Board of Directors
Zoran Josipovic, Ph.D. ~ Founding Director
Zoran is a research associate and adjunct professor in the Psychology Department and Center for Neural Science, New York University. He is Director and Principal Investigator of the Contemplative Science Lab at NYU, and his research focuses on the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain, and on the functioning of anti-correlated networks in the brain. Zoran is a long-term meditation practitioner in the Tibetan, Zen and Advaita Vedanta traditions.
Judith Blackstone, Ph.D. ~ Founding Director
Judith is an innovative, internationally recognized teacher of nonduality. She developed the Realization Process, a method of embodied nondual awakening. She is also a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City and author of The Empathic Ground, The Enlightenment Process, The Intimate Life, The Subtle Self and the upcoming Belonging Here.
Jolie Gorchov ~ Executive Director
Jolie has been a producer and editor on feature films and documentaries for over 20 years. She has also managed events, outreach, and marketing for corporations and nonprofits including New York Insight Meditation Center, New York University (NYU), MZA Events, Bank of America, The Buddhist Council of New York, and BNY Mellon. A 15-year student of Vipassana and Zen, she mentors prison inmates in Buddhist study and practice.
Barry Cohen, Ph.D.
Barry is director of the Masters Program in Psychology at New York University. He also teaches psychological statistics on the graduate level at New York University and has authored three books on statistics.
Mary DeVincentis Herzog
Mary is an artist, psychotherapist and creative arts therapist with a private practice in New York City. She is also a certified Realization Process teacher.
Jose Roman
Jose is a lawyer and economist by training. He is currently an administrator at New York University specializing in Grants and Contract Management.
Kathleen Donovan
Kathleen is a certified Realization Process teacher, specializing in working with performing artists, and with children. She has adapted the Realization Process to help children overcome difficulties with concentration, hyperactivity, self-esteem, and sensory processing.
Advisory Board
Albert Jianan Xu