The key players of Wildland Roots are as follows:
Moni Sears (she/they)
Artistic Director, instructor, volunteer coordinator, office manager, webmaster, and co-founder of Wildland Roots and the All Souls River Procession.
Moni has 30 years experience as a mask-maker, designs the puppets and lantern creations, and teaches the mask-making and lantern-making classes.
Learn more about Moni’s work at www.goblinart.com
Our Volunteers
We are so very grateful to our many talented and dedicated volunteers, without whom our projects would never come to be!
In Addition:
Ivy Stovall (she/her)
Co-founder of Wildland Roots & the All Souls River Procession.
Ivy is a place-based ritualist, performer, musician, fiber artist, land-tender, ancestral skills teacher, and community celebrant. She leads our May celebration/Beltane ritual, and the River Ritual that is the central part of the All Souls River Procession.
Find Ivy at Rewild Portland's Weaver's Wheel land-based fiber arts immersion program, and other Rewild Portland classes.
Mel Berry (she/her)
Co-founder of Wildland Roots & the All Souls River Procession.
Mel is a costume-making troubadour, a flax-to-linen enthusiast, and an escapee from a multi-decade stint as a Creative Director in the film and theme entertainment industries.