About Us

Zen DownEast is a nonprofit tax-exempt church under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code incorporated in the State of Maine.  Our bylaws are available here.

Our current officers and directors:

• President:  Carole Meiju Dempsey
• Treasurer:  Diane Shoshin Fitzgerald
• Clerk:  William Kosan Heineman​
• Directors: 
  • Carole Meiju Dempsey
  • John Devlin
  • Mary Awaremu Downing
  • Diane Shoshin Fitzgerald
  • William Kosan Heineman
  • Carolyn Honmei Morley
  • Jon Olsen
  • Matt Hoen Shaw
  • Jeanne Wells
• Spiritual Director:   Diane Fitzgerald