Sevites & Staff
News & Updates
Welcome to our new bakers, Yelena (Lena) Fayvilevich & Eva (Kalyani) Zavolas. We look forward to enjoying your treats. Thank you Nancy (Purna) Chang for joining the Proofreading team. They will appreciate your keen eye.
Shruthi Adiga, Bob (Ravi) Penneys and Kelly McMillan are joining Guest Services. Thank you for supporting our programs and our students. Kelly is also helping Swami Satrupananda on several time sensitive projects. Your assistance is appreciated.
Monique (Manini) Martin has joined the SATYA team as Coordinator of our new 2025 SATYA initiatives. Thank you! Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell is stepping away from scanning seva. Thank you for all your efforts on that team.
Nirooshitha Sethuram is stepping away from coordinating the Traditional Tales editing, while she focuses on continuing to write the Traditional Tales. Pat (Sumati) Morrison is stepping in as Coordinator. Thank you for supporting this team.
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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), Shruti Adiga, Dean (Dinakar) Cilley, Yelena (Lena) Fayvilevich, Fred Hess, Radhika Iyer, Swami Samvidaananda, Karen (Kumuda) Schaub, Kelly (Kushala) Sharp & Evy (Kalyani) Zavolas
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 & Kelly McMillan
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)
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), Shruthi Adiga, Denise (Devapriyaa) Hills, Kelly McMillan, Rosemary (Rudrani) Nogue, Bob (Ravi) Penneys, Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan, Karen (Kumuda) Schaub, Doreen Willover & Margie (Maitreyi) Wilsman
Gurudevi’s Book & Music Excerpts: Barbara (Girijananda) Hess & Joan (Jayadevi) Bragar
Host Support: Barbara (Girijananda) Hess, Ruth (Rama) Brooke, Nancy (Purna) Chang, Nansi Jo (Anasuya) Colley, Margot Garritt, Soraya (Sudevi) Pereira, Annette (Annapurna) Zucco & Julia (Chintamani) Wallis
Kailasa Cleaning Team: Swami Prajñananda (Coordinator), Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan & Shelley (Shivakari) Zeichner
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 Pat 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), Betsy (Bhadraa) Archer, Ellan (Shanti) Catacchio, Kelly McMillan, Kelly (Kushala) Sharp, Rebecca (Jyoti) Yacobi & Alina (Avinashi) Uzhvieva
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: Gurudevi Nirmalananda, 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, Bella Drew, Judy (Jagruti) Goodkin, Monique (Manini) Martin, 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: 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