Jeanne Riordan is responsible for maintaining donor database information; filling requests for photos, information, transcripts: for research, publications, in-house teachings; maintaining Past Perfect database for Photograph, Object, Library and paper Archives Collections; managing new acquisitions for these Collections, entering data for new accessions continuing to be found in Collection; managing VCTR Collection, maintaining the environment and storage facility; management of the Photographic Recovery Project; support for volunteers, summer students; planning projects, mentoring, accessing progress, and much more! And as of August 2022 Jeanne has received the long overdue title of “Shambhala Archives Director”.

Rosie Pittas started as a summer student and a year later became a full-time employee. She began digitizing Archive’s VHS material and is now the new Technical Director.
She has become familiar with our two main museum and media database softwares.
Rosie trained with the American Association of State and Local History in the physical care and preservation of museum collections, including how collections age and deteriorate, handling collections, storage requirements, environmental considerations, housekeeping, and risk management.

Former Technical Director of Shambhala Archives and
Kalapa Recordings from 1994 – 2019. Gordon first joined the Archives’ Video Recovery Program then also took on the role of Kalapa Recordings Director.Gordon’s background in film and video editing suited the publishing of numerous seminars in video cassette and then DVD format of both Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. These video and audio offerings are found at Kapala Publications. Wearing two hats – one for Recordings – documenting programs and publishing them, one for Archival preservation and management, made for a multifaceted job description! The adaptation to digital media, in program acquisition, storage, databasing, and eventual publishing, these rounded out his years of work within the Shambhala International organization. Together with his wife Sylvia he enjoys
travel, as pictured above beside the
Ingonish River in Kalapa Valley, Nova Scotia.

Carolyn Rose Gimian is the Executive Director of the
Chogyam Trungpa Institute at Naropa University and the Director of the Chogyam Trungpa Institute of Nova Scotia. Carolyn was the founding director of the Shambhala Archives, and she continues to work with the Archives on special projects. She is a past president of the Council of Nova Scotia Archives. She edited Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior in close cooperation with the author. Volumes edited posthumously include the Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Mindfulness in Action, and The Future Is Open. Carolyn’s writing is published in Lion’s Roar, Mindful Magazine, Buddhadharma, The Best of Buddhist Writing, and other publications. Carolyn is a teacher of meditation and Buddhism. Her current focus is both preserving the legacy of
Chogyam Trungpa and also supporting and learning from
young leaders and teachers inspired by his work.

Ethan is our digital restoration expert and resident artist. He methodically transfers VHS tapes of the Sakyong to digital files, stores, and protects them on behalf of the Shambhala Lineage. He also brings his artistic talents to our photography restoration projects as well as our fundraising and outreach endeavours.