This is a list of active members of AZTA and where they teach.
Please be aware that not every authorized Zen teacher is a member of AZTA.
The table is sorted by Last Name
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For US use two letter abbreviation when searching (filtering) by State.
| Last Name |
First Name |
Center | City | State | Country | Lineage | Zen Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | Laura | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Nail | Lee Ann Kanren-An | Salem | OR | USA | Harada Yasutani | Sanbo Kyodan | |
| Marcel | Leonard Kansho | Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Dimond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Kaye | Les | Mountain View | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Voelkel | Mako | Austin | TX | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki Shunryu | |
| Syverson | Margaret Bushin Koan | Austin | TX | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-Roshi | |
| Morris | Mark | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Bloodgood | Mark Shōgen | Los Osos | CA | USA | Soto | White Plum Asanga | |
| Mocine | Mary | Vallejo | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-roshi lineage | |
| Mocine | Mary | Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-roshi lineage | |
| Palevsky | Matthew Kozan | Santa Fe | NM | USA | Soto Zen | Soto Zen | |
| Jones | Meiko | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Order of Buddhist Contemplatives | |
| Blacker | Melissa Myozen | Worcester | MA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Boyd | Merle Kodo | Lincroft | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asangha | |
| Kieran | Michael | Honolulu | HI | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Zimmerman | Michael Mugaku | Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Fieleke | Michael Shoryu | Newton | MA | USA | Soto Zen | Living Vow Zen | |
| Merrill | Misha Shungen | Woodside | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bishop | Mitra | Ojo Sarco | NM | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Bishop | Mitra | San Marcos | CA | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Birnbaum | Myoen | Oakland | CA | USA | Soto and Rinzai | White Plum | |
| Stark | Myogen Kathryn | Sonoma | CA | USA | Soto Zen; Suzuki Roshi lineage | ||
| Hunsaker | Myoko Sara | Monterey | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Pratt | Myosho Baika Andrea | Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Tenzen | Myozan | San Francisco, | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Soto Zen | |
| Keegan | Myozan Dennis | Montclair | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Keegan | Myozan Dennis | New Rochelle | NY | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Hedgpeth | Nancy | Cumberland | RI | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Foster | Nelson | New England Area | New England Area | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Foster | Nelson | North San Juan | CA | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Pineda | Nenates | Toronto | OT | Canada | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Parekh | Neti | Santa Cruz | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki Shunryu | |
| Burnett | Nomon Tim | Bellingham | WA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Strong | Nona | USA | Sanbo Zen | Empty Cloud | |||
| Bennage | P. Dai-En | Pennsdale | PA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Phelan | Pat | Chapel Hill | NC | USA | Shunryu Suzuki | ||
| O'Hara | Pat Enkyo | New York | NY | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Guzy | Patricia Shingetsu | Woodland Hills | CA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Sangha | |
| Green | Patrick Bansho | Portland | OR | USA | Soto | White Plum Asanga | |
| Sheehan | Peggy | Denver | CO | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Schneider | Peter | Northridge | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Shunryu Suzuki lineage | |
| Mansfield-Howlett | Rachel | Santa Rosa | CA | USA | Rinzai | ||
| Martin | Rafe | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Eiger | Randall | New York | NY | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Cicetti | Raymond | Morristown | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Li | Rebecca | Pine Bush | NY | USA | Linji-Caodong Chan Master Sheng Yen | Dharma Drum | |
| Bunce | Renshin | Eureka | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Collins | Richard | New Orleans | LA | USA | Deshimaru | ||
| Spencer | Rick |
Ermita Zen México (closed) |
Mexico City | CDMX | Mexico | Soto Zen | |
| Pechovnik | Rinzan | Portland | OR | USA | Rinzai Zen |