Ian Pereira Miles

Ian Pereira Miles was born and raised in San Diego and now lives in Chicago, where he is a chaplain resident at Rush University Medical Center. He was raised Catholic and Christian, spent many years around Lutherans at St. Olaf College and Holden Village, and recently completed a Masters of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary, where he began in earnest to explore Buddhism and train in chaplaincy. While in New York, he was a member of Brooklyn Zen Center and a co-chair of the Buddhist Student Collective at Union. His chaplaincy training includes work with a Unitarian Universalist congregation, a nursing home, and currently the pediatric, birthing, and natal units at Rush. 

Ian’s first encounter with the Guild was as the kitchen manager from 2021-2023, during which he gained a deep fondness for the wonders of the Wenatchee Valley and the people who are drawn there. Some of his favorite things are relaxing at home with his partner and two cats, and spreading joy on the dance floor.