Meet the Team

Board Members

Our board members guide the vision and operations of Give Back Yoga, empowering us to serve in a sustainable and effective way.

Robert Schware

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Beryl Bender

Co-Founder and Director of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute

Chelsea Roff

Co-Executive Director and Board Member

Isabella de la Houssaye

Board Member

Andres Gonzalez

Board Member

Joan Schiml

Board Member

Judith Cash

Board Member

Team Members

It takes a village to run a successful nonprofit yoga organization. This is our community.

Christine Moore

Mat Program Director

Claudia Cavazza

 Director of Interdisciplinary Education and Program Development

Chelsea Roff

Co-Executive Director

Samantha Christodoulou

Director of Operations and Creativity

Andrea Curtis-Amézquita

Creative Coordinator

Jessica Watson

Operations Coordinator

Mariann Babuska

Bookkeeper

Legacy Program Directors

Our program directors lead yoga service programs and teacher trainings that support vulnerable and under-resourced populations.

James Fox

Prison Yoga Project

Suzanne Manafort

Mindful Yoga Therapy

Nikki Myers

Yoga of 12-Step Recovery

Tari Prinster

yoga4cancer

Chelsea Roff

Eat Breathe Thrive

Advisory Board Members

By helping us to give back and spread the word about our mission, these internationally recognized teachers are igniting the flame of yoga service.

Elena Brower

Rev. Jaganath Carrera

Seane Corn

Bo Forbes

Rolf Gates

Amy Ippoliti

Gurmukh Khalsa

Cyndi Lee

Jana Long

Biff Mithoefer

Michael Nancollas, MD

Matthew Sanford

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD.

Ann Richardson Stevens

Ali Smith

Rod Stryker

Janet Stone

David Swenson

Patty Townsend

Jennifer Webb

Stan Woodman