Kerrin Perniciaro became Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Long Island in the fall of 2026, after spending a year and a half as Resident Teacher at Heruka Kadampa Meditation Center in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is a long-time practitioner of Modern Kadampa Buddhism and currently studies on the Special Teacher Training Program (STTP) and International Teacher Training Program (ITTP) of the New Kadampa Tradition-International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). 

Kerrin spent a year and a half as Education Program Coordinator and Second Teacher at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon from Sept 2023 until March 2025. Prior to that, she was selected to participate in the 2023 six-month Intensive Teacher Training Program at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center in England, and also held manager roles at KMC Los Angeles (Assistant Admin Director in 2022) and at KMC Long Island (Education Program Coordinator from 2016-2022). 

She is an inspiring example of a lay practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism, and teaches meditation and Buddhism very practically, with clarity, warmth and kindness.