Who Does What at the SFBC

Introduction

Who puts together the Center program and invites teachers? (For that one, check out the SFBC program flowchart.) Who cleans the Center? Who plans food for retreats? Find out here...

Organization and Roles

This public nonprofit organization exists largely because of the generosity of volunteers. All teaching at the Center is done on a volunteer basis. The Center Chair, Center Director, and Creative Director receive a monthly stipend for their administrative work.

The Chairwoman (Viveka), Council, and the Executive Committee (subset of the Council), have overall responsibility for the Center. The Council's tasks include making Center policy and program evaluation and planning.

The Center Management Team (CMT) and the Center Director (Padmatara) are responsible for the day to day support of retreats and other Center activities.

The Teaching Kula focuses on evaluating and planning teaching, as well as suggesting policies.

Other roles include: Creative Director, Mitra Convenors, and Building Caretakers.

People

Executive Committee: Viveka, Suvarnaprabha, and Padmatara.
Council: Viveka, Suvarnaprabha, Karunadevi, Viradhamma, Padmatara, Danadasa, Dhivajri, Nancy Anding, and Elaine Ward.
Center Management Team: Padmatara, Dhivajri, Drew Folta, Dawn Pavli, and Myra Bicknell.

Suvarnaprabha is the Creative Director, overseeing activities related to creativity, sangha development, and communications. Here are some arts events she has organized.

Shantinayaka and Elaine Ward are the caretakers of the building.

Padmatara is the Women's Mitra Convener, coordinating and overseeing what the Center offers to women mitras. Shantinayaka is the Men's Mitra Convener. (See also What is a Mitra?)