Kent Williams, President 
Kent first became involved with Ananda in Seattle in 1991. For 20 years he worked in the Seattle area as a sales executive for a major international healthcare equipment manufacturer. In 1998, when he retired, he moved to the Ananda Village where his personal philosophy of financial stewardship led him to support various projects including the founding of the Janaka Foundation. He brings 25 years of business experience along with a strong commitment to expanding the work of Yogananda and Kriyananda through the Ananda movement.
Surendra Conti, Director
Surendra and his wife Tushti are co-managers of East West Bookstore in Mountain View, California, an Ananda enterprise dedicated to serving truth-seekers of all spiritual paths. Surendra has been with Ananda since 1996, initially as a member of the Seattle community and now as a resident of Ananda Palo Alto. Surendra brings to the Janaka Foundation Board over 35 years of diverse business experience. His goal is to further the long-term financial stability of Ananda through the Janaka Foundation and through this bringing “hope for a better world.”
Devi Novak, Director 
Devi is one of the founding members of Ananda having lived at Ananda and several of its other colonies since 1969. She has served in various functions of community life, including being a community correspondent and a teacher at Ananda’s Retreat: The Expanding Light. She is married to Jyotish Novak and together they serve as Spiritual Directors for Ananda Sangha Worldwide, which includes directing the spiritual activities of Ananda Village and Ananda Communities throughout the world. Having dedicated 40 years of her life to Ananda and its outreach programs, Devi is also the author of several books published by Crystal Clarity, including Faith is My Armor, a biography of Swami Kriyananda, the founder of Ananda.
Cliff Kushler
Cliff and his wife Willow were first introduced to Ananda when they moved to Seattle in 1996 to found a start-up in the mobile software industry. A year later, they moved into the Ananda Seattle community. At the end of 2000, a year after the company was acquired, their son Chandan was born and Cliff attempted to retire, only to find himself starting up another mobile software company two years later. In 2010, Cliff and his family moved to Ananda Village, and Cliff continues to help grow the new company, working from a small office in the Village and commuting back to the Seattle headquarters on alternate weeks. Cliff brings many years of entrepreneurial experience and “out of the box” thinking to try to help the Janaka Foundation find creative new ways to expand and energize the work of Yogananda and Kriyananda and fulfill Ananda’s mission.
Latika Parojinog, Director
A disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda since 1977, Latika moved to Ananda Village in June 1981 from the East Coast. With a background in administration and financial management, she has served in many aspects of Ananda’s work since then, including publications, The Expanding Light retreat, Mountain Song (a retail store in Nevada City), and fund raising. For the past seventeen years, she has been an assistant to the General Manager of Ananda, helping coordinate and support a number of all-Ananda projects. Latika has a strong interest in seeing the work of Ananda continue into the future with strength and clarity of purpose.
Jamey Potter, Director 
Jamey Potter discovered Ananda in 1985 in Portland Oregon. In 1987 he and his wife Darlene founded New Renaissance Bookshop, a thriving metaphysical book and gift store, and event center in Portland, Oregon. Jamey and Darlene have been actively involved with Ananda’s growth in Portland since it began as a small meditation group in 1985, and as it has continued on to the dynamic World Brotherhood Colony that it is today.
Jamey and Darlene have two college age children, Julian and Claire Potter, who are involved with Ananda’s youth programs.
Jamey is interested in the long-term financial strength of Ananda so it can steadily increase it’s magnetism in the years to come and bring the joy of these teachings to millions!
The Staff
Parvati Hansen, Executive Director
Parvati Hansen
Parvati has been a member of Ananda since 1972 and currently serves as Executive Director of the Janaka Foundation. Over the last 20 years she has helped in directing a number of the Ananda colonies worldwide and has taught classes on yoga philosophy and meditation. She and her husband Pranaba served as spiritual directors of Ananda Portland from 1998 to 2004. Parvati has served as the Executive Director of the Janaka Foundation since March 2004.