Team — Gomde UK

About Us

Overview Teachers Ethos Team Community

Meet our growing team!

Our volunteer community is made up of our residents, our Trustee group, our Management Advisory Board, and our local and national volunteers. Here’s quite a number of those who volunteer for Gomde.

With Rinpoche as our Spiritual Director and Lama Öser as our resident Lama, together we offer authentic Buddhist teachings and seek to provide a supportive environment for learning, reflection and meditation.

Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

Spiritual Director

Lama Öser

Resident Lama

Paulette Benjamin

Trustee and Programme Development

David Benjamin

Trustee and Finance

Marysia Zielke

Trustee and Fundraising

Helen Felcey

Trustee and Communications

Michele Nevarez

Previous Trustee

Fran Vicario

Volunteer

Billy Carruthers

Volunteer

Jacob Rider

Volunteer

Glenn Ollerenshaw

Building and Maintenance

Frances McDonald

Volunteer

Christina Slemon

Volunteer

Kate Stenton

Volunteer

Daniel Cox

Carpentry and Meditation Group

Emma White

Gomde Shop

Emily White

Gomde Shop, Kitchen and Office Support.

Will Hornsby

Volunteer

Toni Fointiat

Events Cook

Robin Allen

Systems Manager

David Cox

Fundraising

William Tautz

Advisory Board and Visa Support

David Currie

Advisory Board and Building

David Teasdale

Advisory Board and Finance

Will Grant

Gardening Volunteer

Jan Brackenberry

Gardening and Events

Michael Drury

Book Keeping

Steve Clasby

Wood Processing and Events

Sharon Currie

Seminar Cooking

Matthew Fields

Gardening and Land

Jenny Fitzpatrick

Shop, Events and Library

Chris Perring

Library and Temple

Sharon Fordham

Volunteer – Cooking Support

Sara Fryer

Events Support

Sue Grant

Housekeeping

David Greenop

Lincoln University Chaplaincy Support

Tony Hamilton

Building, Maintenance, Land

Adrian Leigh

Annual Auction — Specialist Books

Paul Vernom

Gardening and Painting

Kate Roddick

Healer/Auctioneer

John Swanson

Events and Housekeeping

Chris Shimwell

Volunteer

Jez Reid

Volunteer