CIIS Board of Trustees

OFFICERS

Prasad Vepa, Chair
Management Consultant

Ricki Pollycove, Vice Chair
Obstetrician and Gynecologist, California Pacific Medical Center

Keith Cich, Vice Chair and Treasurer

Judie Wexler, Secretary
CIIS Dean of Faculty, Academic Vice President

BOARD MEMBERS

Peter Baumann
Founder, The Baumann Institute

Shankar Bhattacharya
Vice President (Ret.), Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Margy Boyd
Owner, Margy Boyd Art Tours

Lydia Nakashima Degarrod
Faculty of Critical Studies and Diversity Studies, California College of the Arts
Visual Artist and Cultural Anthropologist

Helen Desai
Civic Leader

Stuart Diamond
President, Empowered Media Corporation

Richard Giardina
Interim Provost (Ret.), Notre Dame de Namur University

Kishore Kripalani
Owner, Gaylord India Restaurants

John Paul Lenney
Senior Vice President, ALEKS Corporation

Tamar March
Senior Fellow, Association of American Colleges and Universities
Founder and Director, the Arden Institute

Elizabeth McCormack
Associate, Rockefeller Family & Associates

Ashok Narsimhan
Co-founder and CEO of Runa, Inc., a leader in conversion marketing for ecommerce sites

Arvind Peter Relan
Chairman, YouWeb, LLC

Sonya Shah
Professor, Bachelor of Arts Degree Completion Program, California Institute of Integral Studies

Joseph L. Subbiondo
President, California Institute of Integral Studies

Daphne White
Clinical Psychologist, Writer and Editor

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Zeppelin Wong
Attorney at Law

CIIS COUNCIL OF SAGES

The CIIS Board of Trustees established the Council of Sages, a group of distinguished individuals, to serve the Institute in an advisory capacity. The council assists the president in addressing the concerns of the school, forging its direction, and supporting its mission. Members of the council are appointed by the president in recognition of the prominence they have achieved in their respective careers and endeavors. Collectively, they have made a significant contribution to the arts, humanities, sciences, and spiritual practices.

Angeles Arrien
President, Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research

Lauren Artress
Canon for Special Ministries, Grace Cathedral

Alexander Astin
Professor Emeritus of Education, University of California, Los Angeles
Director, Higher Education Research Institute

Helen Astin
Professor Emeritus of Education; University of California, Los Angeles
Associate Director, Higher Education Research Institute

Thomas Berry
Founder and Former Director, Riverdale Center of Religious Research
Ecologist
Author

Jean Shinoda Bolen
Psychiatrist
Author

Andre Carothers
President, Rockwood Fund

Carol P. Christ
Director, Ariadne Institute for the Study of Myth and Ritual

Ram Dass
Consciousness Explorer

Riane Eisler
Codirector, Center for Partnership Studies
Author

Duane Elgin
Consultant
Educator
Author

Barbara A. Garcia
Deputy Director of Health, San Francisco Health Department

John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Founders and Directors, Forum on Religion and Ecology

Joan Halifax
Abbot and Guiding Teacher, Upana Zen Center
Founder and Former Director, Ojai Foundation
Buddhist Teacher

Michael Harner
President, Foundation for Shamanic Studies

Sandra R. Hernández, MD
Chief Executive Officer, The San Francisco Foundation, and Clinical Professor at UCSF

Alan Jones
Dean, Grace Cathedral (Ret.)

Jon Kabat-Zinn
Founding Executive Director; Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society

Jack Kornfield
Buddhist Teacher, Spirit Rock Center

Stanley Krippner
Professor of Psychology, Saybrook Graduate School

Satish Kumar
Program Director, Schumacher College
Editor, Resurgence
Author

John L. Levy
Wealth Consultant

Joanna Macy
Teacher of Buddhism and Social Change
Author

Janice Mirikitani
Founding President of Glide Memorial Foundation
Poet

Phillip Moffitt
President, Life Balance Institute

Jacob Needleman
Professor of Philosophy, San Francisco State University
Author

Vicki Noble
Author

Mayumi Oda
Artist

Parker Palmer
Founder, Center for Courage and Renewal
Author
Educator
Activist

Paul H. Ray
Founding Partner, Integral Partnerships

Rachel Naomi Remen
Cofounder and Medical Director, Commonweal Cancer Help Program
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine; University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Founder and Director, Institute for the Study of Health and Illness

Betty Roszak
Author

Theodore Roszak
Professor Emeritus of History; California State University, East Bay
Author

Rupert Sheldrake
Fellow, Institute of Noetic Sciences
Author

Mimi Halper Silbert
President and CEO, Delancey Street Foundation

Anne Simpkinson
Author

Huston Smith
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, Syracuse University
Visiting Professor of Religious Studies; University of California, Berkeley
Author

Greg Steltenpohl
Cofounder and CEO, Adina World Beat Beverages

William B. Stewart
Cofounder and Medical Director; Institute of Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center

Robert A. F. Thurman
Professor of Religion, Columbia University
Cofounder and President, Tibet House

Lynne Twist
President, Soul of Money Institute

John Vasconcellos
California State Senator (Ret.)
California State Assembly Member (Ret.)

Frances Vaughan
Psychologist
Author

Alice Walker
Author

Roger Walsh
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior; University of California, Irvine

Marion Weber
Founder, Arts and Healing Network

John Welwood
Associate Editor, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology
Clinical Psychologist
Author

The Reverend Cecil Williams
Founder and Minister, Glide Memorial Church