Swamini Svatmavidyananda, currently Resident Director and Acharya of Arsha Vijnana Mandiram near Valdosta, Georgia is a former Professor at the University of California, Berkley and has taught at several US universities including San Francisco, Oberlin, Oregon and Valdosta. She is a prolific speaker who has given lectures and seminars at many prestigious events in US and abroad, including at the Vatican Inter Faith meeting last June. She is also a resident Acharya at Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Washington, DC.