Sevites & Staff 

News & Updates

Welcome to Katherine (Kalyaa) Granfield who has joined Guest Services as our Local Seva Project Coordinator and our Gardening Team Coordinator. Karen (Kumuda) Schaub has a new seva with Guest Services, cleaning Svagatam. I happened to come in while you were cleaning the other day Kumuda, and Svagatam looked and smelled great. Thank you to Kathryn (Kamaniya) Wood, who has stepped into a new level of responsibility as Assistant Manager to Swami Satrupananda. 

Amanda (Purna) Schmidt has stepped away from her seva after many years of writing wonderful articles to highlight our shop items. Joan (Jayadevi) Bragar is now writing those articles. Thank you! Lynn (Gurupremananda) Cataffi and Chelsea (Rajñi) King, along with her daughter Kiran Spoor have joined the baking team. We have already begun to enjoy your delightful treats. 

Dean Parker and Manjunath Mayanna have been unable to begin as Satsang hosts. Manjunath hopes to begin in April. Thank you to Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell, who has joined both the Enrollment Team and the SATYA Team. Your help is really appreciated. 

An overdue thank you to Shruthi Adiga who is on our Kitchen Team, feeding us delicious Indian meals weekly. We are so lucky. Welcome Marianne (Murti) Leagans to the Publications Team! Doreen Willover has stepped away from the Sewing Team and the Gardening Team. Robin (Nityaa) Blankenship is no longer our Enrollment System Support Coordinator. Thank you both for your long time seva on these teams. 

Ron (Ritam) Bushner is no longer on the Vowed Order Support Team. Margie (Maitreyi) Wilsman, who is already on the team, has generously taken on that seva. Thank you!

Open Sevas 

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, Dean (Dinakar) Cilley, Fred (Ashutosha) Hess, Radhika Iyer, Chelsea (Rajñi) King, 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 & Sivendiran (Sethu) Sethuram; E-quotes - Sivendiran (Sethu) Sethuram

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 Advisors: Eva Connor, Swami Prajñananda, Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Satrupananda, Swami Shrutananda; Enrollment Team Assistants: Amy Jones, Belle (Bhavani) Mann & Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell

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, Nancy (Purna) Chang, Nansi Jo (Anasuya) Colley, Margot Garritt, Julia (Chintamani) Wallis, Jules (Brahmini) Watson & Annette (Annapurna) Zucco

Kailasa Cleaning Team: Swami Prajñananda (Coordinator), Newt (Yogeshananda) Sathyaseelan & Shelley (Shivakari) Zeichner

Kitchen Team: Jeff Moore (Chef), Logan Moore, Portia Diamond & Shruthi Adiga (Weekly Chef)

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, Annie (Aanandi) Ross & 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), Maryanne (Murti) Leagans, Ellen (Lajja) Mitchell, Pat (Sumati) Morrison, 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, 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 Shrutananda (Coordinator), Swami Samvidaananda, Swami Satrupananda, 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