Evan has been Chaplain with The Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute based at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for six years. He began his training with New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care in 2010 in the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care Program, subsequently completing four units of Clinical Pastoral Education with NYZC at Mount Sinai, supporting its palliative care and oncology patients and families. Evan has been practicing Tibetan Buddhism/Dzogchen for twenty years and is grateful for his ever-deepening Zen education with Dai-En, Koshin and Chodo. He received his Doctor of Ministry from Hebrew Union College after completing his Master of Arts in Pastoral Care and Counseling: Buddhist Track at New York Theological Seminary. For the past twenty-five years he has consulted for international businesses, organizations, and professionals. Evan has co-established the endowment for Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo’s Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery in India and is also a cofounder and adviser of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives, a U.S. not-for-profit 501(c)(3).