IMCC's Board of Directors comprises a mix of longtime sangha members and members who have joined our community within the last few years. The board fills vacancies by identifying sangha members who have participated actively in the community as volunteers or teachers and have special skills that will enhance the Board's mission to determine policies, procedures and regulations, provide fiscal oversight, assist in raising funds to finance the organization when needed, provide leadership and assume leadership roles, and monitor organizational performance. All members are eligible for a position on the board; if you would like to be considered, contact Board President Jeffrey Fracher.
The Board meets every other month and holds an all-day retreat once per year to attend to business and consider larger issues of policies, programs, and long-term growth strategy. By law, the board must have a quorum to approve proposed policies or decisions. The Board's Executive Committee, comprised of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and an at-large member, meets every other month.
If you would like to contact one of the Board Members by email, use the Contact Us Form. If you wish to direct your question to a specific Board Member, indicate the name in the Subject line and your message will be forwarded to him/her.
Pat Coffey began his meditation practice over 30 years ago and has taught meditation since 1996. He studied with numerous Asian and Western teachers in the Theravada, Tibetan, and Zen traditions. Pat is founder of IMCC, co-founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute, and co-founder of the Blue Ridge Prison Project. Pat was selected and trained as a meditation teacher in the joint teacher training program of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center under the tutelage of Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Down-to- earth, real-world, practical dharma is the hallmark of his teaching. The father of two children, owner of several businesses, and holder of several patents, he draws on his varied and rich life experience to articulate the dharma. Bill Anderson, Treasurer. Bill started meditating with IMCC at Common Grounds in 2016 shortly after discovering Thich Nhat Hanh. He has found his practice to be a compassionate way of finding and practicing goodness and beauty and to be a way to wisdom, freedom and peace. He first came to Charlottesville in 1976 to earn his MBA and met his wife. They returned in 2003 after his career in finance in NYC, Miami, Richmond and Ithaca. Living on a farm with his Corgi Roughouse, he has developed an interest in gardening. His daughter lives in NC and his son and grandsons are in Santa Barbara. Judy Blooms, Secretary, has been curious about the inner workings of the mind and heart for a long time. However, it wasn't until she took a class on loving-kindness from Sharon Salzberg in DC, did she discover a path towards greater understanding. Judy is drawn to many things, but her favorites include gardening, birds, the piano, vocal music, and her dog, Tully.
Laura DeVault has been a long-time member of IMCC, with an extended hiatus for a 3-year stint living in glorious Monterey, CA. In addition to being a Board Member, she is an at-large member of the Executive Committee. She's been meditating since 2006, and finds the benefits accruing at a gratifying pace. She's a Retreat Manager for IMCC and a member of several KM groups. You'll find her teaching a bit for IMCC at Common Ground and Monday evenings at Fluvanna Women's Correctional Center. She is currently participating in a mindfulness teacher training with the Mindfulness Training Institute in San Francisco. |
Mindfulness is central to her work as a psychotherapist, and she regularly attends residential retreats to support and strengthen her practice. Barb enjoys music, being in nature, creating things with clay, and spending time with her husband David and their two fairly mindful adult children. Tom Raney - Bio and photo to come.
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