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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| Last Name | First Name | Center | City | State | Country | Lineage | Zen Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill | Misha Shungen | Woodside | CA | USA | Suzuki Roshi | ||
| Rieck | Joan | Bernalillo | NM | USA | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Bishop | Mitra | Ojo Sarco | NM | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Hunsaker | Myoko Sara | Monterey | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Kwong | Jakusho | Santa Rosa | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bobrow | Joseph | San Francisco | CA | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Pechovnik | Rinzan | Portland | OR | USA | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Stauffer | Sosetsu Mark | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Hoeberichts | Joan | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | White Plum Asanga | ||
| Bertelsen | Choan (Denko) | 7470 Karup J. | Denmark | Denmark | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Shukman | Henry | Santa Fe | NM | USA | Sanbo Kyodan | ||
| Weik | Jay | Toledo | OH | USA | Harada Yasutani/Soto Zen | ||
| Green | Tova | San Francisco | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Sheehan | Peggy | Denver | CO | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Mansfield-Howlett | Rachel | Santa Rosa | CA | USA | Rinzai | ||
| Fletcher | Charles Tenshin | Mountain Center | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Emerson | Dōjin Sarah | Sebastopol | CA | USA | Soto Zen Suzuki lineage | ||
| Winecoff | Shoken | Decorah | IA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Richardson | Alan Sanhyō | Worcester | MA | USA | Boundless Way Zen Temple | Boundless Way Zen | |
| Kanko | Kritee | Boulder | CO | USA | Rinzai | Cold Mountain Zen | |
| Collins | Richard | New Orleans | LA | USA | Soto Zen | Deshimaru | |
| Rainwater | Sylvan | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud | |
| Clay | Jyoshin | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud Lineage | |
| Lowe | Kakumyo | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud; Meiho-Manzan lineage | |
| Child | Simon | London | n/a | UK | Linji-Caodong | Dharma Drum | |
| Li | Rebecca | Pine Bush | NY | USA | Linji-Caodong Chan Master Sheng Yen | Dharma Drum | |
| Nail | Lee Ann Kyoan | Salem | OR | USA | Harada Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Marcel | Leonard Kansho | Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Dimond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Ratliffe | Kathy | Honolulu | HI | USA | Harada/Yasutani school | Diamond Sangha | |
| Mason | Andrew | Portland | OR | USA | Sanbō Kyōdan | Diamond Sangha | |
| Foster | Nelson | North San Juan, New England Area | CA, MA, CT | USA | Diamond Sangha | Diamond Sangha | |
| Kieran | Michael | Honolulu | HI | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Strong | Nona | USA | Sanbo Zen | Empty Cloud | |||
| Feng | Anita | Albuquerque | NM | USA | Korean Zen | Golden Wind | |
| Ruff | Tenku | Beacon | NY | USA | Soto Zen | Harada / Ban | |
| Cortes | Helen | Dallas | TX | USA | Harada-Yasutani | Harada-Yasutani | |
| Wrightson | Amala | Auckland | NZ | New Zealand | Kapleau line | Integral Zen | |
| Field | Gendo Allyn | White River Junction | VT | USA | Rinzai Zen | Joshu Sasaki | |
| Ragir | Byakuren Judith | St Paul | MN | USA | Soto Zen | Katagiri-roshi lineage | |
| Lombardo | Hae Kwan Stanley | Lawrence | KS | USA | Korean Zen | Kwan Um School | |
| Briggs | Barry | Bisbee | AZ | USA | Kwan Um School of Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Roitman | Judy | Lawrence | KS | USA | Kwan Um School of Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Kessel | Ken | New York | NY | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Pastor | Thomas | Las Vegas | NV | USA | Korean Zen | Kwan Um School of Zen | |
| Shrobe | Wu Kwang Richard | New York | NY | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwan Um Zen School | |
| Hedgpeth | Nancy | Cumberland | RI | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Kitzes | Bon Soeng Jeffrey | Berkeley | CA | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Kwang | Dae | Cumberland | RI | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Dobisz | Bon Yeon Jane | Cambridge | MA | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School | |
| Moore | Robert | Long Beach | CA | USA | Korean Chogye | Kwanum Zen School |