Lay Teacher, Bright Way Zen and Wy’east Zen Center
Jody Shintai Dungay started practicing at Dharma Rain and in 1991 and received lay transmission from Gyokuko Carlson in 2011. Shintai is a teacher at Wy’East Zen Center in Sandy, Oregon and Bright Way Zen in Beaverton. She was a resident at the temple from 1999-2001 and again in 2010 after returning from living in Germany for seven years. Shintai was educated at Linfield College and Portland State University. She works as a speech-language pathologist with young children and their families. She is a member of the Lay Zen Teachers Association and American Zen Teachers Association.