator for the Silicon Valley Conference of Community and Justice; Court visit coordinator and past president of the Santa Clara County Law Advocates; UCLA Alumni Scholarship Program; UCLA Friends of Geography; Together for Life Couples Support Group

CSE Volunteer Committees or Projects: YSE Teacher; Facilitator for Live in the Soul; Carry the Vision Conference Team; Program Dept. Team; Sit-a-thon and Gala Fundraisers