Rena Boone is the Executive Director of The Meditation Center @ THEARC which serves the community in Wards 7 and 8 in southeast D.C. She has been a teacher of Transcendental Meditation for the past 40 years as well as a classroom teacher/educator and consultant. From 2010 through 2017 she was the Director of the TM/Quiet Time Program at Ideal Academy Public Charter School in Washington, DC.
Rena has devoted her life to transforming the field of education through the holistic development of students to achieve their full potential. As a consciousness-based educator she has been highly successful in using Transcendental Meditation to help students prepare themselves for learning, reduce stress and achieve their full potential. Since January of 2018, in addition to working with school environments, Rena has been serving in a wider role and capacity to provide knowledge and training of Transcendental Meditation to help prevent and eliminate the epidemic of toxic stress and trauma which undermines the health and well-being of individuals, families and the whole community.
As Program Manager, Lindsey manages daily logistics and programming for all national Heal the Healers Now sites. She supports the development and implementation of programs, as well as the continuous research of new opportunities for growth within the HTHN initiative.
Prior to joining the DLF team, Lindsey worked as the Academic Accommodations Coordinator at Northeastern University’s Disability Resource Center and was tasked with supporting students with disabilities, as well as managing the testing center. Lindsey has also served with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps as a Corps Member and Wellness Representative. In this role, Lindsey traveled throughout the southeastern United States aiding families impacted by natural disasters. During this time, she learned the profound power of meditation and led her team in weekly guided meditations. In her free time, Lindsey loves to spend the day at the beach and hang out with her cat, Dewey.
Peter Lamoureux is the lead TM instructor at David Lynch Foundation. Peter has taught TM to thousands of people over 40 years. Peter has been working with David Lynch Foundation teaching veterans with PTS and is the Director of Programs for Operation Warrior Wellness. Peter is a non-combat veteran of the US Army and US Army Reserves, MOS 71Q20 Information Specialist (journalist/photographer).
In addition, Peter is the President and principal owner of Everest Asset Management, Inc. Everest sponsors the Everest Fund, L.P., an investment fund that has been in continuous operation 30 years. He has both securities and commodities licenses. Mr. Lamoureux has a BS in Education and formerly held a certificate to teach in secondary schools.
Peter has daughters in Brooklyn, Austin and Boulder and is an avid motorcyclist when not teaching TM to veterans.
As Senior Program Advisor, Adora Iris Lee is responsible for program planning, evaluation and monitoring, as well as developing strategic partnerships with key community organizations and DC agencies that serve Ward 7 and 8 residents. She is a Yale-trained public health professional with over 30 years of experience designing and implementing community-based health promotion and disease prevention projects in Washington DC, Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Ms. Lee is also a Ward 8 resident and serves as an Ambassador with the DC Office on Aging and Community Living and the Phillips Collection @THEARC. She is an active volunteer with WC Smith’s Building Bridges to a Better Life homelessness prevention initiative and a member of the United Planning Organization’s Health Community Advisory Board.
Velky joined the foundation in 2014 from the world of arts and dance. Prior to joining the Foundation, Velky worked as Controller at the Africa Center in Harlem and Dance Theater Workshop in Chelsea. She has over 20 years of nonprofit experience. She has a degree in Accounting with a concentration in Business Administration from Baruch College.
Velky is extremely vibrant and personable with a tremendous client service and detail orientation. With patience, candor and humor she has managed the finances of cultural organizations in NYC. During this time, she has been able to link her career aspirations with her passion for the arts, meditation and nonprofits.
In her spare time, Velky is running around to her son’s basketball, baseball and/or football games. Velky loves to travel, attend concerts, cook and watch movies.
Peter graduated from The Albany Academy military academy and served in the US Navy in Vietnam on the USS Intrepid as a Photographic Intelligence Petty Officer. After earning a BFA degree in filmmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute, Peter worked for 30+ years in the television industry, editing and producing for all the major television networks and a variety of production companies such as Martha Stewart Living Television and The Discovery Channel.
In 1974, Peter completed his Transcendental Meditation teacher training in Vittel, France and has taught in TM Centers and for many DLF projects since. Currently, Peter is proud to bring healing and meditation to veterans and at-risk students as a TM teacher at DLF Los Angeles.
Casey joined the Foundation in 2018 from the world of sports social media, having worked at the NBA and MLB. He earned a BA in journalism and media production from Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire.
After moving to New York in 2014 and discovering Dan Harris' book 10% Happier, Casey found a belief in the universal benefits of meditation. Prior to joining DLF, Casey pursued his certification as a meditation teacher and sought modern ways to share the practice with all people. He feels very fortunate to align that mission with the David Lynch Foundation.