Meet the 84000 team

Khenpo Choying Dorjee is assisted in this role by Sonam Jamtsho.

Jing Rui develops and executes 84000’s strategic vision, managing programs, operations and finances.

Ivy Ang has over thirty years of extensive experience in international business and organizational development.

Andreas Doctor has been involved in translating and editing for 84000 since its earliest days and currently serves as Editorial Director.

Pema leads communications initiatives at 84000 with an emphasis on amplifying the organization’s mission and impact to the world. She drives our campaigns and is responsible for content across all communications channels. She initially joined 84000 as a volunteer in 2017.

Jeff Wallman has 20-plus years of experience leading cultural heritage organizations with a keen focus on strategic technology planning and implementation.

Andreas Doctor has been involved in translating and editing for 84000 since its earliest days and currently serves as Editorial Director.

John Canti was a founding member of 84000’s executive committee and editorial team and is now senior editor.

Ryan carefully reviews translations against the source texts to confirm their accuracy and clarity.

Dave feels gratitude for the chance to contribute his expertise in Buddhist literature to 84000.

George endeavours to ensure the accuracy and clarity of the 84000 translations.

Torsten ensures the accuracy of translations and is passionate about his editorial work at 84000.

Rory checks translations against their source languages (Tibetan, Chinese, and Sanskrit).

Bob translates and edits texts on the monastic life for monastics, scholars, and the reading public.

Nathaniel is passionate about the Dharma and ensuring fidelity to the sources of our translations.

Laura edits the translations and maintains 84000’s guidelines for translators and editors.

2024 Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholar

Line is responsible for the practical, day-to-day operations of the Translation team.

Lowell produces the initial translations of the sūtras, tantras, and other texts in the Kangyur.

Catherine Dalton has worked as an oral interpreter and textual translator of Tibetan Buddhist teachings since the early 2000s.

Dylan specializes in translating texts from the Old Tantras section of the Kangyur.

Bruno is dedicated to achieving both accuracy and fluidity in his translations.

Paul produces English translations of primary canonical texts.

Annie translates monastic legal texts for 84000, with a special interest in stories about nuns.

Adam C. Krug began working with 84000 in 2017 as a translator and editor with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s Dharmachakra Translation Committee.

Ana Cristina focuses on the translation and study of sūtras, particularly the Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra.

Wiesiek likes to explore Sanskrit roots of the texts and is passionate about translating tantra.

Sophie translates sūtras and tantras from the Kangyur.

Dawn's role for 84000 is to copyedit the English translations to the best of her ability.

Konchog ensures that the translations adhere to 84000 editorial and style conventions.

Jing Rui develops and executes 84000’s strategic vision, managing programs, operations and finances.

Ivy Ang has over thirty years of extensive experience in international business and organizational development.

Andreas Doctor has been involved in translating and editing for 84000 since its earliest days and currently serves as Editorial Director.

Jeff Wallman has 20-plus years of experience leading cultural heritage organizations with a keen focus on strategic technology planning and implementation.

Pema leads communications initiatives at 84000 with an emphasis on amplifying the organization’s mission and impact to the world. She drives our campaigns and is responsible for content across all communications channels. She initially joined 84000 as a volunteer in 2017.

Andrea manages content, driven by her passion for creating meaningful content for future generations

Ken works with the content strategy team and relevant external consultants to drive audience research, host focus group discussions, develop a content strategy framework, and roadmap the rebranding process for the organization.

Jeff Wallman has 20-plus years of experience leading cultural heritage organizations with a keen focus on strategic technology planning and implementation.

Dominic is an experienced software developer inspired by meditation and the Buddhist view.

Aman brings his expertise in AI to translate and preserve the words of the Buddha.

Rafael Ortet has dedicated more than two decades to produce Buddhist publications for print and digital media channels, directing large collections of scripture in several languages.

André Rodrigues has been a translator for Padmakara Translation Group, into Portuguese, since 2012. He joined 84.000 in 2017, on a part-time basis, and currently focuses on managing the glossary resources.

Celso helps manage 84000's digital publication workflow and generation of translation memories.

Martina works as a Digital Editor for publication ensuring quality, consistency and authenticity.

Sameer completed his Bachlor's degree in Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Nepal.

Since the 1990s, David Scheuneman has followed a dual career path in information technology and religion. In addition to training and certifications in computer science, he has a master’s degree in theology.

Ruby Ostrow completed her bachelor’s degree at Bard College, where she majored in Computer Science and Classical Studies.

Matt supports research, AI, machine translation and other computational linguistic efforts at 84000.

Junior Graphic Designer eager to learn and grow through creating impactful designs at 84000.

Pema leads communications initiatives at 84000 with an emphasis on amplifying the organization’s mission and impact to the world. She drives our campaigns and is responsible for content across all communications channels. She initially joined 84000 as a volunteer in 2017.

Carol edits our bi-weekly newsletter, develops and writes stories, and reviews our public-facing communications. Through her efforts, she hopes to increase awareness of 84000's story and important work throughout the world.

Ushnisha connects people with our content by organizing engaging programs and activities.

Siyu manages 84000’s social media, helping connect a global audience and grow the online community.

Cabie supports major donors cultivations & journey, promotional ideas, public facing initiatives.

Devlen oversees the translation of 84000 material into Chinese, manages the largely volunteer Chinese translations team, and is responsible for the maintenance of all our Chinese-language communications channels.

Jain Feng is based in Taiwan, and reviews 84000's Chinese communications.

Joie Chen, a PhD candidate in Buddhist Studies at Harvard University, is a volunteer with the Communications Team who often serves as host of our webinar series 84000 in Conversation and Teachings on Sūtra.

Qiu Hong proofreads 84000's Chinese communications.

Wang Lang manages our WeChat account, and provides guidance for our Chinese communications.

Zhang Yanjun translates the summaries of 84000's new publications for our Chinese communications.

Jing Rui develops and executes 84000’s strategic vision, managing programs, operations and finances.

Cabie supports major donors cultivations & journey, promotional ideas, public facing initiatives.

Michelle collaborates with the development and operations teams to streamline daily operations.

Dr. James D. Gentry served as 84000 editor from 2015-2019. Dr. Gentry is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University. He specializes in Tibetan Buddhism, with particular focus on the literature and history of its Tantric traditions.

Dr. Steven Goodman, a scholar and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism for nearly 30 years, was founding member of the working committee of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. He passed away in 2020 leaving behind a legacy of humor, deep knowledge, and dedication to his students.

E. Gene Smith, founder of the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (now Buddhist Digital Resource Center), dedicated his life to preserving Tibetan literary culture, studying extensively with Tibetan masters and contributing significantly to the preservation of Tibetan texts world-wide.

Tom J.F. Tillemans served as 84000 Editor-in-Chief from 2011-2019. Tillemans is Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. With a focus on Buddhist logic and epistemology, Madhyamaka philosophy, and comparative philosophy, he was from 1998–2006 co-editor of the Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies.