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Board of Directors

  • David Perloff, PRESIDENT

    David Perloff, PRESIDENT

    David teaches astrology locally and has given talks across the United States and internationally, most recently in Portugal and Italy. He was a speaker at the NCGR 2019 conference in Baltimore. His articles have appeared in The Mountain Astrologer, Dell Horoscope Magazine, Geocosmic Journal, Jornal de Associação Portuguesa de Astrologia and other astrological publications.

    David has been a Boston NCGR Board member since 2008. His term as president began in June 2019. David's website is davidperloffastrology.com

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  • Ramya Krishnamurthy, VICE PRESIDENT

    Ramya Krishnamurthy, VICE PRESIDENT

    Ramya is a practitioner of both Western and Indian (Vedic) astrology. She hails from a family of traditional Indian Vaidhyas (Ayurveda practitioners) and astrologers. She was exposed to many astrological terms and concepts at a young age but started studying it seriously later in life. She combines findings from both Western and Indian astrology to offer a complete perspective. Her main interest is to focus on research in both Western and Vedic Astro Sciences as time and inclination permit. She has served as the treasurer of the Boston Chapter and is currently serving as the Clerk for National NCGR. She has been active in national conferences as a volunteer and speaker. Ramya’s website is www.lexingtonastrology.com

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  • Miriam Klamkin, TREASURER

    Miriam works professionally as a tax preparer and advisor. Her website is www.miriamklamkin.com. She is also an astrologer and life coach. Her website for that work is: nightvisionastrology.com

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  • Paul Kelley, SECRETARY

    Paul is a Philadelphia-area native with a PhD in geography from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Level I NCGR-PAA certification in astrology. He is currently studying ancient and modern astrology in Nightlight Astrology’s three-year program. Past teachers include Meira Epstein, Gray Crawford, and Gemini Brett. Paul has taught lifelong learning classes in the Zodiac, Pennsylvania geography, and travel literature. With a true splash chart personality, he indulges passions for native plants, gardening, photography, genealogy, the Dakota language, and powwows. Paul has presented lectures and workshops to groups throughout the U.S. He created three lectures for NCGR’s Foundations of Astrology video lecture series, found on NCGR’s YouTube channel, NCGR-The Geocosmic.

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  • Leyza Toste, MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

    Leyza Toste, MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

    Leyza re-connected with Astrology at a young age and, ever since, it has been an integral part of her life. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and is a certified life coach. Her career was in higher education human resources. Now, as a long-standing member of the NCGR Boston Chapter, Leyza enjoys the opportunity to give back to the astrological community through her work with the Boston Chapter Board (since 2018). She finds fulfillment in the creative aspects of managing the website and enjoys helping Chapter members deepen their learning and make connections with one another through quality offerings.

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