Jaya Priya Reinhalter was born and raised at Kashi. She holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College, and a MA in Geography from the University of Hawai'i. Her academic work focused on intentional communities. In 2014 Jaya was elected to Kashi’s Board of Directors.
She is currently researching and developing curriculum around community organizing and restoration, and is project manager for Kashi’s “Grow Kashi” campaign. She has previous experience working with the Institute on Religion and Public Policy as a policy researcher and as Intelligence Coordinator for the political consulting firm, Just Consulting.