Dharma Treasure

Julie Regalado – President

Julie Regalado has a background in dance and education in formal and non-formal learning environments for people of all ages. Her recent work has been in exploring the role of embodied awareness practices in fostering awareness of relationality – the interdependence of human and non-human. Introduced to Buddhist teachings as a teenager, with an eclectic familial approach to spirituality, she has been meditating, informed by various traditions, for over 10 years and has made a life exploring the meaning of right-action and right-speech in the lived experience.

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Karen Weilacher – Treasurer

Karen Weilacher – Retired Studio Lighting Technician, President – Ndé Bikéeyá Chiricahua Apache Land Trust.

Karen Weilacher grew up in Kentucky and worked as a groundskeeper at a dude ranch in Arizona when she was a teenager.

She was captivated by the natural beauty of the Cochise Stronghold during her first visit to the Dragoon Mountains. She returned each year, and in 1986, she bought a small piece of land in the canyon. Karen moved permanently to the Stronghold after retiring from Paramount Pictures.

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Stuart Keating – Secretary

Stuart brings a multifaceted background in public interest law, nonprofit leadership, environmental advocacy, and preservation minded entrepreneurship. His career includes legal work focused on community and environmental issues, leadership roles with regional nonprofits. Stuart is currently Executive Director of Landmarks Association of Saint Louis.

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Jacques Servin – Director

Jacques Servin is an internationally known media artist and writer, and co-founder and co-director of the Yes Men and the Yes Lab. His last position was as Visiting Associate Arts Professor at NYU, where he also directs the Critical Tactics Lab. Jacques brings creativity and experience from grassroots activism. Jacques likes cats, birds, and traditional buildings

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Yegor Makiboroda – Director

Yegor  is passionate about exploring the natural treasures of the American West and recently returned from backpacking the 40 miles of the Teton Crest Trail. He is a dedicated TMI/The Mind Illuminated practitioner, martial artist (Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai) and Chinese tea ceremony enthusiast.

Yegor Makhiboroda brings leadership experience as one of the founders of PitchVantage

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Robin Craig – Director

Robin Craig is a Teacher in The Mind Illuminated tradition, which is rooted in Theravadan and Tibetan Karma Kagyu traditions with lineage to the Venerable Ananda Bodhi. She is also a Nature Dharma teacher.

Robin appreciates the ways in which joy is an integral part of the path to the deep spirituality and interconnection that is ours by nature. Her dharma teaching lineage comes from teachers who have studied the early Buddhist tradition as well as teachers in modern Theravada lineages.

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Henrik A. Norberg – Executive Director

Henrik, a current Cochise Stronghold resident, is passionate about fostering a collaborative and participatory community. Henrik’s practice background includes TMI, Japanese Tendai tradition, and the Theravada Thai Forest tradition. Henrik brings extensive experience in program and project management through his previous career as a software architect. Also. He likes to meditate in caves.

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Ajahn Buddisaro – Spiritual Advisor

Ajahn Buddhisaro ordained 2002 as a Buddhist monk in the Thai Forest tradition. He had become interested in Buddhism and meditation while studying neuroscience and philosophy at college in California. Upon graduating, he traveled throughout Asia in India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, studying and practicing with various wisdom traditions. Meeting great spiritual leaders like Thich Nhat Hanh and the Dalai Lama inspired him to ordain and enter extended Buddhist monastic retreat. He is currently Spiritual Advisor at Dharma Treasure and publicly available during our Saturday communal events or for personal consultation by appointment.