Board meetings are typically held at 5:30 pm on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Please contact us if you would like to attend and/or add something to the agenda.
Back row left to right: Cynthia Gran, Rosann Chamberlain, Lori Beron (vice-president), Deepak Thapa
Front row left to right: Sophia Showalter (secretary), Sunita Gangopadhyay (president), Georgeann Bianchi (treasurer).
Aaron Means is not pictured.
Executive Committee
Sunita Gangopadhyay (President)
Sunita has been associated with the Meditation center (TMC) since 2007. She was initiated in the Himalayan tradition in 2011. She has been serving on the TMC Board of Directors for the last few years. Sunita is deepening her spiritual journey by helping with various administrative initiatives at the centerand by learning the ancient Vedic Himalayan teachings. She takes turns guiding the free gentle hatha
class on Thursdays at TMC and strives to serve her community by sharing the Himalayan healing practices. She was born in New Delhi, India, is married, has two children and lives in Eden Prairie MN. Sunita holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Delaware, specializing in data storage and magnetic recording. She retired from Seagate technology after 25 years from their Research Development division as Advance Technology and Strategy Executive Director.
Lori Beron (Vice-President)
Lori is an initiate and certified teacher through the Himalayan Yoga Tradition as well as a Certified Holistic Nurse, she has an MA in Holistic Health Studies and is employed as an RN on a surgical oncology unit at the University of Minnesota Health.
Sophia Showalter (Secretary)
Sophia is an initiate in the Himalayan Tradition and joined the TMC board in 2023.
Georgeann Bianchi (Treasurer)
Georgeann was initiated in 2003. After leaving the corporate world she was invited to work in the Center’s office. She enjoyed coordinating programs and getting to know the community for five years. She continues to help out as needed, a small token of appreciation for all the gifts bestowed by the Tradition and its wonderful teachers.
Board Members
Rosann Chamberlain
Rosann Chamberlain has been practicing yoga since the 1980s. Rosann teaches the Wednesday morning “Gentle Hatha Yoga” class and serves on the TMC Board of Directors, helping with the work of many TMC committees and projects. Rosann has co-taught the Sunday “Solar Salutation with Modifications” series. She is an initiate in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition
Cynthia Gran
Cynthia Gran, MA, E-RYT 500, YACEP, began studying yoga in 1978 at the Himalayan Institute of Glenview. She has endeavored to serve the
Himalayan Tradition ever since. During the 1980s, she was a resident, serving in several capacities. In the 1990-2010s, along with husband Gary, they operated the Evanston School of Yoga and the Annapurna Herb Shop. She has worked as a vegetarian chef, taught special education, and published
articles on ayurveda, yoga and meditation.
Aaron Means
Deepak Thapa
Deepak is an initiate in the Himalayan Tradition and joined the TMC board in 2023.