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 COMPASSION

Our
Teachers

“Developing compassion and wisdom, and helping those in need whenever possible, is the true meaning of life.” 


- Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Resident
Teachers

John Baker

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John is a senior KMC Philadelphia teacher and practitioner. Having been a student of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for over 24 years, he is well-qualified to pass along modern Buddhism. He teaches Teacher Training Program, Foundation Program, General Program classes, day courses and retreats. In his professional life he works as a sound engineer and webmaster.

Sarah Frew

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Sarah is a senior teacher and teaches General Program classes, day courses and retreats. She is a long time disciple of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Through her joyful and engaging manner, she shares Buddha’s teachings in a kind-hearted and warm way. She was trained as a scientist and works as a strategy consultant.

Branch
Teachers

Eve Miller

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Eve is the Education Program Coordinator at KMC PHL and is a senior teacher and practitioner. Having been a student of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for over 24 years, she teaches General Program classes, day courses, and workshops. She is a student on the Teacher Training Program. Eve is a professional cellist, composer and music teacher. She teaches meditation with a good heart, and a friendly, encouraging manner.

Julie Francisco

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Julie is a senior teacher and practitioner who has studied Kadampa Buddhism for over 12 years and she has engaged in extensive meditation retreat. She is a close disciple of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and a student on the the Teacher Training Program. An executive assistant at an international consulting firm by profession, Julie shows a clear example of how to be a modern, lay Buddhist practitioner in a busy city and presents Buddha’s teachings in an eloquent and inspiring manner.

Sarah Bly

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Sarah is a student in the Teacher Training Program at Kadampa Meditation Center Philadelphia and a close disciple of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. She has been a flight attendant for 22 years and is the Philadelphia Term Director for the Wings Foundation, a charity that provides financial assistance for flight attendants in critical need. With her warm-hearted and sincere manner, she teaches Dharma in a way that is both joyful and compassionate.

Tatiana Buonassisi

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Tatiana has been practicing Kadam Dharma since 2010. She was formerly Education Program Coordinator at Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. and is a Teacher Training Program student and teacher at KMC Philadelphia. She is a disciple of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.  She is very practical and thought-provoking in her teachings, and her kind and generous heart is always apparent.

Fred Graumuller

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Fred has been a steadfast practitioner of meditation, in many locations around the world, for over a decade. He is a Teacher Training Program student, a disciple of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, and teaches General Program classes. By profession a scientist in molecular biology, his optimism and daily meditation routine are what make him an enthusiastic practitioner of Kadam Dharma.

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