Chaplains Across All Sectors

A Panel of American Chaplaincy

Get to Know these Innovative Chaplains:

Lama Justin von Bujdoss, LCDR Saejeong Kim, Hanna Larracas, and Jamie Kimmel

Saturday, November 2, 11:00AM-12:30PM via Zoom

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Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an American vajrayana Buddhist teacher, writer, and the is a co-founder of Bhumisparsha an experimental Buddhist sangha along with Lama Rod Owens. He is the author of Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma Practice published by North Atlantic Books, and contributor to Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Reflections published by Lexington Books. Justin served as the Executive Director of Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness for NYC Department of Correction where he also served as Staff Chaplain supervising over 30 chaplains and guided wellness programming for staff.

Justin was ordained as a repa, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa, by His Eminence Gyaltsab Rinpoche.

Lieutenant Commander Saejeong Kim is the first female Buddhist chaplain in the military service to achieve the rank of O4. Chaplain Kim is an ordained priest in the Won Buddhist tradition and holds a PhD from Wonkwang University. By balancing her roles as an officer and a clergy member in the Navy, she promotes inner peace, harmony, and growth for military members, aligning with their faith, foundational values, and moral living

Hanna Larracas serves as a chaplain with Alliance Hospice and Sequoia Hospice. Prior to hospice work, Hanna served as a CPE Resident at UCSF Medical Center during the pandemic. She is a Protestant Christian Minister, has a M.Div from Boston University and is pursuing Board Certification.

Jamie Kimmel is a staff chaplain at the UCSF Parnassus Campus and has been a Soto-Zen Buddhist practitioner for many years. He received his M.A. degree in Buddhist Studies and certificates in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Soto-Zen Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies, a seminary within the Graduate Theological Union, in Berkeley, CA. He also holds a B.A. degree in Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley. Prior coming to UCSF, Jamie worked as a hospice chaplain in the Bay Area and was a volunteer chaplain at San Francisco General Hospital."  

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