Who We Are
Mission
Our mission is to offer spiritually inclusive, Enneagram-informed, compassionate spaces for transformation as a way of life.
Vision
Our vision is for a more compassionate, unified, and awakened world.
About Our Founder
NHIEN VUONG, JD, MDiv
Nhien Vuong (she/her) is a writer, speaker, and contemplative Enneagram thought leader. An internationally accredited Enneagram professional with distinction, and Certified Enneagram practitioner, Nhien has been studying the Enneagram since 2002 and teaching it since 2007. She holds a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law, a Masters of Divinity from Unity Institute & Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of California Irvine. An ordained interspiritual Unity minister, Nhien marries intellectual rigor with a passion for a more conscious and compassionate world. When she is not hugging trees, Nhien is cultivating Enneagram literacy around the globe through meditation groups and retreats, consulting and mentoring, organizational training, writing, and more. Nhien is the author of the upcoming book The Enneagram of The Soul (Hampton Roads, April 2025).
Our Staff
Belle Panganiban
Executive Assistant
Belle (she/her/hers) brings enthusiasm, hard work, and a positive attitude to each day. As Executive Assistant to Evolving Enneagram’s Founder Nhien Vuong since fall 2024, Belle is passionate about using her social media and organizational skills to support healing and personal growth. She currently works in tandem with Rev Nhien to design all Evolving Enneagram course materials and she manages all social media content and platforms for Evolving Enneagram.
Belle is bilingual (Tagalog, English). She loves learning and has experienced her own healing through learning more about her own Enneagram Type (Type 3sp) as well as through discovering centering prayer and welcoming prayer practices. She loves participating in a weekly CPE group and is looking forward to deepening with the Evolving Enneagram community over time.
Belle is grateful to be able to work from home so she can spend quality time with her daughter. She is practicing gratitude for the present moment and seeks to create a future filled with peace and happiness.
Edgar Pinto
Tech/Program Manager
Edgar (he/him/his) is a spiritually-minded tech enthusiast from Venezuela, now living near Paris, France. As Evolving Enneagram’s fulltime Tech/Program Manager, he manages Evolving Enneagram’s website and contributes to the development of educational and marketing resources to support our organization’s mission.
A trilingual (Spanish, English, French) frontend developer and civil engineering student, Edgar was introduced to the Enneagram in fall 2024 upon joining the Evolving Enneagram team, where his interest in this system of self-realization has quickly grown through his active participation in Evolving Enneagram’s contemplative Enneagram community.
His passion for self-growth, meditation, and spirituality is deeply aligned with Evolving Enneagram’s values, and he resonates with the quote, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience” (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin).
Our Faculty
ANGELA JOY, M.A.
Angela (she/her/hers) is a personal and spiritual evolutionary, pushing the boundaries of current perceptions in culture and religion. As Adjunct Faculty for Evolving Enneagram, Angela brings a deeply wise, powerful, and compassionate presence to her work as a Spiritual Tutor for Evolving Enneagram and a facilitator of transformational book studies and retreats.
KRISTINA FRANK
Kristina (she/her/hers) is a long-time contemplative practitioner who deeply trusts the inner wisdom of each person to find their own way. As Adjunct Faculty for Evolving Enneagram, Kristina brings a deeply thoughtful, nurturing, and grounded presence to her work as a Spiritual Tutor for Evolving Enneagram and as a facilitator for Evolving Enneagram’s global Contemplative Practices & the Enneagram groups.
REV. DR. GEORGE GORDON
A lifelong spiritual seeker, George (he/him/his) has compassionately and expertly guided many individuals on the path of awakening. Since 2017, he has joyfully served as an adjunct resource leader for Evolving Enneagram’s basic and advanced Enneagram classes as well as for EE’s transformational Contemplative Practices and the Enneagram groups. He regularly leads classes and cohorts for Evolving Enneagram.
MACHA GREENLEAF-MAPLE, MSW
Macha (she/her/hers) brings over 40 years of experience joining with individuals and small groups to support and facilitate exploration and connection in a variety of human circumstances. She holds degrees in adult mental health, psychology, women’s studies, and social work.
Guest Faculty & Collaborators
LYNDSEY FRASER, MA, LMFT, CST
Lyndsey (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified 4-D model therapist, and Certified Sex Therapist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of the few sex therapists in the world working explicitly with the Enneagram, Lyndsey regularly makes guest appearances as an internationally recognized Enneagram “sexpert.” As Adjunct Faculty for Evolving Enneagram, Lyndsey offers courses as well as private Enneagram coaching specializing in relationships and sexuality for individuals and couples.
ALIYAH RICHLING
Aliyah is a certified spiritual director with a deep passion for teaching spiritual practices and facilitating spiritual groups. She is currently working towards becoming certified as a contemplative Enneagram practitioner through Evolving Enneagram as well as a Sound Healer. Aliyah has been participating in Evolving Enneagram’s Contemplative Practices & the Enneagram (CPE) groups since 2023 and is honored to be part of Evolving Enneagram’s 2025 CPE Facilitator Team.
JILL SCHNEIDER SMITH, MDiv, DMin
Jill is an accredited practitioner with the Integrative Enneagram iEQ9 and a certified Spiritual Director with The Haden Institute. She has a certification from Russ Hudson in Teaching the Enneagram and the Enneagram in Conscious Living and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Spirituality. Jill is a contemplative, pastor, spiritual director, and soul activist. A United Methodist pastor since 2000, she has walked alongside many on their faith journeys and, in recent years, Jill has walked the often lonely road of deconstructing faith. She is passionate about supporting individuals and groups seeking to connect their true selves to the Spirit of Love and Life, to live the abundant life she believes that each of us can uniquely live. As of fall 2024, Jill is honored to serve as a co-facilitator for Evolving Enneagram’s Contemplative Practices and the Enneagram (CPE) practice and support groups.
