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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christensen | Anna | NY | NY | USA | Soto Zen | Ordinary Mind Zen School | |
| Althouse | Robert Joshin | Oak Park | IL | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum | |
| Rizzetto | Diane | Oakland | CA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Weinstein | David | Oakland | CA | USA | Pacific Zen School | ||
| Birnbaum | Myoen | Oakland | CA | USA | Soto and Rinzai | White Plum | |
| Nguyen | Thu | Oakton | VA | USA | Vietnamese | Order of Interbeing | |
| Nguyen | Anh Huong | Oakton | VA | USA | Vietnamese | Order of Interbeing | |
| Bishop | Mitra | Ojo Sarco | NM | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Shumnan | Jane Genshin | Old Greenwich | CT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Kotler | Arnold | Paia | HI | USA | Vietnamese | Order of Interbeing | |
| Gallagher | Genjo | Palm Bay | FL | USA | Soto and Rinzai | White Plum Lineage | |
| Fitzgerald | Diane Shoshin | Pembroke | ME | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bennage | P. Dai-En | Pennsdale | PA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Li | Rebecca | Pine Bush | NY | USA | Linji-Caodong Chan Master Sheng Yen | Dharma Drum | |
| Sweger | Teshin Matthew | Pittsboro | NC | USA | Harada-Yasutani / Soto | ||
| Mocine | Mary | Vallejo, Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Suzuki-roshi lineage | |
| Pratt | Myosho Baika Andrea | Pleasant Hill | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Larson | Kristen | Port Angeles | WA | USA | Diamond Sangha | ||
| Mason | Andrew | Portland | OR | USA | Sanbō Kyōdan | Diamond Sangha | |
| Lowe | Kakumyo | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud; Meiho-Manzan lineage | |
| Rainwater | Sylvan | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud | |
| Jones | Meiko | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Order of Buddhist Contemplatives | |
| Clay | Jyoshin | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | Dharma Cloud Lineage | |
| Martin | Laura | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Tisdale | Sallie Jiko | Portland | OR | USA | Dharma Cloud Order | ||
| Carlson | Gyokuko | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Stauffer | Sosetsu Mark | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Trussell | Larry | Clatskanie, Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Pechovnik | Rinzan | Portland | OR | USA | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Burk | Domyo | Portland | OR | USA | Dharma Cloud lineage | ||
| Conover | Kodo | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen, White Plum Asanga | ||
| Dungay | Jody | Portland | OR | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Bartholomew | Tom Chigen | Redlands | CA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Morris | Mark | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Lineage | |
| Hoeberichts | Joan | Ridgewood | NJ | USA | White Plum Asanga | ||
| Prince-Cherry | Jissai | Rochester, Louisville | NY, KY | USA, USA | Kapleau Line | ||
| Martin | Rafe | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Kowal | Dhara | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Kjolhede | Bodhin | Rochester | NY | USA | Kapleau line | ||
| Palmiter | Martine Taikai | Rockville | MD | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Malagodi | Daishin Alfredo | Rome | ITALY | ITALY | Rinzai Zen | ||
| Girolami | Keimyo Doshin Dario | Rome | ? | Italy | Soto Zen | Suzuki-Roshi | |
| Acquaviva | Koji | Saint Paul | MN | USA | Soto | Shunryu Suzuki | |
| Nail | Lee Ann Kyoan | Salem | OR | USA | Harada Yasutani | Diamond Sangha | |
| Christofferson | Taido Richard | Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Zimmerman | Michael Mugaku | Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Zolnas | Al | San Diego | CA | USA | Soto Zen | White Plum Asanga | |
| Werner | Bobby Chowa | San Diego | CA | USA | White Plum Asanga | ||
| Green | Tova | San Francisco | CA | USA | Soto Zen | ||
| Iarusso | Heather Shōren | San Francisco | CA | USA | Soto Zen | Shunryu Suzuki lineage |