Bob Kessler 
Susim Bob Kessler first started attending public services at the Chicago Zen Buddhist Temple in 2005 after first being introduced to meditation while taking a photographic workshop in New Mexico. He became more active with the temple over the years by regularly participating in retreats, helping organize events, serving on the Advisory Council, and performing door duty at public services. Susim entered the Maitreya Buddhist Seminary in the fall of 2013 and was ordained as a Dharma teacher in 2017. In his life as a lay person he is a radio news journalist, executive producer of a syndicated public affairs radio program about environmental issues and a professional harmonica player.
