Shindō Ross Smith began a meditation practice in 2002 and became a member of Kannon Do in 2004. He has been a part of Jikoji since 2017, when Angie Boissevain led a Floating Zendo retreat here. He received the precepts with Tatsudo Doug Jacobson in 2019, and currently serves as the treasurer. Besides Buddhism, his practice is informed by Christianity and the enneagram. Before joining Kannon Do, Ross was a life-long member of the Episcopal Church, and he worked for almost 19 years with an enneagram teacher, Marika Dentai, whose teacher was Charlotte Joko Beck.