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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winecoff | Shoken | Decorah | IA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Althouse | Robert Joshin | Oak Park | IL | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Smith | Elihu Genmyo | Champaign | IL | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga/Ordinary Mind | |
| Lawlor | Jack | Evanston | IL | USA | Vietnamese | Order of Interbeing | |
| Russell | Ed | Champaign | IL | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Geiman | Shodhin | Evanston | IL | USA | Kapleau Line | ||
| Haller | Ryushin Paul | Barrington, San Francisco | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Martin | Sojun Diane | Evanston | IL | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Leighton | Taigen Dan | Chicago, San Francisco, Bolinas, San Rafael | IL, CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Karnegis | Hoko | Bloomington | IN | USA | Soto Zen | Sotoshu | |
| Malagodi | Daishin Alfredo | Rome | ITALY | ITALY | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Lombardo | Hae Kwan Stanley | Lawrence | KS | USA | Korean Zen | Kwan Um School | |
| Roitman | Judy | Lawrence | KS | USA | Kwan Um School of Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Gak | Dae | Clay City | KY | USA | Korean Chogye | ||
| Collins | Richard | New Orleans | LA | USA | Soto Zen | Deshimaru | |
| Marko | Eve Myonen | Montague | MA | USA | Soto—White Plum Asanga | ||
| Jaeckel | Dokuro | Watertown | MA | USA | Rinzai Zen | Zen Studies Society, Rinzai-ji | |
| Blacker | Melissa Myozen | Worcester | MA | USA | Soto/Rinzai | ||
| Dobisz | Bon Yeon Jane | Cambridge | MA | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Hondorp | Eishun Anraku | Northhampton Center | MA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Richardson | Alan Sanhyō | Worcester | MA | USA | Boundless Way Zen Temple | Boundless Way Zen | |
| Hartland | Kate | North Weymouth | MA | USA | Soto Zen, Korean Linji | ||
| Fieleke | Michael Shoryu | Newton | MA | USA | Soto Zen | Living Vow Zen | |
| Foster | Nelson | North San Juan, New England Area | CA, MA, CT | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Rynick | David Dae An | Worcester | MA | USA | Rinzai/Soto | Single Flower Lineage | |
| Bailes | John Kotatsu Roko | Somerville | MA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Falcone | Anthony | Columbia | MD | USA | Soto and Rinzai | White Plum Lineage | |
| Palmiter | Martine Taikai | Rockville | MD | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Fitzgerald | Diane Shoshin | Pembroke | ME | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Wolff | John Gendo | Ludington | MI | USA | Hakuun Taizan Maezumi, Daiosho | White Plum Asanga | |
| Lundquist | Haju | Ann Arbor | MI | USA | Korean Chogye | ||
| Connelly | Ben | Minneapolis | MN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Snyder-Oneal | Joen | Minneapolis | MN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Burkett | Zentetsu Tim | Minneapolis | MN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Acquaviva | Koji | Saint Paul | MN | USA | Soto | Shunryu Suzuki | |
| Ragir | Byakuren Judith | St Paul | MN | USA | Soto Zen | Katagiri-roshi lineage | |
| Rummé | Daigaku | St. Louis | MO | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bland | Tony | Starkville | MS | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Smith | Teishin Layla | Corte Madera, Helena | CA, MT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Child | Simon | London | n/a | UK | Linji-Caodong | Dharma Drum | |
| Kjolhede | Sunya | Alexander | NC | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Sweger | Teshin Matthew | Pittsboro | NC | USA | Harada-Yasutani / Soto | ||
| Munnich | Teijo | Asheville, Charlotte, Knoxville, Alexander | NC, TN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Phelan | Pat | Chapel Hill | NC | USA | Shunryu Suzuki | ||
| Kennedy | Robert | Jersey City, White Plains | NJ, NY | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Vardi | Eran | Wyckoff | NJ | USA | White Plum (Maezumi) | White Plum Asanga | |
| Morris | Mark | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Cicetti | Raymond | Morristown | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Hoeberichts | Joan | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | White Plum Asanga | ||
| Mammoser | Seiju Bob | Jemez Springs | NM | USA | Rinzai Zen |