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Kerry Kelley, President, is one of the founding members of the Agni Institute, serving on the board from 2009 until 2013 as Secretary and Director. Kerry holds a Master of Science Degree from the Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences at UMASS, Amherst.

She is currently a Research Laboratory Operations Manager at the Yilmaz lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. Their research includes the study of stem cell self-regeneration in the intestine and how diet may influence cancer development. She joined MIT in 2008, first conducting Drosophila (fruit fly) telomere research for the Pardue Lab, and then investigating Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) endoplasmic reticulum biochemistry for the Kaiser Lab.

Kerry brings her longtime interest in biological science, the environment, and humanitarian issues to Agni Institute in the hopes of a more balanced and enlightened world.

Maggie Bailey, Treasurer, is one of the founding members of the Agni Institute, serving as its first President, and later as Secretary; she currently serves as the Treasurer.

Maggie is the Executive Director of We Plant it Forward. Founded as a program of the Agni Institute, We Plant it Forward has spun off as a stand-alone nonprofit organization. We Plant it Forward, under Maggie’s leadership, continues to preserve and restore the natural environment for the benefit of future generations through hands-on activities, community engagement, and environmental education bringing harmony to all life.

Hector Ramos, Secretary, joined the board of the Agni Institute in 2020. He has served as the webmaster for Agni Institute and all of its associated projects since 2017.

Hector holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science and a Masters' degree in computational biology. He has worked for over a decade in biotech and biomedical research supporting proteomics and cancer research. Hector currently works in the travel industry as a lead software engineer.

Hector continues to be fascinated by all aspects of life and brings his inquisitiveness to the Agni Institute to help broaden our understanding of human consciousness.

Brian Powell, Director, joined the board of the Agni Institute in 2020. Brian has a background in commercial and biomedical photography. He has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Social Work from Smith College. Brian is a certified EMDR Trauma Therapist working with individuals with Complex PTSD.

He will be pursuing research into the imaging characterization and use of ultra-weak photon emissions in the ultraviolet (UV) spectrum radiated by metabolically active systems in humans, animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. He is interested in exploring the identification of indicators of health or disease based on the characteristics of ultraviolet photon radiations.

Paul Williams, Director, joined the board of the Agni Institute in 2024. He brings with him over 15 years of international experience in project management and business development in the Republic of Ireland, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana.

During this time, he has had extensive experience in project planning, project delivery, financial budgeting, team building, contract management, technology procurement, and investment sourcing, for various projects both commercial and philanthropic.

Paul is involved in project planning and implementation in several sectors including energy, agriculture, health, and the commercial sector, to facilitate the launching of projects that would be of benefit to local populations in the various environments where he has worked.

He has extensive experience in providing consultancy in the public and private sectors, at national and provincial governmental levels, and has successfully secured financing for a number of projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana.

Paul works on the board of the Agni Institute in advancing its goals. He is committed to bringing benefit to as many people as possible.

Matthew Breuer, Director, recently joined the board of Agni Institute after Quantal Research and AI merged in late 2022. Matthew is a co-founder and has been a long-term member of the Board of Advisers for the Agni Institute. He has an MS in Physics from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and has been engaged in the research, design and development of particle detectors used in scientific instrumentation for nearly 20 years. He was a co-founder of Quantal Research, a Western Massachusetts-based environmentally conscious research group investigating ways to improve electrical power generation.

He was a co-founder of the original Center for Peace through Culture based in New York City and served in various capacities including board member for seven years, three of those as president, and also was manager of the science group. He holds a BA in art from Lehman College (1979). Matthew has pursued studies of Agni Yoga and practical application of eastern philosophy for most of his life. He brings to the Agni Institute a long-standing interest in building bridges between esoteric philosophies and rigorous science such that both are enhanced.