Arlechina Verdigris

Arlechina Verdigris has spent a lifetime of collecting folklore, music, and oral tradition, particularly focused on practices from Greece, Italy, and North Africa. She teaches music, dance, and folk culture regularly with the Crooked River Crones in Bedford, Ohio. In addition to her explorations of Mediterranean spiritual practices, she is an active homesteader, raising chickens, sheep, mushrooms, and vegetables.

Avalon Caisidhe

Avalon Caisidhe has a 1st degree Wiccan background as well as several years of experience with Druidic worship. He regularly works with Spells and Magik. Avalon has written and led rituals for all High Days, and currently serves as Scribe of Stone Creed Grove.

BJ Swain

BJ Swain is the author of Living Spirits: A Guide to Magic in a World of Spirits, Luminarium: A Grimoire of Cunning Conjuration, Familiar Unto Me: Witches Sorcerers and Their Spirit Companions. He was a contributing editor for Heaven and Hell 2018: The Grimoire Issue, and has had essays published in the devotional anthology for Persephone, Queen of the Sacred Way, and the short story collection, Tales of the Darkening Year. He runs the website, The Unveiled Sky, and the blog Glory of the Stars, and hosted the podcast, In the Company of Stars. He has been practicing magic for over 30 years.

Cei Seirith

Cei has been part of ADF since 1984, making him one of the longest-running members of the organization. He has written numerous books, including A Book of Pagan Prayer and Deep Ancestors: Practicing the Religion of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. His scholarly background includes academic research into Celtic and proto-Celtic practice, but also includes sillier efforts such as translating Wiccan prayers into the language of Tolkien’s elves.

Rev. Garrik Hamr

Garrik Hamr has been part of ADF for over 15 years, and developed a practice of rune magic which he employs regularly with the protogrove he founded, Spirit Valley Protogrove. In addition to his magical work focused on aiding under-served communities, he is an accomplished musician with a background in Renaissance faires. He was Member’s Advocate of ADF in 2023-2024.

Rev. Ian Corrigan

Ian Corrigan was the second Archdruid, and a key figure in its history. As Chief Liturgist in the early years of ADF he was involved in creating ADF’s core order of ritual as it stand today, and was later involved in writing the ADF Dedicant’s Program, Hearth Keeper’s Way, Initiates’ Program, and Clergy Training Program. In addition to his work for ADF, he has also produced artwork and several books on Celtic druidry and magic, including Sacred Fire, Holy Well: A Druid’s Grimoire. He performs music with Sue Parker-Wyndham as the duo Awen.

Oleg Wildridge

C. Oleg Wildridge is an ADF Druid and co-founder of Hemlock Vales Protogrove. He is also a member of Happy Valley Golden Wheel, an pan-Pagan alliance in State College, PA. Oleg works for the largest university multifaith center in the country, and is passionate about interfaith as well as Pagan organizing. He is focused primarily on the Slavic hearth culture with a strong interest in Scythian and Norse traditions as well. He also has a background in Irish and Welsh hearth cultures from earlier Pagan experiences. Oleg seeks to bring his interests and skills to the community, especially in terms of Pagan lore, religious pluralism, and DEIB expertise. This is in concert to his desire to help bring accessible, inclusive Slavic American Paganism to the folk.

Rev. Sue Parker-Wyndham

Sue Parker-Wyndham has been active in paganism for over 55 years, first coming to prominence within the Covenant of the Goddess in Ohio. She established Tredara as a permanent site of pagan worship, first with her Wiccan coven and then with ADF and Stone Creed Grove. She was one of the first ordained priests of ADF, and is a cofounder of Chenille Canopy to provide space for women and female-presenting people within ADF, and has previously served as Vice-Archdruid of ADF as well as Senior Druid of Stone Creed Grove. She performs music with Ian Corrigan as the duo Awen.

Taliesin Govannon

Taliesin Govannon is the author of The Sorceress Saga, The Paranormal Acres Chronicles, and The Wheel series, . He’s also the writer/director/producer of Dark of Moon, a romantic comedy set in the modern pagan world (with scenes shot at Tredara!). Taliesin has been a Pagan for over thirty years and a regular attendee of Stone Creed Grove for over twenty. You can find Taliesin on Threads (@taliesingovannon) and Bluesky (@taliesing.bsky.social), as well as on Amazon. He sometimes updates his website too.

Thexalon

Thexalon has been involved in ADF druidry for over 15 years. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief ADF Regional Druid representing the Heartland Region, the Senior Druid of Stone Creed Grove, and treasurer of ADF’s Bardic Guild. His background in music includes classical studies at the Oberlin Conservatory, decades of performing for folk dances, and a practice of writing a new song for each High Day since 2008. He has been both the Wellspring Bardic Chair and ADF’s Bard Laureate. Much of his music can be found at his blog The Joy of Thex.

Wren Martell

Wren Martell is the current Wellspring Bardic Chair winner, and a member of Stone Creed Grove. They are a multi-talented artist as well as musical performer.