Tempa Dukte Lama
Tempa Lama is the spiritual director and the chairman of Olmo Ling.
Lowell Britson
President
Lowell is director of marketing for the University of Pittsburgh Press. He has held similar positions with Oxford, Stanford and McGraw-Hill. His Buddhist teachers include Suzuki Roshi and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Iris Grossmann, Ph.D.
Assistant to Tempa Dukte Lama
Iris has studied meditation and Buddhism for about two decades. She has been helping to organize Tempa Lama’s teachings and writings since 2004. Iris is a postdoctoral research fellow at Carnegie Mellon University where she works on understanding and managing climate and weather risks.
Bob Labobgah, M.A.
Environment
Bob was trained as a clinical psychologist but has worked in the visual arts, both performance and dance during the last forty years. Now he chants in Tibetan Buddhism, letting his heart joyfully dance.
Eileen Nadzam, M.A.
Bookstore Manager
Chantleader
Eileen has a Master of Fine Arts in Music from Carnegie-Mellon University, and owns and operates her own music studio. She has also taught at the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), has been Adjunct Faculty in the Music Department of CCAC as well as accompanist to the Community College Choir. She is also a member of the Pittsburgh Musicians Union and past vice president of the Pittsburgh Music Teachers Association. Eileen is a Registered Suzuki Instructor for violin and piano and has performed with many venues including the Wheeling Symphony, and the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet. She has been a long time student of Yoga, Aikido, and Chi Gong, and is dedicated to the practice of Bön Buddhism.
Stanley Perelman, Ph.D.
Stan is a psychologist and Jungian Analyst with a private practice in Pittsburgh. He also consults with the Chatham University Counseling Center. He is a member of the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association in New York and an affiliate member of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute. He has given seminars, talks and papers on a variety of subjects including personality disorders, aspects of Jungian psychology, dreams, Buddhism and the nature of spirituality. He has a long time meditation practice and has been a student of Bon Buddhism for about twelve years.
Tova Tarr, Ph.D.
Secretary
Tova is a Psychoanalytic oriented Psychologist, in private practice in Pittsburgh. Tova studies and practices Tibetan Buddhism and Iyengar Yoga since 2000. She taught courses at Osher Life Long Learning Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and at the University of Pittsburgh on topics embracing Psychoanalysis, Spirituality and Art.Tova served on the Steering Committee of The Pittsburgh Middle East Peace Forum and on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Jung Society.
Ursula Teuter, Ph.D.
Treasurer
Ursula works as a Jungian-oriented psychotherapist in private practice with a strong emphasis on mind-body and energetic approaches to healing as well. Prior to settling into private practice, she worked for various community agencies. Simultaneously, for 10 years, she served as a regional counselor for Youth for Understanding, an organization facilitating international student exchange. She has been interested in Tibetan Buddhism for many years. Practicing Aikido awakened her interest in Eastern healing modalities including the energetic and healing traditions of Buddhism.
