Ramananda dasa joined the Los Angeles temple in June 1974 at the age of 16; received first initiation from Srila Prabhupada in Chicago, June 1975; and received second initiation in Detroit July 1976. He has served as president of New Navadvipa Dhama, ISKCON Hawaii in years 1996, 2000, 2009. He has also served in ISKCON Seattle and ISKCON Philadelphia. Since 2009 he and his wife Yugala Rasa resides on the Big Island of Hawaii and serves as webmaster on various sites including e-sanga.org.  He also does vedic ceremonies such as the vivaha ceremony.