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Management Team

Linda Saah

Linda Saah found Buddhism and the Kadampa Center around the turn of the century and became an avid student in 2006 when she embarked on the Discovering Buddhism course offered at the Center.  Linda is ever grateful to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khensur Rinpoche, Geshe Gelek, Geshe Sangpo, the Kadampa Center, its Sangha members and community, and to all the many teachers who continue to enable her spiritual growth and development.  Linda has been contributing to the spiritual and community life of Kadampa Center for over a decade. She co-coordinated the Family Program for many years, managed the Discovering Buddhism program for several years, served on the visiting teachers team, joined Donna Seese as co-Spiritual Program Coordinator in 2022, and now serves as Kadampa Center's Spiritual Program Coordinator with the help and guidance of many, many others.
 
 
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Management Team
Spiritual Program

Joey Gooch

I came to The Kadampa Center in 1998 looking for a sense of community. I attended all the regular classes and then became Facilities Manager in spring of 2014. Geshe-la tells us this Center belongs to all of us and my goal in this role is to help people feel that this Center truly belongs to them.

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Management Team
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Facilities Manager

Elise Strevel

Elise starting coming to the Kadampa Center in 2004, when she first learned about it at a lecture by Dr. Robert Thurman. The people and teachings there have been enriching her life ever since. In return for this great gift, she tries to give back to the Kadampa Center by promoting Outreach opportunities and other various activities. Elise is also a member of the Triangle Interfaith Alliance.
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Management Team
Outreach
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Outreach Coordinator

Dan Brooks

Dan has long been interested in Eastern philosophy and ways of thought. He has been coming to Kadampa Center since 2000, and began running our bookstore in 2001. He managed several different bookstores for ten years before switching to the public sector with Wake County Public Libraries, where he is a librarian.

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Bookstore
Management Team