CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

For over 20 years, Prentiss has worked to design and deliver workshops, retreats and educational programs that have reached thousands of people in Asia, Europe and North America. A 10 year Hindu monk, Prentiss studied closely with the late Bhakti Tirtha Swami, serving as his secretary and editor. He has lead community building initiatives funded by the University of Michigan and the United Nations, and was a Key Holder for NYC’s first social impact oriented Co-Working Space, Impact Hub.

CO-FOUNDER, CULINARY DIRECTOR

Divya Alter is the Chef Co-owner of Divya's Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan. She is also the author of What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen (Rizzoli, 2017). As the Co-Founder and Director of Ayurvedic Health and Culinary Arts at Bhagavat Life, Divya has been teaching Ayurvedic vegetarian cooking in New York City since 2009. Divya has cooked in yoga ashrams and temples in India, Europe and the US for 30 years. Her cooking practice began in her mid-twenties when she moved to India, where for five years she studied yoga, philosophy, and Sanskrit at the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education. As an Ayurvedic nutritional consultant, Divya is a student of Vaidya Ramakant Mishra of the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda lineage.

ASSISTANT CULINARY DIRECTOR

Katerina is a culinary and yoga instructor. Prior to moving to New York, Katerina was a chef and kitchen manager at an Ayurvedic retreat center on Kauai. She had previously worked in research at Penn State looking at the impact of diet on mental health. When she began studying yoga and Ayurveda, she immediately connected with the wisdom in both modalities and decided to change career paths. Over the past five years, she has completed more than 1,000 hours of training in Ayurveda, yoga, and women’s health.

ATTORNEY

Jeff has practiced law for thirty years, working with entrepreneurs, investors, companies, investment funds, and joint ventures in various industries including not-for-profit organizations in connection with business structuring. Jeff was previously General Counsel of a multimillion dollar venture capital firm with operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He has served on the Board of Directors of both public and private companies.

CPA

Michele brings vast expertise as a business advisor regarding all aspects of taxation with a concentration in trusts and estates. Michele’s areas of expertise include but are not limited to: succession planning including estate and gift, trust, private foundation, individual, small businesses, investment partnerships, and tax controversy. In addition to being a Partner at FRB, Michele leads Schlereth Tax and Accounting Group LLC, a full service tax and accounting firm.