Jake Tarr completed Jonathan Foust’s "Year of Living Mindfully" course, and is an active participant in TeleSangha.com and an IMCW KM Group. Professionally, Jake is a managing director of Kinetic Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in information, communications and clean technology companies. He is a graduate of Roanoke College and the Harvard Business School. Originally from upstate NY, Jake lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three children.

Mo Edjlali is passionate about spreading the practice of meditation and mindfulness. As founder of ZenCEO he created an online community of over 27,000+ people dedicated to mindful leadership. In addition he developed TeleSangha.com a revolutionary program that helps individuals create a daily meditation habit through the power of community and technology. Mo has been meditating since 2009, completed Jonathan Foust’s Year of Living Mindfully program and is a certified Integral Coach taught by James Flaherty and Sarita Chawla. He has a BS in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech and a professional background in entrepreneurship and technology management. He was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in Arlington, Virginia. Mo loves to play soccer and has been working on creating an eleco-punk album.

Paul Beaton is dedicated to walking a path toward awakening and cultivating greater compassion and loving kindness for himself and for all others. Paul began his formal meditation practice in 2013 through one of IMCW’s neighborhood classes and began a yoga-based mindfulness of body practice in 2006. The dharma and IMCW have given so much to Paul--he is delighted to be able to give back through service on the IMCW board.

Chantelle Britton has practiced and studied vipassana meditation for over 8 years. As a yoga teacher, she shares her knowledge of mindful-based practices in her classes. Chantelle both participated and served as a mentor in Jonathan Foust’s “Year of Living Mindfully” program and volunteers to lead the “Newcomer Orientation” at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington’s Wednesday night meditation class in Bethesda, MD. Chantelle works full-time in health policy for the Federal government and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in nutrition, specifically studying the effects of mindfulness and eating.

Jennifer Dean has practiced yoga since 2004, and has meditated since 2008, when she joined IMCW. She completed Jonathan Foust's "Year of Living Mindfully" program and is a member of a Spiritual Friends/KM group. By day, Jennifer is a partner and vice-chair of the intellectual property group at the law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, where she helps individuals and businesses protect their brand names and works of authorship.

Stacey Guenther completed Jonathan Foust’s Year of Living Mindfully" in 2014.

Professionally, she is a coach, trainer, facilitator, and consultant focusing on leadership, well-being, and positive organizational scholarship. Stacey is the former director of educational programs at the Center for Consciousness and Transformation at George Mason University, where she founded a living learning community called Mindful Living. She continues to serve at Mason as an adjunct faculty member teaching a for-credit class called "Meditation, Mindfulness, and Stress Management".

Gene is a former CEO, and a graduate of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute and the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. He brings rich experience with relationship in the areas of family, community, business and K12 education.

Gene teaches from a passion for mindfulness practice, and a deep conviction about its ability to support transformation and relieve suffering in relationships – and life.

Golda Philip has practiced meditation and yoga since 2004. Since her arrival in Washington, D.C. in 2009, Golda has taken part in various local sanghas including the IMCW Capitol Hill sangha. In 2014, Golda completed Jonathan Foust’s "Year of Living Mindfully" program.

Professionally, Golda is a civil rights attorney and currently serves in federal government where she works on civil rights law and policy in health care. Golda is a current board member and former President of the Washington Council of Lawyers, a voluntary bar association dedicated to public interest and pro bono law. Passionate about bringing progressive values into local politics, she is also a former New Leaders Council (NLC) fellow and currently serves on NLC’s National Diversity Committee.

Travis Spencer is originally from the Valdosta, Georgia. He obtained a BA in English from Valdosta State University, and is poised to complete his MA in counseling from Trinity University in Washington, DC.

Travis began his Buddhist practice in 2008 and strives to be an agent of change in our community. Currently, he is a  Master’s of Counseling student at Trinity University. Travis is a lifelong learner, and wants to promote diversity, wellness and holistic care in our communities.

Erica Marie Wigley is an integrative medicine nurse with the North Capital Region Pain Care Initiative/Wounded Warrior Pain Care Initiative at the Pentagon, Bethesda Naval, Andrews Air force Base, and Ft. Belvoir.

Erica has practiced meditation since 2007, and joined IMCW to expand her meditation practice and incorporate mindful living into her daily life. She was then invited in 2014 by the Academy of Optimal Living to teach a course focusing on mindfulness and its application in daily life. Erica also runs her own company, Plush Skin, which makes products that are good for the skin, hair, soul, and environment, and recently published her first book through Catalyst Publishing with co-author, Mehrdad Mizani entitled, How Are YOU Treating Life?.