Suzann Duquette is Resident Acharya and former co-director of Karmê Chöling. She teaches Shambhala meditation retreats widely, and has been faculty or lead Acharya for Scorpion Seal Assemblies since 2009. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche appointed Acharya Duquette as Rupa Acharya in 2012. In this post, she is responsible for fostering ritual training and sacred forms in Shambhala.