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
You can also click on a header field in order to sort by it.
For US use two letter abbreviation when searching (filtering) by State.
| Last Name | First Name | Center | City | State | Country | Lineage | Zen Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rynick | David Dae An | Worcester | MA | USA | Rinzai/Soto | Single Flower Lineage | |
| Rutschman | Hondo Dave | Berkeley | CA | USA | Suzuki-roshi lineage | Soto Zen | |
| Russell | Ed | Champaign | IL | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Rummé | Daigaku | St. Louis | MO | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Ruff | Tenku | Beacon | NY | USA | Soto Zen | Harada / Ban | |
| Roitman | Judy | Lawrence | KS | USA | Kwan Um School of Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Roen | Kodo Noah | Santa Fe | NM | USA | White Plum Asanga | Prajna Mountain Buddhist Order | |
| Roberts | Shinshu | Santa Cruz | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Shunryu Suzuki-roshi lineage | |
| Rizzetto | Diane | Oakland | CA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Rieck | Joan | Bernalillo | NM | USA | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Richardson | Alan Sanhyō | Worcester | MA | USA | Boundless Way Zen Temple | Boundless Way Zen | |
| Reichert | Tom Dharma-Joy | Los Angeles | CA | USA | Soto/White Plum Asanga | ||
| Reed | Caitriona | Warner Springs | CA | USA | Vietnamese | Order of Interbeing | |
| Ratliffe | Kathy | Honolulu | HI | USA | Harada/Yasutani school | Diamond Sangha | |
| Rapaport | Al Fusho | Melbourne | FL | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Ranger | Christiane | Jemez Springs | NM | USA | Rinzai Zen | Rinzai-Ji | |
| Rainwater | Sylvan | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud | |
| Ragir | Byakuren Judith | St Paul | MN | USA | Soto Zen | Katagiri-roshi lineage | |
| Pratt | Myosho Baika Andrea | Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Ponce-Barger | Inryu Bobbi | Washington | DC | USA | Soto | Shunryu Suzuki Roshi | |
| Pineda | Nenates | Toronto | OT | Canada | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Philips | Douglas | West Cornwall | CT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Phelan | Pat | Chapel Hill | NC | USA | Shunryu Suzuki | ||
| Pechovnik | Rinzan | Portland | OR | USA | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Pastor | Thomas | Las Vegas | NV | USA | Korean Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Parekh | Neti | Santa Cruz | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki Shunryu | |
| Palmiter | Martine Taikai | Rockville | MD | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Paley Ellison | Koshin | New York | NY | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum & Zen Peacemakers | |
| O'Hara | Pat Enkyo | New York | NY | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Nguyen | Thu | Oakton | VA | USA | Vietnamese | Order of Interbeing | |
| Nguyen | Anh Huong | Oakton | VA | USA | Vietnamese | Order of Interbeing | |
| Nakao | Wendy Egyoku | Los Angeles | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Lineage(s) ZEN; WHITE PLUM SANGHA; ZEN PEACEMAKERS | |
| Nail | Lee Ann Kyoan | Salem | OR | USA | Harada Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Munnich | Teijo | Asheville, Charlotte, Knoxville, Alexander | NC, TN | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Mosley | Kim | Austin | TX | USA | Soto Zen | Soto Zen | |
| Morris | Mark | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Morgareidge | Kenneth R. | Denver | CO | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Moore | Robert | Long Beach | CA | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Moncayo | Imo Denkei Raul | Berkeley | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Mocine | Mary | Vallejo, Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-roshi lineage | |
| Merrill | Misha Shungen | Woodside | CA | USA | Suzuki Roshi | ||
| McMullen | Ejo | Eugene | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Mayers | Greg | Burlingame | CA | USA | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Mason | Andrew | Portland | OR | USA | Sanbō Kyōdan | Diamond Sangha | |
| Mason | Michael | Tulsa | OK | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Soto-Rinzai | |
| Martin | Debra | Blachly | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Martin | Rafe | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Martin | Sojun Diane | Evanston | IL | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Martin | Laura | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Marko | Eve Myonen | Montague | MA | USA | Soto—White Plum Asanga |