Patrick Bansho Green

Patrick Bansho Green began training as lay student of Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi and Hogen Bays, Roshi in 2004. They designated him a dharma holder in 2014 and a community Zen leader in 2013. From 2006-2012, Bansho served as Board President where he led the Sangha founding of Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple, a lay-led Zen Buddhist temple in Portland. He is married and works nationally with labor unions on creative organizational change strategies to respond to a rapidly evolving economy.