Jikyo Cheryl Wolfer, M.A. is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and Dharma teacher at Joyous Refuge in Port Angeles, Washington. She holds a Masters in counseling psychology and also provides spiritual counseling and life coaching in the Port Angeles area. Jikyo has also worked as a journalist, proofreader, typesetter, legal assistant, and, most recently, as a public library administrator.