Dr. Jose Luis Alvarez: International Administrator for the TM program for 22 Latin American countries, with over 10 years of experience implementing specialized applications of the TM program for PTSD relief and prevention across Latin America. Africa. Dr. Alvarez currently has agreements/contracts to provide PTSD relief to 1 million children with PTSD in Latin America.
Dr. Richard Broom, Ph. D., MBA (UCT) B.Sc. (Eng)(Elec) (Natal). He was Co-president Transcendental Meditation S African governing NGO, 1986-1993, and currently is Chairman of TM NGOs in 4 countries: South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Finland.
Dr. Vicki Broome. D.S.C.I. (Switzerland), M.Ed. Psychology (Wits.) Dipl. MAV (New Zealand) L.T.C.L. Teacher Diploma (London), Dipl. Speech and Drama (UCT). Vicki is registered with the HPCSA as a psychologist, and the AHPCSA as a Maharishi Ayurveda practitioner. She is one of the world’s most experienced authorised Transcendental Meditation Teachers, with an interest in Vedic Psychology. She has to date taught over 12 000 people TM.
Jim Davis: MS in Education Foundations and Administration, University of Kansas; Founder of Chappell Studio and Marathon Foto and currently Senior Vice President of Event Photography Group, the largest graduation and marathon photography company in the US. International Administrator for The Transcendental Meditation program for a number of nations around the world.
Graeme Lodge: MSc Mining. Director of International Transcendental Meditation Teacher Training Programme. This programme trains new TM Teachers in a 5.5 month in residence course. International Administrator of 2 countries teaching the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program and advanced programs.
Developed groundbreaking digital technology for the oil industry as owner and CEO of a 50 person technology company.
Raylene Lodge: BA Anthropology, Dip Ed, Teacher of Transcendental Meditation, Former Primary Teacher and Teacher of Children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Director of Maharishi Foundation NZ, Director of International Transcendental Meditation Teacher Training Courses supervising regular courses held in Thailand.
Dr. Ani Kalayjian, psychology faculty & a multicultural and multilingual Psychotherapist, Genocide Prevention Scholar, International Humanitarian Outreach Administrator, Integrative Healer, author, and United Nations Representative. She was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award from APA, Highest Medal of Honor (2025), Outstanding Psychologist of the Year Award from American Psychological Association (2016, Trauma Division), a Humanitarian Award from the University of Missouri-Columbia (2014), the 2010 ANA Honorary Human Rights Award, the Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Long Island University (2001) recognizing 30 years as a pioneering clinical researcher, professor, humanitarian outreach administrator, community organizer & psycho-spiritual facilitator around the globe and at United Nations, & Columbia University, Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award (2007). She has over 100 published articles in international journals, 6 books, and is an author of Disaster & Mass Trauma, Chief Editor of Forgiveness & Reconciliation: Psychological Pathways to Conflict Transformation and Peace Building (Springer, 2010), Chief Editor of II Volumes on Mass Trauma & Emotional Healing around the World: Rituals and Practices for Resilience and Meaning-Making (Praeger, ABC-CLIO 2010), author of Amazon Bestseller Forget Me Not: 7 steps for Healing our Body, Mind, Spirit, and Mother Earth (2018), A Journey of Empowerment, Healing, and Transformation (2023); a meditation CD “From War To Peace” transforming generational trauma into healing and meaning-making, Soul-Surfing, and 55 films on Meaningfulworld Humanitarian Outreach Programs around the world.
Miriam Claes Lodge has an MBA specialized in Marketing from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelors and Masters in Commercial Engineering from the K.U.Leuven University in Belgium. She has helped more than 50 countries to help more than 30,000 people learn Transcendental Meditation (TM) through her work for Invincible Marketing since 2013. She has also taught TM in public schools in San Francisco and worked for various other projects for the global TM organization. Before that she worked as a consultant and project manager for Strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company. She speaks 5 languages and together with her husband has 3 children and she is passionate about making the world a better place for them.
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