Teachers & Staff

Koshin Christopher Cain
Koshin Christopher Cain is Abbot of the Puget Sound Zen Center. Koshin was born in 1965 and grew up in London, England, and Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a BA in American Studies in 1987. In 1990 he moved to Mt. Baldy Zen Center in California, he ordained in 1991, and trained at Mt. Baldy as a monk from 1991 to 1999. In 1999 Joshu Roshi made him an Osho, or teacher. From 1999 to 2002 he served as Vice-abbot of Mt. Baldy Zen Center. Koshin is married to Soshin Lidunn Cain, and they have a son, Lars, born in 2001, and daughter Eva, born in 2004.

As of February 2012, Koshin Cain’s office hours are:

Monday and Wednesday from 8 to 10am
Monday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 to 9pm

Soshin Lidunn Cain
Soshin Lidunn Cain is the only other ordained staff member of the Puget Sound Zen Center. She was born in 1962, and raised in Trondheim, Norway. In 1990 she graduated from the Oslo school of Architecture. In the 1990s she practiced Zen under Genro Osho, a student of Joshu Roshi’s, and she served on the Board of Directors of the Rinzai Zen Center in Oslo. In 1998 Soshin moved to Mt. Baldy Zen Center and was ordained in 1999.

Jodo John Candy
John is a 30 year Vashon community member. A long time student of Joshu Sasaki Roshi, he was ordained as a lay monk in 2005.

The Board of Directors

President: Chris Ezzell
Secretary: Elizabeth Fitterer
Treasurer: Jeremy Sappington

Moira Gray
Kaj Wyn Berry

Past Presidents:

• Renee Marceau (2009-2011)
• Van Crozier (2007-2009)
• Elaine Hanowell (2006-2007)
• David Steel (2005-2006)
• David Scheuneman (2003-2005)