Eden Merritt completed a BA in Linguistics and Translation in 2013 before going on to teach English in several countries, including India, Nepal, and Japan. She joined SINI in January 2018 as one of the English teachers. In 2019, she completed her DELTA with a specialization in English for Specific Purposes. Based in Canada, her work at the Institute involves directing the English for Dharma Purposes program. She is the author of the English for Dharma Purposes textbook series, which she developed specifically for the EDP program.