Jeannie first met Rinpoche in 1995 at a retreat at Vajradhara Gompa in Australia. She began her volunteer contribution to Siddhartha’s Intent Australia in 2019, managing the SIA Facebook page. In 2020 she joined the committee as the Programs Coordinator and in December 2023 was asked to transition to the Administrative Director Role, starting early 2024. Jeannie also works full time, has lived in 5 states of Australia and now lives on the Southern end of the Gold Coast, an hour north of Byron Bay, with her husband Rowan and small dog Pippin the Squeak.