Jamie Kimmel holds an M.A. degree in Buddhist Studies and certificates in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Soto-Zen Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies, a seminary within the Graduate Theological Union, in Berkeley, CA. He serves as a Staff Chaplain at UCSF Health and acts as a program manager for the San Francisco Night Ministry, helping coordinate a weekly meditation group in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. He has been a Soto-Zen practitioner for many years.
