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

• Jennifer Mercer*
• 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.  

  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.

  
  

  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 an online 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 teaching 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.