Ethics and Reconciliation (E. A. R.) Committee:
Bios & contact
Shoryu Bradley
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Shoryu Bradley was ordained as a Soto Zen priest in 2002 by Seirin Barbara Kohn at Austin Zen Center. In 2004 he moved to Bloomington, IN to study with Shohaku Okumura Roshi and Sanshin Zen Community. He also trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, studying with teachers such as Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi, Jiko Linda Cutts, Setsuan Gaelyn Godwin, Zenkei Blanche Hartman Roshi, Myo Denis Lahey, and Kosho McCall. During Sotoshu International Training Monastery angos held in the US and Japan, he studied with Gengo Akiba Roshi and Hokan Saito Roshi. In 2010 Shoryu received dharma transmission from Okumura Roshi. He holds a B.S. in psychology from Texas A&M University, an M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Texas at Austin, and he has lived and practiced at Gyobutsuji since founding it in December 2011.
Shoryu Bradley was ordained as a Soto Zen priest in 2002 by Seirin Barbara Kohn at Austin Zen Center. In 2004 he moved to Bloomington, IN to study with Shohaku Okumura Roshi and Sanshin Zen Community. He also trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, studying with teachers such as Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi, Jiko Linda Cutts, Setsuan Gaelyn Godwin, Zenkei Blanche Hartman Roshi, Myo Denis Lahey, and Kosho McCall. During Sotoshu International Training Monastery angos held in the US and Japan, he studied with Gengo Akiba Roshi and Hokan Saito Roshi. In 2010 Shoryu received dharma transmission from Okumura Roshi. He holds a B.S. in psychology from Texas A&M University, an M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Texas at Austin, and he has lived and practiced at Gyobutsuji since founding it in December 2011.
Dennis Mccarty
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The Rev. Dennis McCarty is a science fiction writer and former minister and Minister Emeritus at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbus, Indiana. He was part of the U.S. contingent at the Theological Symposium of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists in Kolozsvár, Romania, in 2006.
Over the decades he has written well-received novels, plays, and songs, worked in heavy construction, and taught English overseas. He entered Unitarian Universalist ministry in 1998. Though retired from parish ministry, he still speaks at churches around the country. He has, on occasion, also presented a one-person version of his play, Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical.
He has two accomplished adult daughters, Erin and Colleen, and two grandchildren. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his life partner, Kate, and a pampered cat.
The Rev. Dennis McCarty is a science fiction writer and former minister and Minister Emeritus at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbus, Indiana. He was part of the U.S. contingent at the Theological Symposium of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists in Kolozsvár, Romania, in 2006.
Over the decades he has written well-received novels, plays, and songs, worked in heavy construction, and taught English overseas. He entered Unitarian Universalist ministry in 1998. Though retired from parish ministry, he still speaks at churches around the country. He has, on occasion, also presented a one-person version of his play, Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical.
He has two accomplished adult daughters, Erin and Colleen, and two grandchildren. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his life partner, Kate, and a pampered cat.
Sonia "Sunny" leerkamp
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Sonia graduated from Indiana University with an AB degree in Slavic Languages and Literature. She attended IU Indianapolis School of Law and graduated in 1975 with a Juris Doctor degree and went on to pass the Indiana Bar Exam.
Leerkamp’s dedication to public service flourished during her tenure in the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, where she was instrumental in developing innovative programs, including initiatives to address mental health in the justice system and to improve the prosecution of domestic violence. She established the Child Protection Team and the Child First Training Program in Indiana. Today, she serves as a Senior Prosecutor/Special Prosecutor on several cases in several Indiana counties.
As one of the founders of Chaucie’s Place, a not-for-profit Hamilton County, Indiana child advocacy center, Leerkamp has demonstrated a strong commitment to serving vulnerable populations. Her dedication extends internationally through her leadership and service to Horizon International, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that supports orphans in four African countries. She is currently the Board President, sponsors six children and has participated in ten short-term mission trips to South Africa and Zambia. She is also the Vice President of Women of Worth International, an organization she helped found. The organization sponsors short-term mission trips to Africa and India, where it hosts women’s conferences focused on supporting their spiritual, physical, and mental health.
Locally, Sonia continues to make an impact as Vice President of the Brown County Indiana League of Women Voters, where her work with the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission earned her Volunteer of the Year in 2022. She is also an active member of the Brown County Community Foundation, the Brown County Schools Ambassador Program, and the Cordry Sweetwater Conservancy District.
Sonia graduated from Indiana University with an AB degree in Slavic Languages and Literature. She attended IU Indianapolis School of Law and graduated in 1975 with a Juris Doctor degree and went on to pass the Indiana Bar Exam.
Leerkamp’s dedication to public service flourished during her tenure in the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, where she was instrumental in developing innovative programs, including initiatives to address mental health in the justice system and to improve the prosecution of domestic violence. She established the Child Protection Team and the Child First Training Program in Indiana. Today, she serves as a Senior Prosecutor/Special Prosecutor on several cases in several Indiana counties.
As one of the founders of Chaucie’s Place, a not-for-profit Hamilton County, Indiana child advocacy center, Leerkamp has demonstrated a strong commitment to serving vulnerable populations. Her dedication extends internationally through her leadership and service to Horizon International, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that supports orphans in four African countries. She is currently the Board President, sponsors six children and has participated in ten short-term mission trips to South Africa and Zambia. She is also the Vice President of Women of Worth International, an organization she helped found. The organization sponsors short-term mission trips to Africa and India, where it hosts women’s conferences focused on supporting their spiritual, physical, and mental health.
Locally, Sonia continues to make an impact as Vice President of the Brown County Indiana League of Women Voters, where her work with the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission earned her Volunteer of the Year in 2022. She is also an active member of the Brown County Community Foundation, the Brown County Schools Ambassador Program, and the Cordry Sweetwater Conservancy District.