Our Team
Board of Directors
Manjari Dasi
President
Manjari dasi is a speaker, singer, and an artist, raised in the Gaudiya Vaisnava tradition introduced to the West by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. A dedicated brahmacharini and a disciple of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja for nearly thirty years, she divides her time between India and America, presenting the beautiful teachings and culture of bhakti-yoga and Sanatana Dharma. From 2001 – 2009 she served as an apprentice to Srimati Syamarani dasi in India, assisting with paintings and publication seva. Manjari currently serves as museum director for the Sacred Vedic Arts Museum and Cultural Center project and is the president of the Rupa Sanatana Gaudiya Foundation.
Gaurangi Silvers
Treasurer
Born to Srila Prabhupada disciples in Laguna Beach, California, and raised in Krsna Consciousness, Gaurangi first met Srila Gurudeva in 1989 in India and was initiated by him a few years later in 1996. She had the great fortune to travel with him on his early world tours, helping to organize some of his historic festivals, and serving his publications. Gaurangi is a visionary with a gift for building bridges among communities. She is the devoted mother of two amazing young adults and the V.P. of Finance and Accounting at an engineering company. She presently resides in the Portland area of Oregon.
Yasoda (Yudith) Monsalve
Secretary
Hailing from Caracas, Venezuela, Yasoda has been practicing bhakti-yoga since 1998. She has lived in Miami for the past 27 years, where she raised her three children and where she now lives with her husband, Iksvaku Das (Ivan LLobet). Yasoda is the chairperson of the Sacred Vedic Arts Museum and Cultural Center project in Miami, and she is known for her warmth, hospitality, and harmonious leadership qualities within the community. She has more than 15 years of B2B sales and marketing experience in the technology industry developing successful strategies for the growth of partner enterprises.
Radhika Ahuja
Director
As a British-born Punjabi Indian, Radhika was raised in the Bhaktivedanta Manor community in London and grew up with strong values of service from both the Bhakti and the Sikhi traditions. In 1999 she was guided to Srila Gurudeva and received initiation from him. It was his direct instruction to her to earn a post-graduate certificate in education and to teach. Radhika now works as a teacher of Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics at the first state-funded Hindu faith school in England. She is an artist, a creative writer, a seeker of truth, and a proud mother to a multi-talented teenage girl who helps her constantly reflect on her own spiritual journey.
Rupamanjari Datta
Director
Rupamanjari Devi dasi (Saheli Datta) grew up in Colorado and California, where her parents Rasaraj das and the late Devamayi Devi dasi oversaw both her secular and Vaishnava education. She was very mercifully given Harinam initiation by His Divine Grace Srimad Bhakti Pramode Puri Maharaja and Mantra Diksha initiation by His Divine Grace Sri Srimad Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj. She majored in physics at UC Berkeley and studied journalism at Columbia University, and has worked as a researcher, writer, teacher, grant manager, and executive recruiter. She is currently focused on raising her son and community volunteering.
Advisors
Vrindavan Vilasini dasi
Disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; teacher, mentor, and spiritual leader.
Syamarani dasi
Disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; teacher, mentor, master artist, and spiritual leader.
Vidhi Bhakti dasi
Disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; part-time resident of Vrindavan, India, dedicated to community service for children and volunteer work.
Swati dasi
Disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; entrepreneur, teacher, mentor, and sevika of Sri Sri Kishori-Ramana jiu and Gauranga Mahaprabhu.
Niscintya dasi
Disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; mother, grandmother, artist, teacher, and mentor.
Vasanti dasi
Disciple of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja; brahmacarini, activist, teacher, and community leader.
Volunteers
Jamuna dasi
Vlahos
Administrative assistant, Event coordinator, Designer
Anuradha
Pandey
Regional outreach coordinator
Yugala
Kishora-Kishori
Social media manager, Event coordinator
Ragalata & Anupam
Design, Web development