Boards and Staff Members
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center &
Kumbum Chamtse Ling Monastery
Our plans for the future require that the TMBCC and the Kumbum Chamtse Ling Monastery operate as two separate organizations, although there will be an overlap in some activities.
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
President & Director Arjia Rinpoche - President
Board Members Brian Li - Vice-president
Sudakara Koneru, Treasurer
Curt Jones, Secretary
Elaine Mellencamp
Lobsang Nyandak, Representative of HHDL
Professor Robert Thurman
Shirchin Baatar
Kumbum Chamtse Ling Monastery
Director: Arjia Rinpoche
Spiritual Teacher Geshe Kunga
Board Members Mike Schofield - President
Sudha Koneru - Vice-president
Mike Kirsch - Treasurer
Trish Ellis - Secretary
Winnie Edgerton
Mary Pattison
Elaine Mellencamp
Legal Consultant: AJ Correale
Interfaith Advisor: Brother Benedict, OP
Staff Positions
Mike Betson Coordinator of Spiritual Activities - forestfolk@aol.com
Marietta Cavinder Temple Tour Guide
Winnie Edgerton Yoga Program Director
Patricia Ellis Center Manager - tmbcc.kcl@gmail.com
Russ Ellis Building & Grounds, Gift Shop, Gift & Book Shop - ahhawaii@gmail.com
Lisa Morrison Marketing & Media Director - lisamorrisonmedia@yahoo.com
Saran Myagmar Coordinator, Mongolian Programs & Events - saran.mongol@yahoo.com
Mary Pattison Secretary to Arjia Rinpoche - tmbculturalcenter@gmail.com
Dan Plumlee Webmaster