The Organization
The World Community for Christian Meditation is a Registered Charity in England and Wales no: 1182213
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Key Documents
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The Guiding Board
Laurence Freeman OSB
BONNEVAUX, Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation
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The Directors
Laurence Freeman
WCCM Director
Bonnevaux, France
Catherine Scott
Head of Operations
UK
Kath Houston
Director of Liaison with Nat. Communities
Australia
Pauline Peters
Director of Church Relations
Australia
Cecilie Dee
Director of Medio Media
Singapore
Adriano Massi
Director of IT
Italy
Leonardo Corrêa
Director of Communications
Brazil
Briji Waterfield
Director of Meditatio
UK
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International Office Team - London, UK
Catherine Scott
Head of Operations
Bridget Chetwynd
Office Manager
Kate Coombs
Meditatio Centre Manager
Elena Cass
Bookkeeper
Anuja Janarthanan
Accounts
Tina Aluri
The School of Meditation Administrator
Susan Spence
International Office supervisory trustee’
Helen Lodge
Executive Assistant to Laurence Freeman
The Executive Committee
This is a group appointed by the Guiding Board to provide the necessary leadership to direct and manage the affairs of the Community in between the meetings of the Board. Members:
- Laurence Freeman (UK)
- Pauline Peters (Australia)
- Ana Fonseca (Brazil)
- Peter Ng (Singapore)
- Clem Sauvé (Canada)
- Sean Hagan (US)
The Trustees
They are established under the Community’s Trust Deed to oversee its legal, financial and administrative affairs as required by the laws of England and Wales. Members:
- Mathias Beißwenger
- Bertrand Bouhour
- Adrian Durham
- Laurence Freeman
- Sean Hagan
- Charles Posnett
- Jenny Scott
- Susan Spence
- Jay Stewart (Chair)
Patrons
Patrons support and endorse the mission of the Community.
The WCCM Patrons
- Cardinal Walter Kasper, Germany
- Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Westminster
- Cardinal John Tong Hon, Hong Kong
- His Eminence Cardinal Sean Brady, N. Ireland
- The Most Rev. Paul Gallagher, Vatican
- The Most Rev. Christopher Prowse, Canberra
- Archbishop Jason Gordon of Port of Spain Trinidad
- Abbot Diego M. Rosa OSB, Congregation of Monte Oliveto
- Abbot Michelangelo Tiribili, Italy
- Bishop Kallistos Ware, Oxford
- Dr. Rowan Williams, Wales.
- Professor Robert Kiely, Harvard University
- Mary McAleese, Ireland
- Dr. Balfour Mount, McGill University
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala
- Paul Harris, Canada
- Mother Mangalam, Malaysia
- Margaret Rizza, Musician
- Professor Bernard McGinn, Chicago University
- Professor John Drew, Chancellor Emeritus, Regent’s University London
