Current Employees

I was introduced to dharma study and practice over fifteen years ago and can’t imagine my life without it. I feel immense gratitude to have been managing silent meditation retreats for many years [...]

I co-founded Big Bear Retreat Center in 2018 with Bill and continue to help guide and implement the overall vision and operations. I am the founder and principal of The Pinyon Group—a real estate [...]

After years of wishing to see a Southern California meditation retreat center, I started BBRC in 2018 with Robb. I am a psychiatrist and philanthropist. I have worked as a community psychiatrist [...]

I have lived here in Big Bear for 3 years now. I am a culinary arts student and have worked at a few restaurants here in town. Now, I look forward to cooking for the retreat center and all the [...]

I grew up in Nashville since I was about 6 years old. My first restaurant job was at 16 working at a fried chicken spot. I’ve worked in various restaurants doing everything from dishwashing to [...]

I grew up in Southern California. International travel was a large part of my life growing up, with family in Greece, Ecuador and Germany. Professionally, my experience comes mostly from project [...]