THE ASSOCIATION
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Mission | Board | Finances The Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York The Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York was formed by a dedicated and inspired group of teachers and practitioners in 1987 as a regional arm of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States. Our aims were threefold: to support the teaching of Iyengar yoga throughout our four-state area, to establish a central place for study and teaching that would embody the highest standards of a transformational practice of yoga, and to connect our practitioners with others in the United States and throughout the world and to the source of our inspiration, B.K.S. Iyengar, our teacher.
Meet the Executive Committee Neil Stevenson, President Lisa Cirando, Vice President Lisa is an attorney in private practice with the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. She represents corporate policyholders in business insurance coverage disputes. Lisa began studying Iyengar Yoga when she was in law school in the mid-1990s. Lisa is the Chair of the Development Committee and a member of the Association's Executive Committee. She is a member of her community board in Brooklyn and an amateur handmade book artist, producing works for her press Lost Luna, Inc. Peter Berry, Treasurer Peter Berry has practiced law and worked for 30 years in a variety of roles relating to taxation and other aspects of individuals, businesses, trusts and estates, non-profits, securities and investing. His work on the exchange traded fund for gold sparked his current interest in metals, resources, money and economics. He has been happily and gratefully practicing yoga in the Iyengar tradition since 2002, finding the Institute, faculty and tradition the right fit from the start. As Treasurer, he serves on the Executive Committee, and as Chair of the Finance Committee. James Murphy, Director Ginny Shubert David McDonald David is an attorney practicing in the areas of corporate finance, asset management and entertainment law. He is a long-time student of Mary Dunn and other Institute faculty members. David was previously a Board Member.
Board Members Tamar Kelly Tamar is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, and was active in the Australian yoga committee before moving to New York City in 2006. Tamar is also a member of the programming committee. Sylvia Kier Sylvia is a former financial manager at CBS Television Stations and marketing director at Columbia University. She has practiced yoga for 10 years and completed her yoga certification at Yoga Shanti in 2004. She is a member of the Development, Finance and Marketing committees. Jeff Logan Ann McDermott-Kave Ann is an Iyengar Certified Yoga Teacher and a member of the IYAGNY Executive and Programming Committees. She is also the Director of the OSI Pharmaceuticals Foundation—focused on promoting community involvement with charitable organizations, especially in the areas of cancer, diabetes and science education. David McDonald David is an attorney practicing in the areas of corporate finance, asset management and entertainment law. He is a long-time student of Mary Dunn and other Institute faculty members. David was previously a Board Member. W. Barnabas McHenry Tori Milner Gayle Miranda, DDS Gayle is a diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She has a private practice in New York City and is the Assistant Chief of the Dental Service at the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. She holds faculty positions at the Bellevue Hospital Center and the New York University College of Dentistry. Gayle has been studying Iyengar Yoga since 2004 and is active on the programming committee. Julia Shaida Julia is certified at Teacher-in-Training level, 2007, and traveled to Pune to study with the Iyengars in August of this year. She has written articles for the IYAGNY newsletter, and is co-founder of the Sutra Study Group at the Institute with Carrie Owerko. Elizabeth Stanton Geraldine (Gerry) Visco Gerry is a freelance writer and photographer. Gerry wrote about the Association in the August 2008 issue of Fit Yoga magazine. Gerry has been active on the Marketing/Communications committee and has written frequently for the Association's newsletter. Gerry graduated from the New York Iyengar Yoga Institute's Teacher Training program in 2006.
Regional Representatives: Rebecca Lerner, PA
Cynthia Worby, CT
Advisory Board: Loren Fishman, M.D., B.Phil. Anna Golfinopolous, Institute Faculty Donna Karan Laura Shapiro Kramer, Advisory Board Chair Frank Lipman, M.D. Founder 1111 Wellness Center Viren Mehta, Founder/CEO, Mehta Global Partners Mira Nair Diane von Furstenberg Dalia Zwick, P.T., Ph.D.
Financial Reports The Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. As such, we file an annual Federal Form 990 reporting our finances and our activities. Filed Forms 990 are available from the US Government. For your convenience, you can view the most recently filed IYAGNY Form 990 (for 2008) here. Our 2008 audited financial report with 2007 comparisons is also available here. You will see that membership dues are essential to further the mission of IYAGNY including sustaining the quality and diversity of Iyengar Institute programs. If you have questions about our 2008 financial reports or would like to talk about extending your support of the association, please call us at 212-691-9642. IYAGNY board member and Institute Director James Murphy will be pleased to talk with you.
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