ARIFFA BEVIN
Founding Board Chair
Ariffa serves the Tengu Center as its founding board chair. Uniting and building up the community through love, understanding, healing, and wellness has always been her mission, and leading the behind the scenes work of the Tengu Center is how it will be fulfilled.
Ariffa is a certified health coach, mindfulness and meditation instructor, and a certified diversity executive. Her career has centered on health and education, with a primary focus on health equity, health literacy, and the social determinants of health.
Ariffa is also a former kickboxing instructor, and a student of the Tengu Mori Dojo where she's been learning samurai arts and modern jujitsu since 2016. She resides in Upstate New York with her best friend and spouse, Brad, and their two cats Solis and Luna.
