Test -- Ranch Incorporation
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A rich source of mostly true info on who ran the city is the page at oregonlive dot com on the incorporation of Rajneeshpuram. Members of the City Council were sworn in August 11, 1982. The city's officers wore a number of different hats. A few facts about them are presented from a fact box on that page (ages are at a particular point in time):
| Name(s) | Roles |
|---|---|
| Sw Krishna Deva (David Berry Knapp) |
Mayor, 36, from Chicago, real estate broker in CA, trustee of the Rajneesh Financial Services Trust, left ranch December 28, 1983 |
| Ma Anand Durga (Ineke Lya Groenteman) |
City Councilor 38, from Amsterdam, social worker, coordinator of the Ranch's private security force, founded Rajneesh Licensing International B.V.i.o. in the Netherlands |
| Ma Prem Patipada (Mary Ann Young) |
City Councilor 38, from Mineola, New York, trustee of the Rajneesh Trust, director of Rajneesh Medical Corp, Air Rajneesh operations director |
| Ma Deva Rikta (Phyllis Aylward Caldwell) |
City Councilor 37, from Dallas, teacher in Texas, manages Zorba the Buddha Restaurant, administrator of Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust |
| Ma Deva Jayamala (Gloria Sargent) |
City Councilor 54, from Seattle, clerk for the Rajneeshpuram Municipal Court. |
| Ma Prem Homa (Michele Therese Mannel) |
Municipal Judge 31, from Camden NJ, director of Rajneesh Medical Corp, "Class A member" of Rajneesh Foundation International, office manager of Rajneesh Legal Services Corp, "commune president" from Jan 1 1982 to May 22 1983 |
| Ma Prem Sangeet (Therese Marie Wandling) |
City Attorney 33, from Roseburg OR, started practicing law in California in 1976, joined Oregon State Bar in 1982, founded Alchemy Stone Inc, in Berkeley |
| Ma Sat Prabodhi (Joan Hilary Stanton) |
City Recorder 34, from Port Chester NY, high school teacher in WA, commune treasurer, trustee of Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust, trustee of Rajneesh Modern Car Collection Trust |
Page has lots more info and stories on all these folks and the incorporation history and a few more stories relating to other people in the Ranch organization and how it worked. Also mentioned are Ma Mary Catherine, Ma Prem Isabel, Sheela and Ma Yoga Vidya.
