Tania Leontov, Director

Education

• Undergraduate work at Antioch College
• B.S. from Columbia University
• MNM from Regis University
• Ph.D. candidate Union Graduate School (currently inactive)

Employment

Current:

Director of Restoring the Soul: Faith and Community Partnerships, nonprofit engaged in educating about volunteerism and creating and supporting faith community partnerships and collaborations with human service agencies in Boulder County

Founder and Director of FOCUS, prisoner reentry mentoring program, model project of Restoring the Soul in partnership with the Boulder County Jail and 20th Judicial District Probation Department

Founder and Co-Director of the Buddhist Coalition for Bodhisattva (service) Activity, nonprofit supporting the Buddhist communities (30 approx) in Boulder County by identifying cooperative community service opportunities and providing volunteer support. www.buddhistcoalition.org

Adjunct Faculty, Regis University, Colorado, teaching in the Undergraduate SPS Humanities programs online and in the classroom.

Author of Regis online curricula for Eastern Religious Traditions, Death and Dying, Adult Spirituality and Growth in the Undergraduate Religion and Philosophy Department.

Adjunct Faculty, Regis University Colorado, teaching online and in classroom for the MNM (Masters of Nonprofit Management), Graduate Department

Teacher and mentor in Tibetan Buddhism and Shambhala Training, 1967-current Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center

Former:

Director of Family Affairs, Membership, Children and Youth Education, and Outreach; Chair of the Family Council and Health and Well-Being Council at the Shambhala Meditation Center, membership 800, Boulder,Colorado, 1990 – 2003

Founder and CEO, Shelter International, a private enterprise developing low impact tourism in Tibet and consulting on tourism with the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region.1986-1989

Co-owner and Operations Manager of four simultaneous private hospitality enterprises in Boulder, CO. 1975-1984

Staff at Maitri, a center for the application of Buddhist psychology, 1973-74

Co-Founder and Co-Director Karme Choling, Tibetan Buddhist meditation center, 1969-72 Barnet, Vermont

Awards

• Regis Universtiy Excellence in Teaching Award for Online Courses, 2006.
• FOCUS Community Foundation Nova Award for community development 2007
• Chamber of Commerce “Women Who Light the Community” Award for leader for social change 2008

Grants

• CCI Federal award for the Buddhist Coalition 2002
• CCI Federal award for the Buddhist Coalition 2004
• CCI Federal award for Restoring the Soul/Focus 2006
• Boulder County grant for FOCUS 2008, 2009

Volunteer Activities

• Founder and President Boulder/Lhasa Sister City Project 1987-92
• Consultant to nonprofits including RSVP Boulder County (Board member), Boulder County Social Services (Foster and Adopt), There with Care, Circle of Care, Crestview Christian Church, Aish Kodesh Congregation, Church of the Resurrection (Episcopal ), Parent Engagement Network, etc.
• Volunteer 900 hours through Americorps Sept 05-May 07, 900 hours June 08- June 09
• Retreat Administrator, Snowmass Inter-Spiritual Consulting, a nonprofit iteration of the Snowmass Inter-Faith Conference founded by Father Thomas Keating, 1984 – current

Group Associations

Founding member (21 years) of the Snowmass Interfaith Conference directed by Father Thomas Keating

Publications

Co-author of The Common Heart (Lantern 2006), dialogs from the Snowmass Interfaith Conference retreats