Sevites & Staff
News & Updates
Thank you to Karen (Kumuda) Schaub for your time as an admin assistant in SVA publications. Best wishes for success in your next adventure! Welcome to Annette (Sudhira) Deyhle - a new admin assistant for Swami Satrupananda.
Lissa (Yogyananda) Fountain is stepping away from Mandali Host support for now. We appreciate all the ways you have supported the team. Thank you Nansi Jo (Anasuya) Colley for filling in for Yogyananda. Anasuya is letting go of being on the proofreading team to take on the host support tasks. Welcome Dean Parker to the garden team. We're happy to have your help!
Kelly McKee, thank you for your time on the baking team. We enjoyed your delicious baked treats. Nancy (Purna) Chang, you really helped out at a pivotal time on the Documentation team — thank you. Thank you to Swamis Prajñananda, Samvidaananda, Satrupananda and Shrutananda for your Yoga Mysticism blog articles. The swamis will be turning their attention to articles on yoga and yoga therapy in 2025.
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We need help with several On-Site sevas, including our 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
Abiding Sponsor Coordinator: Betsy (Bhadraa) Archer
Audio/Video Editing: Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship (Coordinator) & Kelly (Kushala) Sharp
AV Team: Kelly (Kushala) Sharp (Coordinator), Swami Prajñananda, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan, Swami Satrupananda & Harrison Sayre
Baking Team: Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel (Coordinator), Su Lee (Vicharinee) Chafin, Dean (Dinakar) Cilley, Ainsley (Ekaatma) Cunningham, Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham, Swami Samvidaananda, Karen (Kumuda) Schaub & Kelly (Kushala) Sharp
Board of Directors: Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell (President), Carolyn (Karuna) Beaver, Ruth (Rama) Brooke, Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cattafi, 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; Assistant Manager: Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cattafi; Administrative Assistant: Pam Conway & Annette (Sudhira) Deyhle
Contact Updates: Jules (Brahmini) Watson & Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills
Documentation: Lori (Priya) Kenney (Coordinator), Francis (Jñani) Amery, Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham & Joanne (Jayeshwaree) Kirk; Caroline (Nitya) Kutil (Coordinator), Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell
Donations: Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cattafi
DYMC teachers & therapists: Swami Satrupananda (Coordinator), Cayla (Mangala) Allen, Swami Prajñananda, Swami Samvidaananda & Swami Shrutananda
DYMC Yoga Shop: Kathryn Wood (Coordinator), Kelly (Kushala) Sharp, Doreen Willover, Amanda (Purna) Schmidt & Jules (Brahmini) Watson
Enrollment Advisors: Eva Connor, Swami Prajñananda, Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Satrupananda, Swami Shrutananda; Enrollment Team Assistant: Belle (Bhavani) Mann
Enrollment System Support: Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship (Coordinator), Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham & Phil (Krishna) Milgrom
Facilities: Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cattafi (Coordinator), Kevin Maloney & Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan
Gardening Team: Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cattafi (Coordinator), Kevin Maloney, Dean Parker, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan, Ben Waters, Doreen Willover & Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills (Consultant)
Graphic Designer: Mallory Foster
Guest Services: Kathryn Wood (Coordinator), Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills, Rosemary (Rudrani) Nogue, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan, Karen (Kumuda) Schaub, Doreen Willover & Margie (Maitreyi) Wilsman
Gurudevi’s Book Excerpts: Barbara (Girijananda) Hess & Joan (Jayadevi) Bragar
Host Support: Barbara (Girijananda) Hess, Nancy (Purna) Chang, Nansi Jo (Anasuya) Colley, Margot Garritt, Julia (Chintamani) Wallis, Annette (Annapurna) Zucco
Kailasa Cleaning Team: Swami Prajñananda (Coordinator), Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseeian & Karen (Kumuda) Schaub
Kitchen Team: Scott Moore (Chef), Kelly McKee, Jeff Moore & Logan Moore
Leadership Coach: Bob (Rudra) Nogue
Meditation Club Readings: Caroline (Nitya) Kutil
Mission Advancement Committee: Carolyn (Karuna) Beaver (Coordinator), Beth (Bhanumati) Cunningham & Rosemary (Rudrani) Nogue
Photo Archives: Ellan (Shanti) Catacchio
Podcasts: Audio Editing Team: Pat (Sumati) Morrison (Coordinator), Sue (Shuchi) Cilley, Kim (K.rtakarii) Lodge & Kelly (Kushala) Sharp; Traditional Tales recorded by: Nirooshitha Sethuram (Coordinator), Lissa (Yogyananda) Fountain, Annie (Aanandi) Ross & Swami Prajñananda; edited by Nirooshitha Sethuram & Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan
Podcast Descriptions: Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship (Coordinator) & Joanne (Jayeshwaree) Kirk
Proofreaders: Chelsea (Rajñi) King (Coordinator), Kristin (Ekarasa) Bruce, Agnes (Aikyaa) Hetherington & Alena (Anjali) Tulupava
Publications Team: Tom Trautlein (Coordinator), Synder Bryan (Admin Assistant), Sandra (Mukti) Carter (Admin Assistant), Betsy (Bhadraa) Archer, Kelly McMillan, Kelly (Kushala) Sharp, Rebecca (Jyoti) Yacobi & Julia (Chintamani) Wallis
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 Waters
Satsang Musicians: Swami Prajñananda, Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Satrupananda & Swami Shrutananda
Satsang Hosts: Heidi (Hamsa) Flannery, Kelly (Kushala) Sharp, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan & Doreen Willover
SATYA Member Team: Soraya (Sudevi) Pereira (Coordinator), Sandra (Mukti) Carter, Judy (Jagruti) Goodkin, Nirooshitha Sethuram & Kelly (Kushala) Sharp
Seva Coordinators: 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, Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cattafi, Pam Church, Heidi (Hamsa) Flannery & Monique (Manini) Martin
Staff Photographer: Karen (Kumuda) Schaub
Student Account Support: Lissa (Yogyananda) Fountain
Teacher Trainers: Swami Shrutananda (Coordinator), Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Prajñananda, Michelle (Kamala) Gross & Leslie (Bhakta) Johnson
Teachings Article Writer: Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati
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
Webpage Reviews: Kelly McMillan & Alina (Avinashi) Uzhvieva
Writing Group Facilitator: Deborah (Antarajña) Mandel
Yoga Mysticism Blog Writers: Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati & Nirooshitha Sethuram; Graphics: Sheralee (Shambhavi) Hancherow