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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haller | Ryushin Paul | Barrington, San Francisco | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bush | Ryushin Fugan Eugene | Santa Cruz | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Habito | Ruben | Dallas | TX | USA | Sambo Kyodan | ||
| Althouse | Robert Joshin | Oak Park | IL | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Kennedy | Robert | Jersey City, White Plains | NJ, NY | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Moore | Robert | Long Beach | CA | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Pechovnik | Rinzan | Portland | OR | USA | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Spencer | Rick |
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Mexico City | CDMX | Mexico | Soto Zen | |
| Collins | Richard | New Orleans | LA | USA | Soto Zen | Deshimaru | |
| Bunce | Renshin | Eureka | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Li | Rebecca | Pine Bush | NY | USA | Linji-Caodong Chan Master Sheng Yen | Dharma Drum | |
| Cicetti | Raymond | Morristown | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Eiger | Randall | New York | NY | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Martin | Rafe | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Mansfield-Howlett | Rachel | Santa Rosa | CA | USA | Rinzai | ||
| Schneider | Peter | Northridge | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Shunryu Suzuki lineage | |
| Sheehan | Peggy | Denver | CO | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Green | Patrick Bansho | Clatskanie | OR | USA | Soto | White Plum Asanga | |
| Guzy | Patricia Shingetsu | Woodland Hills | CA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Sangha | |
| O'Hara | Pat Enkyo | New York | NY | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Phelan | Pat | Chapel Hill | NC | USA | Shunryu Suzuki | ||
| Bennage | P. Dai-En | Pennsdale | PA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Strong | Nona | USA | Sanbo Zen | Empty Cloud | |||
| Burnett | Nomon Tim | Bellingham | WA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Parekh | Neti | Santa Cruz | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki Shunryu | |
| Pineda | Nenates | Toronto | OT | Canada | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Foster | Nelson | North San Juan, New England Area | CA, MA, CT | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Hedgpeth | Nancy | Cumberland | RI | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Pratt | Myosho Baika Andrea | Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Hunsaker | Myoko Sara | Monterey | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Stark | Myogen Kathryn | Sonoma | CA | USA | Soto Zen; Suzuki Roshi lineage | ||
| Birnbaum | Myoen | Oakland | CA | USA | Soto and Rinzai | White Plum | |
| Bishop | Mitra | Ojo Sarco | NM | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Merrill | Misha Shungen | Woodside | CA | USA | Suzuki Roshi | ||
| Fieleke | Michael Shoryu | Newton | MA | USA | Soto Zen | Living Vow Zen | |
| Zimmerman | Michael Mugaku | Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Mason | Michael | Tulsa | OK | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Soto-Rinzai | |
| Kieran | Michael | Honolulu | HI | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Blacker | Melissa Myozen | Worcester | MA | USA | Soto/Rinzai | ||
| Jones | Meiko | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Order of Buddhist Contemplatives | |
| Mocine | Mary | Vallejo, Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-roshi lineage | |
| Palmiter | Martine Taikai | Rockville | MD | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Bloodgood | Mark Shōgen | Los Osos | CA | USA | Soto | White Plum Asanga | |
| Morris | Mark | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Syverson | Margaret Bushin Koan | Austin | TX | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-Roshi | |
| Voelkel | Mako | Austin | TX | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki Shunryu | |
| Kaye | Les | Mountain View | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Marcel | Leonard Kansho | Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Dimond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Nail | Lee Ann Kyoan | Salem | OR | USA | Harada Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Martin | Laura | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen |