Meet the members of our Board of Directors.

And we wish a fond farewell, with our heartfelt thanks, to outgoing board member Ron Schaefer, for more than eight years!

Member information:

Dana Doerksen, MLIS – earned her Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia and her Bachelor of Arts and Certificate of Liberal Arts from Simon Fraser University. She has worked in public, academic, corporate, and special library settings doing research, teaching classes, and providing reference. She has been a long-time supporter and student of Cherry Hill Seminary and has served on the Board of Directors, the Votaries Alumni Association, and other committees. She completed the Community Ministry Certificate through Cherry Hill Seminary and was subsequently ordained through Sacred Well Congregation as a minister and cleric priestess. She is an elder and high priestess in the Georgian Tradition of Wicca and has studied and practiced ceremonial magick in the Golden Dawn tradition for 20 years. She is a member of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) and serves the community in her UU church and more generally in the Seattle Pagan community. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband, daughter and two dogs, Pixie and Ruby.

Helene Grogan, MA, CMC –

Jeffrey M. Keefer, PhD –

Lawrence Lerner –

Tracie Mooneyham, BA, CMC –

Ryan Ridpath, MA, CMC – received his MA in Viking and Anglo Saxon Studies from the University of Nottingham and a Community Ministry Certificate from Cherry Hill Seminary. He is the ordained Ewart (High Priest) of Reginveg, an inclusive religious fellowship in North Carolina that seeks to create communities that reconnect to the ancient Germanic gods, spirits, and ancestors. Starting his career in identity formation and emotion in the Viking Age, his research has brought him to Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine. As a committed educator, Ryan has designed and implemented social studies curriculum for diverse student backgrounds, from tribal communities to migrant groups. Currently, he provides undergraduate advising support in the UNC System and pastoral support in his community. In his spare time, he enjoys a good bonfire, playing with his cat, and being an uncle to twins.