Travis DeTour
Digital Archive Engineer
In his endeavors at BDRC, Travis brings together his years of experience working in the software industry with his passion for Buddhism and meditation. He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004 with a degree in Software Engineering. After his studies at engineering…
Jim Katz
Archives and Infrastructure Manager
Jim Katz is a lifelong New Englander who moved to Boston to pursue a music career, but found software development a more difficult, yet more relevant challenge. Earning his BA in Computer Science from University of Massachusetts, Boston in 1985, he began software development in…
Chungdak Ngakpa
Senior Librarian
Chungdak joined BDRC in May 2009 and since then he has been working on cataloging works, creating outlines, and mapping person and place records from the BDRC archives. Before joining BDRC, Chungdak was a lecturer of Tibetan Buddhist History and Philosophy at the Central University…
Kelsang Lhamo
Senior Librarian
Kelsang was born 1973 in Lhokha area, south of Lhasa. She received teachings from Sheldrak Khen Rinpoche and Dungkar Losang Trinlé, mainly on Tibetan medicine, but also on the Five Minor Sciences, mostly Nyingma teachings. To pursue further studies, she left for India in 1989….
Catherine Platt
Director of Development and Communications
Catherine Platt has a background in non-profit management, organizational development, and communications, and extensive experience working in the Tibetan and Chinese cultural spheres. Originally from the U.K., Catherine has a BA in East Asian Studies from Durham University and an MA in Anthropology of Development…
Élie Roux
Chief Technology Officer
Since obtaining his Diplôme d'ingénieur in Télécom Bretagne (France), Élie has been excited to promote cultural preservation through free software. He first did so by creating a Gregorian Chant score engraving software that is now used by major publishing companies, encouraging the creation of a…
Dechen Pema
Director of Administration
Dechen has an M.A. in Tibetan Studies from the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley. She worked for two years at the East Asian Library at UC Berkeley, where she developed skills in…
Karma Gongde
Head Librarian
Karma Gongde has worked with BDRC to catalog and create outlines for its vast collection of Tibetan texts since 2007. He also maintains the English and Hindi language collection of books at BDRC. Karma received an Acharya (M.A.) degree in Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan language…
Digital Divide Data
Digital Divide Data transforms lives around the world through sustainable training and employment programs which provide a path to lifelong employment and opportunity. DDD has built a proven work-study methodology to train, support and employ talented individuals around the world, and thereby provide high quality,…
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
The Central University of Tibetan Studies (CUTS) at Sarnath is one of a kind in the country. The university was established in 1967. The university was established in 1967 for the education of the young Tibetans and those from the Himalayan border regions of India,…