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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
Zen DownEast - Copyright © 2026
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  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Teachers
    • Dharma Wheel Asanga
    • Ethics
    • Contact
  • What's going on
    • Daily and Weekly Practice >
      • Zazen Instruction
    • Dogen Studies
    • Sutra Classes
    • Weekly In-person Sittings
    • Retreats
    • Precepts Study and Taking the Vows
    • SZBA Statement in Support of Compassion
    • Donations and Membership
  • Resources
    • Sitting Hall Procedures
    • Liturgy
    • Dharma