![Pema Khandro](https://dakinimountain.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PemaKhandro_BuddhistYogis_mountains_560-180x180.jpeg)
Pema Khandro
Pema Khandro is the founder and director of Ngakpa International and its three projects: the Buddhist Studies Institute, the Yogic Medicine Institute and Dakini Mountain since 1999.
![Aruna Rig’dzin](https://dakinimountain.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Aruna-Rigdzin-Ross.jpg)
Aruna Rig’dzin
Aruna Ross is the Chief Financial Officer of Ngakpa International and member of the Board of Directors since 2002. Aruna has been a member of Ngakpa International since its inception and plays a key role in all three projects of Ngakpa International, including the Yogic Medicine Institute, the Buddhist Studies Institute and Dakini Mountain.
![Dr. Satya Shiva](https://dakinimountain.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2566-180x180.jpeg)
Dr. Satya Shiva
Dr. Satya is the Chief Operating Officer of Ngakpa International since 2010 and is a member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Satya has been a member of Ngakpa International since its inception and has played a key role in establishing the Yogic Medicine Institute, the Buddhist Studies Institute and Dakini Mountain.
![Janak Kimmel](https://dakinimountain.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2016FI_JanakKimmel_HeartofCompassion_Ngakpa-180x180.jpg)
Janak Kimmel
Janak Kimmel has been a member of Ngakpa International since 2004 and has served as Director of Fundraising since 2020.