Sevites & Staff
News & Updates
Welcome Corie Roseman and Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel. They are both joining the Publications team. We appreciate your help!
Thank you to Sevendiran (Sethu) Sethuram for your help and keen eye on the Documentation team. And thank you Shelley (Shivakari) Zeichner for taking good care of Kailasa as a member of our local Cleaning team.
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We need help with several On-Site sevas, including our hosting team, baking team and AV tech (we train you!). Online seva openings are all computer sevas, where you support from home. We train you for these as well.
Let us know if you're available: seva@svaroopayoga.org. You’ll hear from our Seva Coordinator, Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills. Thank you.
Sevites & Staff List
Audio/Video Editing: Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship (Coordinator) & Kelly (Kushala) Sharp
AV Team: Kelly (Kushala) Sharp (Coordinator), Pavan Akavaram, Katherine (Kalyaa) Granfield, Swami Prajñananda, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan, Swami Satrupananda & Harrison Sayre
Baking Team: Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel (Coordinator), Shruthi Adiga, Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cataffi, Su Lee (Vicharinee) Chafin, Fred (Ashutosha) Hess, Radhika Iyer, Chelsea (Rajñi) King, Chitra Pamadi, Kiran Spoor, Swami Samvidaananda, Karen (Kumuda) Schaub, Kelly (Kushala) Sharp & Evy (Kalyani) Zavolas
Board of Directors: Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell (President), Carolyn (Karuna) Beaver, Ruth (Rama) Brooke, Kristine (Dhairyavati) Freeman, Barbara (Girijananda) Hess & TC (Tattvananda) Richards
Bookkeepers: Bob (Rudra) Nogue (Coordinator), Lisa DeLaurentis, Andrea (Arya) Perry & Jovica Prince
Business Manager: Swami Satrupananda Saraswati; Kathryn (Kamaniya) Wood (Assistant Manager); Administrative Assistants - Pam Conway, Annette (Sudhira) Deyhle & Samantha (Sarveshi) Glazier
Contact Updates: Jules (Brahmini) Watson & Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills
Documentation: Transcripts - Lori (Priya) Kenney (Coordinator), Francis (Jñani) Amery, Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham & Joanne (Jayeshwaree) Kirk; Scanning - Caroline (Nitya) Kutil (Coordinator) & Kim (K.rtakarii) Lodge
DYMC teachers & therapists: Swami Satrupananda (Coordinator), Cayla (Mangala) Allen, Swami Prajñananda, Swami Samvidaananda & Swami Shrutananda
DYMC Yoga Shop: Kathryn (Kamaniya) Wood (Coordinator), Shruthi Adiga, Joan (Jayadevi) Bragar, Kelly (Kushala) Sharp & Jules (Brahmini) Watson; Kelly (Kushala) Sharp (Head of Development); Sewing Team - Ellan (Shanti) Catacchio, Nancy (Purna) Chang & Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel; Ghee Washing Team - Barbara (Bharati) Badia & JoAnn (Chaya) Gibson
Enrollment Advisor: Eva Connor; Enrollment Team Assistants - Amy Jones & Belle (Bhavani) Mann
Enrollment System Support: Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham & Phil (Krishna) Milgrom
Gardening Team: Katherine (Kalyaa) Granfield (Coordinator), Dean Parker, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan, Ben Waters & Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills (Consultant)
Graphic Designer: Mallory Foster
Guest Services: Kathryn (Kamaniya) Wood (Coordinator), Shruthi Adiga, Katherine (Kalyaa) Granfield, Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills, Ashley (Tarini) Molson, Rosemary (Rudrani) Nogue, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan & Karen (Kumuda) Schaub
Gurudevi’s Book & Music Excerpts: Barbara (Girijananda) Hess & Joan (Jayadevi) Bragar
Host Support: Barbara (Girijananda) Hess, Ruth (Rama) Brooke, Nansi Jo (Anasuya) Colley, Margot (Manikya) Garritt, Julia (Chintamani) Wallis, Jules (Brahmini) Watson & Annette (Annapurna) Zucco
Kailasa Cleaning Team: Swami Prajñananda (Coordinator) & Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan
Kitchen Team: Jeff Moore (Chef), Logan Moore, Portia Diamond & Shruthi Adiga
Meditation Club Readings: Caroline (Nitya) Kutil
Mission Advancement Committee: Carolyn (Karuna) Beaver (Coordinator), Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham, Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel & Rosemary (Rudrani) Nogue
Photo Archives: Ellan (Shanti) Catacchio
Podcasts: Audio Editing Team: Pat (Sumati) Morrison (Coordinator), Sue (Shuchi) Cilley & Kim (K.rtakarii) Lodge; Traditional Tales recorded by - Nirooshitha Sethuram (Coordinator), Lissa (Yogyananda) Fountain & Swami Prajñananda; edited by - Pat (Sumati) Morrison (Coordinator) & Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan
Podcast Descriptions: Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship (Coordinator) & Joanne (Jayeshwaree) Kirk
Proofreaders: Chelsea (Rajñi) King (Coordinator), Kristin (Ekarasa) Bruce, Nancy (Purna) Chang, Agnes (Aikyaa) Hetherington & Alena (Anjali) Tulupava
Publications Team: Tom Trautlein (Coordinator), Synder Bryan (Admin Assistant), Sandra (Mukti) Carter (Admin Assistant), Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel, Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell, Pat (Sumati) Morrison, Corie roseman, Rebecca (Jyoti) Yacobi, Alina (Avinashi) Uzhvieva & Jules (Brahmini) Watson
Publications Editorial Team: TC (Tattvananda) Richards & Marlene (Matrikaa) Gast
Satsang Coordinator: Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham
Satsang Emcees: Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Prajñananda, Swami Satrupananda, Swami Shrutananda & Ben (Bharga) Waters
Satsang Musicians: Gurudevi Nirmalananda, Swami Prajñananda, Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Satrupananda & Swami Shrutananda
Satsang Hosts: Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cataffi, Heidi (Hamsa) Flannery, Dean Parker, Kelly (Kushala) Sharp & Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan
Satsang Prep: Bob (Ravi) Penneys
SATYA Member Team: Soraya (Sudevi) Pereira (Coordinator), Sandra (Mukti) Carter, Judy (Jagruti) Goodkin, Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell & Nirooshitha Sethuram
Seva Coordinator: Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills; Assistants - Betsy (Bhadraa) Archer & Rosemary (Rudrani) Nogue
Shishya Team: Lissa (Yogyananda) Fountain (Coordinator), Cayla (Mangala) Allen & Caroline (Nitya) Kutil
Social Media Assistants: Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship (Coordinator), Ellan (Shanti) Catacchio, Pam Church, Heidi (Hamsa) Flannery & Monique (Manini) Martin
Staff Photographer: Karen (Kumuda) Schaub
Student Account Support: Lissa (Yogyananda) Fountain
Teacher Trainers: Swami Prajñananda (Coordinator), Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Satrupananda, Swami Shrutananda, Michelle (Kamala) Gross & Leslie (Bhakta) Johnson; Coordinator's Assistant - Maryanne (Murti) Leagans
Teachings Article Writer: Gurudevi Nirmalananda
Teachings Team: Swami Samvidaananda (Manager); Administrative Assistants - Swami Prajñananda & Cayla (Mangala) Allen
Technology Support: Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell, Sivendiran (Sethu) Sethuram & Alina (Avinashi) Uzhvieva
Thank You Notes: Ellan (Shanti) Catacchio
Vowed Order Support Team: Cayla (Mangala) Allen (Coordinator), Betsy (Bhadraa) Archer, Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship, Ruth (Rama) Brooke, Lissa (Yogyananda) Fountain, Kristine (Dhairyavati) Freeman, Barbara (Girijananda) Hess, Caroline (Nitya) Kutil, Belle (Bhavani) Mann, Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell & Margie (Maitreyi) Wilsman
Writing Group Facilitator: Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel
Yoga Mysticism Blog Writers: Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Nirooshitha Sethuram; Graphics - Sheralee (Shambhavi) Hancherow