Pat Hawk Roshi is the Guiding Teacher of the Zen Desert Sangha. Hawk Roshi has been leading Zen retreats or sesshin in Tucson since 1989. He has lived in Tucson since 1998 and resides at the Redemptorist Renewal Center.

Hawk Roshi has been a Catholic priest since 1969 and is also a teacher of Christian contemplative practice. He is a student and dharma heir of Robert Aitken Roshi and received dharma transmission from Aitken Roshi in 1989 at Koko An Zendo in Honolulu, Hawaii.