Carla Stalling Walter

Carla Stalling Walter rejoins the board after previously serving for 3 years from 2018 to 2021. She began practicing with San Francisco Zen Center in 2018 when she was first introduced to Zazen as a guest at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. She received Jukai from Jiryu Rutschland-Byler in December 2021. Her career includes nonprofit arts and higher education executive leadership. Prior to that she served as tenured professor of business in regional private and public universities. Carla enjoys doing, choreographing, and teaching dance, and has published several books and articles on dance. She holds a PhD and a BA from the University of California, Riverside, and an MBA from California State University, San Bernardino. Carla is a native Californian.