Ed Wayt keeps our books and is available to members for technical support with our website, registration and other systems. He is available by request. Contact Ed at ed@skillfulservices.net or 360-441-7090 (text or phone) to request tech support.

Ed is supervised by our Board Treasurer and coordinates closely with the Finance Committee.

About Ed: Ed grew up in Southern Florida and moved to Seattle after college to live in a "green" city, to be close to the mountains and sea, and to join the tech industry. After disengaging from the tech industry, he found himself on a winding path that eventually had him ordaining as a monk in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh where he practiced for 3 years. Finding that life too narrow, he moved back to the Pacific Northwest - to Bellingham - where he practices lightly in the Zen tradition of Robert Aitken and explores the living of a vibrant, authentic, communal life in an urban environment. He enjoys investigating the role of will and grace in everyday life, likes to dance and play, tends to be way too serious, and is an active community organizer.

Katarina Gombocz (they/them) - Program Administrator

Katarina Gombocz is the Program Administrator (PA) in-training, and is responsible for administering the website. The PA is supervised by the Guiding Teacher and coordinates closely with the sangha committees and members who need help with events, communication and other sangha resources.

Please contact the PA at admin@redcedarzen.org or (360) 389-3444 for assistance with program-related matters such as presenting changes and updates to the website, adding or modifying events, sending emails to groups of sangha members, providing information for upcoming newsletters, seeking support with our technology, and scheduling use of the Zoom zendo and other resources. 

About Katarina: Kata grew up climbing trees and playing in rivers on occupied Oceti Sakowin land in southeastern South Dakota, and in Hungary, where they have close ties to family. After dabbling in Zen for many years, a loss led them to find a spiritual home at Red Cedar, where they practice regularly and will take the precepts with Nomon Tim Burnett in November 2024. 

After graduating from university with a degree in Anthropology in 2011, they decided to “give Bellingham a try for a year.” Since then, they have found community in cooperative farming and animal husbandry, and they love the dairy goats they care for with friends in particular. They are also active in grassroots social justice groups in Bellingham and see this work as an extension of their vow to free all beings from suffering. These efforts, as well as the nourishing landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, have prolonged their year-long Bellingham living experiment to over a decade. In addition to taking on the Program Administrator role, they work in public education.

The Program Administrator role appealed to Kata as a way to contribute to the sangha with the skills they have developed as an educator, and they look forward to ensuring communications and events are executed with ease so that Red Cedar may remain a spiritual home for all.

Nomon Tim Burnett (he/him) - Guiding Teacher

Our Guiding Teacher Nomon Tim Burnett completes our small paid staff at Red Cedar Zen. Tim is responsible for overseeing our programming, supporting our students, coordinating with our other leaders, senior students, and teachers, and representing Red Cedar Zen to the broader community.