Secretary, Treasurer, Web
Director
Ron Garry is a writer
and translator with extensive organizational and managerial experience.
He has lived for several years in the Netherlands, has often
lived in France for short periods of time, and has travelled
extensively through out the world. He currently lives in Marin
County, CA.
Among his published works are The Teacher-Student Relationship
(in Tantric Buddhism) published, and Wisdom Nectar:
Heart Instructions of Dudjom Rinpoche , published in 1999
and 2005 respectively. Ron has extensive organizational and
managerial experience within the non-profit world as personal
secretary and program director of the non-profit organization
K.D.K. in San Francisco for nine years, and retreat coordinator
for non-profit Vajrayana foundation for five years. His professional
experience as a published writer and background in both Western
and Eastern philosophical perspectives and world views make
him an ideal person to manage our web site write most of the
copy as the power of the internet is the power of ideas and
communication with local, national, and international communities
based on understanding each other's perspectives,
idesa, feelings and needs as opposed to imposing ones
belief systems upon others.
1986-1994 Personal Secretary, Program Coordinator, Board Member,
Translator, K.D.K, San Francisco, CA
1990-1995 Book buyer (100,000 book inventory) and store manager,
Open Secret Bookstore, San Rafael, CA
1995-1996 Bookstore manager, Vajrayana Foundation, Corralitos,
CA
1995-2004 Writer and Translator, Vajrayana Foundation, Corralitos,
CA
2000-2004 Retreat coordinator, Vajrayana Foundation, Corralitos,
CA
Ron was also a Fellow of Tsadra Foundation from 2002-2004, book buyer from 1990-1995 for Open Secret Bookstore in Marin County (holding 100,000 titles), and music buyer from 1990-1992 for Open Secret Bookstore.
2004-Current: Board of Directors, Web Director, Youth Empowering Youth program co-coordinator, Visionary Arts and Media Foundation
Education
B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology, 1984, State University of
New York at Binghamton, NY
M.A. Integral Psychotherapy, 1987, California Institute of Integral
Studies, San Francisco, CA
Ph.D Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, 1994, California Institute of Integral
Studies, San Francisco, CA
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