Board of Directors
Andrea Minick Rudolph, M.A., Executive Director/Secretary: Andrea Minick Rudolph is an ordained Priest in the Zen Buddhist tradition, a Cognitive Behavioral based Mindfulness Counselor, and an Officiate for weddings, blessings, and life transition ceremonies. She is a Fellow with the American Psychotherapy Association, a Professional Member of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, a Certified Master Chaplain for the American Board of Chaplains for Homeland Security, and earned her Life Coaching Certificate from the Life Coaching Institute in London, England. Andrea earned her Bachelor of Professional Studies in Human Services from Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA, and her M.A. in Buddhist Studies and Ministry from the Blue Mountain Lotus Seminary, Harrisburg, PA. As a Trainer for the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Public Health Institute, from 1996 to 2009, Andrea taught a wide array of workshops in Health, Wellness, and Stress Management for doctors, nurses, clinicians, social workers, and counselors. She was Founder and Director of AMR Wellness Associates in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 1996 to 2011, offering a variety of wellness services, and has an extensive educational background in exercise physiology, anatomy, and kinesiology. A former professional dancer and teacher of ballet and modern dance, she is also a Certified Stott Pilates Mat Instructor, was a deep tissue massage therapist for 28 years, and holds a black belt in Sui Nagari Do Karate.
Steve Rudolph, Acting President, Vice President, and Treasurer, and Music Director of JazZenJourney: From 2011 to 2019, Steve was the Executive Director of one of the most successful non-profits in the country, the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz. Steve was the recipient of the 2002 Harrisburg Arts Award for dedication to the arts and community service. As a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Steve Rudolph has had an inspiring career in his 45 years of professional music making. Jazz Improv magazine states, “Rudolph is a savvy, swinging, glimmering heavyweight… ...simply outstanding.” His vast experience encompasses concert performances with many jazz masters including Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Terry Gibbs, Rufus Reid, Buddy Tate, Al Grey, the Mills Brothers, and Cal Collins. He has toured throughout the U.S., India, Europe, Canada, Russia and the Caribbean. Since moving to Harrisburg in 1978, he has been largely responsible for the growth and development of the thriving jazz scene in Central PA. His devotion to the art of jazz inspired him to found the Central PA Friends of Jazz, now in its 32nd successful season of monthly concerts, youth band, jazz camp, and annual Central PA Jazz Festival. His detailed recording and touring information may be found at www.steverudolph.com.
Richard S. Wigton, Board Member: Richard was born in Butler Pennsylvania and graduated from Butler Senior High School in 1977. He then joined the Marines and was stationed at the Marine Corp Air Station in Beaufort South Carolina as a military police officer. After being honorably discharged with the rank of Corporal he attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and graduated with honors, with a BA degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology. He then obtained employment with the PA Board of Probation and Parole and worked as a parole agent in Pittsburgh for a year and a half. He has worked for the PA Dept. of Corrections, the State regional prison in Mercer as a counselor, and the State Prison in Camp Hill. While at Camp Hill he was on the Hostage Negotiation team, the Critical Incident Stress Management Team and was trained as an EMT. He retired from the Dept. of Corrections after 25 yrs. of service and currently works as a shuttle driver for Cumberland County Dept. of Transportation. He transports the elderly and the mentally and physically handicapped to places of employment, doctor's appointments, and shopping malls, among other destinations. He also has training in Compassionate Listening through the Compassionate Listening Project. He completed the Nonviolent Communication Course taught by Marshal Rosenberg, and is trained in Wilderness First Aid through the National Outdoor Leadership School.
He took Zen Precepts at Oryoki Zendo in May of 2015 in a formal ceremony conducted by Osho Rudolph.
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