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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster | Nelson | North San Juan, New England Area | CA, MA, CT | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Werner | Bobby Chowa | San Diego | CA | USA | White Plum Asanga | ||
| Leighton | Taigen Dan | Chicago, San Francisco, Bolinas, San Rafael | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bartholomew | Tom Chigen | Redlands | CA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Munnich | Teijo | Asheville, Charlotte, Knoxville, Alexander | NC, TN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Munnich | Teijo | Asheville, Charlotte, Knoxville, Alexander | NC, TN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Smith | Teishin Layla | Corte Madera, Helena | CA, MT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Smith | Teishin Layla | Corte Madera, Helena | CA, MT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Leighton | Taigen Dan | Chicago, San Francisco, Bolinas, San Rafael | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Leighton | Taigen Dan | Chicago, San Francisco, Bolinas, San Rafael | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Leighton | Taigen Dan | Chicago, San Francisco, Bolinas, San Rafael | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Haller | Ryushin Paul | Barrington, San Francisco | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Cutts | Jiko Linda Ruth | Muir Beach, Carmel Valley | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Shunryu Suzuki Lineage | |
| Mocine | Mary | Vallejo, Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-roshi lineage | |
| Kennedy | Robert | Jersey City, White Plains | NJ, NY | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Munnich | Teijo | Asheville, Charlotte, Knoxville, Alexander | NC, TN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Thomson | Sinclair Shinryu | New York, La Paz | NY | USA, Bolivia | Soto | White Plum Asanga | |
| Green | Patrick Bansho | Clatskanie | OR | USA | Soto | White Plum Asanga | |
| Mosley | Kim | Austin | TX | USA | Soto Zen | Soto Zen | |
| Rutschman | Hondo Dave | Berkeley | CA | USA | Suzuki-roshi lineage | Soto Zen | |
| Richardson | Alan Sanhyō | Worcester | MA | USA | Boundless Way Zen Temple | Boundless Way Zen | |
| Ratliffe | Kathy | Honolulu | HI | USA | Harada/Yasutani school | Diamond Sangha | |
| Wolff | John Gendo | Ludington | MI | USA | Hakuun Taizan Maezumi, Daiosho | White Plum Asanga | |
| Cooper | Seiso |
|
Montpelier, Barre | VT | USA | Soto Zen | |
| Yokoyama | Gyokei | Montebello | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| SoZui | TaiShin | San Marcos | CA | USA | Rinzai Zen | Rinzai Zen | |
| Mason | Michael | Tulsa | OK | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Soto-Rinzai | |
| Feng | Anita | Albuquerque | NM | USA | Korean Zen | Golden Wind | |
| Fortin | Chris | Sebastopol | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Brown | Chōbun Nenzen Pamela | Los Gatos | CA | USA | Phoenix Cloud Lineage | ||
| Palmiter | Martine Taikai | Rockville | MD | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Connelly | Ben | Minneapolis | MN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Hunsaker | Myoko Sara | Monterey | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Costenbader | Amy Kisei | Columbus | OH | USA | Soto Zen - White Plum Asanga | White Plum Asanga | |
| Goddard | Vanessa Zuisei | Soto Zen - White Plum Asanga | |||||
| Bunce | Renshin | Eureka | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Kowal | Dhara | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Bishop | Mitra | Ojo Sarco | NM | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Manuel | Zenju Earthlyn | San Francisco | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Zimmerman | Tenzen David | San Francisco | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Soto Zen | |
| Egart | Katie | Yellow Springs | OH | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Dorsey | Dan | Tucson | AZ | USA | Diamond Sangha | Soto/Rinzai blend | |
| Trussell | Larry | Clatskanie, Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Siebert | Sara Jisho | Ames | IA | USA | Disciple of Rev. Gengo Akiba | Soto Zen | |
| Pastor | Thomas | Las Vegas | NV | USA | Korean Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Cooper | Seiso |
|
Montpelier, Barre | VT | USA | Soto Zen | |
| Burk | Domyo | Portland | OR | USA | Dharma Cloud lineage | ||
| Marko | Eve Myonen | Montague | MA | USA | Soto—White Plum Asanga | ||
| Bertelsen | Choan (Denko) | 7470 Karup J. | Denmark | Denmark | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Stauffer | Sosetsu Mark | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen |