Grove Leadership
Mama Gaea, Senior Druid (President)
Born and raised Vancouverite, Mama Gaea has been a staple of the Portland/Vancouver Pagan Community for the last 25 years. Founded Portland Pagan Pride in 1999, has served on boards (OWOW.org) or volunteered for multiple community Sabbat festivals including NW Fall Equinox Festival, Ffynnon's annual Beltane and Fall Eq festivals (Ffynnonoregon.com) and regularly writes and performs public rituals.
Mama Gaea learned Wicca and Druidry at the same time starting in 1997. Ey was a member of the first Druid Grove in Portland, OR, Grove the Emerald Rose. Ey found Columbia Grove back in the days of the Protogrove in 2014 and was one of the Founding Members when the Grove became official. Ey now serves as Senior Druid and is looking forward to serving eir community even more.
Kristen "Boudica" McKinlay, Chief Druid and Scribe (Secretary)
Kristen, a Portland native, was raised in the Episcopal church. Her Pagan path officially began in the early 1990s. Over the years, it has become a blend of Wicca, ADF Druidry, Celtic Paganism, and her own mix of "bits and bobs" that she feels work toward her higher good. Kristen describes her Eclectic Paganism much like the village of Anatevka in Fiddler on the Roof:
“A little bit of this. A little bit of that. A pot. A pan. A broom. A hat.”
In 2015, she was invited to attend the Lughnasadh ritual hosted by Columbia Protogrove. She felt like she had found a spiritual home — and has been part of the Grove ever since. In February 2025, she stepped forward to serve as Chief Druid, carrying the hope to lead the Grove into a new age with wisdom, warmth, and an open heart.
