Teachers of Buddhism and Meditation Classes Throughout South Carolina

All the teachers of Ganden Mahayana Buddhist Center use the teachings and books of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a modern-day Buddhist master who founded our tradition in the late 1970s.  To read more about Geshe Kelsang, click here.

Our Resident Teacher is American Buddhist nun, Kelsang Nyema.  All the teachers listed below study on the Foundation Program study class with Kelsang Nyema twice per week.  To read more about Kelsang Nyema, click here.

Our Teachers & Center Managers

	Aiken meditation teacher: Kris Dennis teaches in Aiken and has studied and practiced Kadampa Buddhism since 2002.
	Meditation teacher: Dorothy Stafford is Ganden’s Treasurer.  An office manager and mother of two grown daughters, Dorothy has studied and practiced Kadampa Buddhism since 2009.
	Charleston meditation teacher: Frances McLeod recently moved to Charleston from Columbia.  While in Columbia, she served as Ganden’s Education Program Coordinator and previously taught in Sumter, SC.  Frances has been studying Kadampa Buddhism since 2002.
	Columbia/Irmo meditation teacher: Mark Gould is Ganden Center’s Education Program Coordinator, and teaches both at Ganden Center and in Irmo.  He has been studying at Ganden since 2002.
	Jennifer (“Fer”) Fraser is Ganden Center’s Administrative Director and has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 2009.