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Board of Directors
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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 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 Klamkin began studying astrology in 1974, and has been teaching astrology and personal development through classes, workshops, and private consultations since 1991. She holds the Certificate of
Astrological Studies from the Astrology Institute and the Level II Certificate from the National Council for Geocosmic Research. She is based in Boston's North Shore area. For more information, visit her website at www.nightvisionastrology.com. -

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 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. She enjoys helping Chapter members make connections and deepen their learning through quality offerings found on the Member Resources page.