Cheryl Schaffer has been a Vipassana practitioner since 1981. She became a member of the CIMC sangha many years ago and has volunteered as a retreat manager and around issues of racial justice at CIMC. She has a lifelong commitment to issues of social justice and a passion for activism, evidenced by her work as the CFO at the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Deputy Director of the AIDS Action Committee. She has also served as the Executive Director of District 925 of the Service Employees International Union, and the Associate Director of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. She hopes that her experience working with non-profit management will help to ensure that CIMC is a strong, thriving, and effective organization able to offer the Dharma to all who seek an end to suffering. Cheryl has served on the Board since 2022.