Meher baba's last message on the alphabet board

The Board of the UK Meher Baba Association presently consists of the following directors:

 

Paul Birchard

Paul is a professional actor, director and singer/songwriter, who first encountered Meher Baba more than fifty years ago at the age of 13. He has served previously on the MBA Board in the 1990s and before that on the board of the Avatar Meher Baba Centre of Southern California.

 

Om Vasudeva

Om is a retired chartered chemist who worked over 34 years in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds a BSc in Chemistry from Punjab University and an MPhil in Organic Chemistry from the University of London. His role on the Board is that of Treasurer.

 

Havovi Mahaluxmiwala

Havovi works in the Rail industry. She has lived in the UK for 25 years and been a part of the UK Meher Baba community for the past seven. Havovi joined the MBA Board three years ago and is the Minutes Secretary. She is usually present at the Sunday Companionship Days held at the London Meher Baba Centre.

 

Paul Ryder

Details to follow

 

David Lee

David is a psychotherapist; he connected with Meher Baba in 1971 and has lived in London since 1977. He was a member of study groups facilitated by Don Stevens, their primary focus being the relationship between daily life and the spiritual path.   He helps edit the Neti Neti newsletter and is also a member of the Beads Foundation’s Board of Directors

 

Tanya Moller

Tanya has been an active member of the MBA for over 20 years; principally making Baba books available in UK and Europe. She has also been on the Board and involved in most aspects of the MBA from gardening to helping run meetings, secretarial work, advertising and keeping in touch with the MBA members. Tanya hosts a weekly Baba meeting in Lewes, Sussex.

 

Ernest Saunders

Ernest is a Londoner. Meher Baba entered his life around1979 and he has visited Meherabad most years since then. Currently Ernest is caretaker at the Baba Centre in London.

 

Barbara Freije

Barbara is retired and lives in the South East of England. Following Waldorf teacher training and work as a kindergarten assistant, she trained as a biographical counsellor and an art counsellor, subsequently becoming an anthroposophical  psychotherapist. In 1967, her world was changed through coming into contact with Meher Baba, and she was present in India in 1969 for the Great Darshan.

 

Sally Manders

After many years attending Monday meetings at the Baba Centre in London where she lives, Sally is now currently the MBA Board Secretary. She is also part of the gardening team at the Centre.

 

Phiroz Khan

Phiroz has been part of the UK Meher Baba community since moving to the UK in 2007 and has been a regular visitor to the London Centre ever since. He works in financial services and joined the MBA Board in 2025. He enjoys supporting the Board's work, helping with technology initiatives, and encouraging greater participation at the Centre through the Events Committee.

 

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