Charlie Korin Pokorny was ordained as a priest by Reb Anderson in 1999 and received dharma transmission in 2018. He practiced as a resident at Tassajara and Green Gulch Farm and studied koans with Daniel Terragno. Charlie and his partner Sarah served as head priests at Stone Creek Zen Center 2014-2022 and they are currently dharma teachers at Brooklyn Zen Center. Charlie also teaches courses through the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley.

Alan, a native of Ireland, now living in Oakland, California, was drawn to Zen by its message of intrinsic wholeness, its Taoist roots, and its simplicity. He began zazen practice at home in the mid 1990s, and started formal Zen practice in 1999. He subsequently practiced for several years in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug tradition under Panchen Otrul Rinpoche with whom he formally took refuge/jukai in 2000. He traveled to hear teachings by HH the Dalai Lama in India and Europe during this period, and also acted as the Buddhist representative for various Irish interfaith gatherings. He returned to formal Zen practice in 2014, connected with Tim Burkett in 2017, and was ordained as a priest by Tim in 2019. 

Karen DeCotis is a transmitted priest in the Suzuki Roshi Soto lineage. Her teacher is Sojun Mel Weitsman. She has practiced at San Francisco Zen Center, Berkeley Zen Center, Bozeman Zen Group and is currently the Guiding Teacher at the San Antonio Zen Center.

Rev. Taishin Michael Augustin is a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest in the lineage of Kobun Chino Otogawa. He lives in Milwaukee, WI.

Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Katagiri lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts and brings his practice to climate and justice activism. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, travels to teach across the United States, writes for Tricycle and Lion's Roar magazines, and is author of five books for Wisdom Publications including: Inside the Grass Hut, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara, and Mindfulness and Intimacy.