Many sangha members hold significant leadership positions. Current Board Members are identified with asterisks (*).

• • • • • Rebecca Behizadeh
        • Jill Gaulding
        • Karen McCormack
        • Jennifer Mercer*
        • Rebecca Moonspike
        • Cheryl Morrow*
        • Julie Nelson
        • Lin Nulman*
        • James Peregrino*
        • Timothy Tickle*
          

        For a description and email address for each of the various leadership bodies at GBZC, please see Our Shared Leadership.  

        Rebecca Behizadeh

        Rebecca Behizadeh began her practice of Buddhism in Nepal and India in 2011, and lived for a year at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has a master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School and worked for a number of years for Life Together, a leadership development program of the Episcopal Diocese of MA. She served as the president of GBZC’s board of directors for a number of years and coordinates the Resilient Sangha Project.

        Jill Shishin Gaulding

        Jill Gaulding is a trustee of the Resilient Sangha Project and is a participant in Watering the Seeds. She is a former attorney and co-founder of the advocacy group Gender Justice.

        Karen Kyoko McCormack

         I am a member of the Resilient Sangha Project. I identify as queer/lesbian and live with my loving partner and our two fur babies north of Boston. I find my experience with abuses of power in this tradition has greatly impacted my practice and I hope our community creates a space for spiritual practice that feels safe in all the ways for those who feel drawn to this path. 

        Jennifer Mercer

        Jennifer has been active with GBZC since 2021 attending the Tuesday evenings in person.  She works at the Cambridge PACE program as an occupational therapist, and finds dharma teachings in gardening at home. Jennifer serves on the Board as Member-at-Large.

        Rebecca Shōshin Moonspike

        Rebecca Moonspike is a trustee of the Resilient Sangha Project. She is trained as an Interfaith hospital chaplain, drawing from Zen practice.  She loves the ways poetry and Zen speak to one another (you can read her chapbook Every Present Thing a Ghost from Slapering Hol Press). She loves the forest, swimming in lakes or sea, and making art for friends. She has found the GBZC community deepens her practice on this path.

        Cheryl Kinzen Morrow

        Cheryl Morrow is the sangha’s Vice President, a Practice Leader for Saturday sits, and a trustee of the Resilient Sangha Project. She has been practicing with this community since 2011. For over 20 years she has run her own business as an engineering consultant with clients all over the world. She is now semi-retired and loves gardening and long walks with her dog in the woods. 

        Julie Seido Nelson

        I am a Saturday Practice Leader, a trustee of the Resilient Sangha Project, and lead the Communications Working Group. I’ve practiced  Zen since about 2003, and have received transmission in the Taizan Maezumi lineage from Susan Myoyu Andersen, Roshi. Some of my writings on Zen are available on my blog. 

        Lin Nulman

        Lin Nulman has been practicing with GBZC since 2020. Having only known a sangha in turmoil from abuses of authority, she has also found ground to stand on in GBZC’s dedication and resilience. As Board Clerk, she wants to help create a safe, welcoming, wiser community in the wake of these events. Lin leads tours for Hub Town Tours and for the Nichols House Museum, and sometimes teaches English at Bunker Hill Community College. She is a published poet and freelance writer, avid reader, 18th-century scholar, and shore-lover.

        James Musoku Peregrino

        James Peregrino has been practicing with this community since 2006. He currently serves as the President of the sangha and as the practice leader on Tuesday nights. He has been working in IT at Harvard since before the dawn of the Internet and dancing Mexican baile folklorico all his adult life.

        Timothy Tickle

        GBZC treasurer, Tim has been active with GBZC since 2024. He is a Principal Investigator and Business Development lead focusing on genomics research. In his free time, you can find him gardening, learning piano, and taking Japanese language classes.