Jason graduated from the University of Virginia in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Owsley Brown is devoted to sustaining healthy communities by enhancing cultural, spiritual, and civic life.
Joan Bryant, Ph.D., is the Program Manager for the Compassionate Schools Project.
John Bultman is the Ashtanga Yoga Program Manager for the Contemplative Sciences Center. He is one of approximately 25 Certified Ashtanga teachers worldwide.
A licensed psychologist, Kelly is the co-author of Authentic Excellence: Flourishing & Resilience in a Relentless World and the Life Values Inventory, a tool designed to help individuals and organizations clarify their values and serve as a blueprint for effective decision-making and optimal functioning.
Martin N. Davidson is the Interim Executive Director of the Contemplative Sciences Center and the Johnson & Higgins Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
Anthony DeMauro, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Dalai Lama Fellows Program and he also serves as Assistant Director of Student Initiatives for the Contemplative Sciences Center.
Tom Ellis is the Facilities Assistant Manager for the Contemplative Commons.
Ellen I. Graves, M.Ed., is the Student Engagement Lead for the Contemplative Sciences Center. She leads the SFI Documentation Project and manages CSC’s new app for UVA students, Flourish@UVA. An alumna of UVA’s School of Education and Human Development, Ellen prioritizes her work of supervising and mentoring students, helping them develop purpose and meaning in their professional lives.
Than Grove is the Web Technologies Manager and Research Scientist in Religious Studies for the Contemplative Sciences Center.
Alexis Harris is the Compassionate Schools Project Director for the Contemplative Sciences Center and a Research Assistant Professor for the Curry School of Education.
Ellen Daniels is the Associate Director of Communications for the Contemplative Sciences Center.
Jennings is a Professor of Education at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia.
Mr. Jones is founder, Co-Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and the controlling principal of Tudor Investment Corporation. Mr. Jones formed Tudor in 1980 and serves as its principal risk taker. Mr. Jones is a global macro discretionary trader and the primary risk taker for the firm’s flagship fund, Tudor BVI Global Fund, and the sole risk taker for Tudor Futures Fund.
Sonia Jones is a wellness advocate, impact philanthropist, founder of Sonima Wellness and the health and wellness website sonima.com.
Marty Krasney is an educator and organizational executive who served as the first Executive Director of Dalai Lama Fellows, from the its inception until its relocation to CSC.
Veronica Kuhn an IT User Liaison for the Contemplative Sciences Center.
Karen Leshner is the founder of Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation, a family foundation focused on education in the San Francisco Bay Area. Intrepid’s mission is to identify, recruit, mentor and recognize superior teachers and school leaders.
Adam Liddle is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Contemplative Sciences Center and the Associate Editor for the Journal of Contemplative Studies (JCS).
Diane Naughton is a CSC advisory board member.
Dr. Jennifer “Kim” Penberthy holds the Chester F. Carlson Professorship Chair in Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. She is clinician, researcher, teacher and innovator using contemplative practices to help people who suffer from deep mental suffering, addiction, and chronic medical conditions, such as cancer and lupus.
“The more access we have to our wholeness, the more fulfilled and successful we become on all levels.” — Jason Pickard
After teaching the course Management Communication for several years, Dr. Elizabeth Powell of the Darden School of Business became interested in a topic called Leadership Presence, leading her to “wonder if I could develop a course that goes at public speaking and presentation of self in a different way.” Combining techniques from yoga, Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction program, and theater techniques, Dr. Powell created the course Communicating through Leadership Presence for Darden’s Executive MBA program.
Kayti is the Director of Advancement at the Contemplative Sciences Center.
Michael Sheehy, PhD, is Research Associate Professor and the Director of Research at the Contemplatice Sciences Center.
Kelli Sutton Block is the Associate Director of Development for the Contemplative Sciences Center.
In this role, she leads facility operations, program development and implementation, and events strategy for the work of the center focused in Charlottesville, VA.
Patrick H. Tolan is the Charles S. Robb Professor of Education at the University of Virginia in the School of Education and Human Development, and in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine. He is Director Emeritus of the Youth-Nex Center, the UVA Center to Promote Effective Youth Development.
Anna is Operations Coordinator & Assistant to the Executive Director.
Jeff Walker is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Contemplative Sciences Center. He is Chairman of New Profit, a social change investment fund and is Vice Chair in the United Nations Envoy’s Office focused on front line health.
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