Jōen Koshu Jesse Dow is a Buddhist Eco-Chaplain, a father, a restorative circle keeper, a local farmer, and the Co-Executive Director of Campesino Commons. They worked for 3 years as the Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center, where they supported about 30 retreats for about 700 people per year. They also worked in the Boulder Valley School District for 12 years as a Family Literacy Site Manager and another 3 years as a preschool community liaison. They have been practicing meditation for 34 years in the Soto Zen tradition, first as a student of Kobun Chino Roshi, and then as a student of Shoho Michael Newhall Roshi, with whom they were ordained as a lay practitioner. Over the last six years, Jesse has also practiced with Kittisoro and Thanissara in the Chan and Theravada traditions.