JENNY JEAN RIELLY - CHAIR

Jenny Jean “Laughing Water” is a visionary, entrepreneur, artist, and lives to create & Flow with Source Magick. After some intense years of perfectionism and living within the limitations of a corporate lifestyle, she took a brave leap out of that reality and intentionally redesigned her whole world in 2002~no longer living her life “for anyone else.” As a wandering artist, Jenny Jean traveled & lived in many parts of the US and in 2010, made another courageous leap to leave her OBX community and travel solo~hiking & camping, volunteering for the F-Troop, farming, and learning herself. In 2012, she settled into Organic farming: growing veggies & conserving Heritage breed livestock in Central NC.  When that cycle ended, she settled in the Appalachian mountains in 2016 & began running an online crystal business. Currently, “JJ” is homesteading, designing GardenScapes, growing & putting up Organic foods, volunteering in the local community, practicing yoga, painting, and dreaming about seeing all the natural beauties of the World!

JJ’s formal background is a BFA with a concentration in Graphic Design from Longwood University.

DIANNE VETTER - VICE CHAIR

Dianne “Cougar Warrior Woman” assists Spirit Canoe Lodge with organization, program development and teaching. She is an elementary Physical Education Teacher and certified Health and Wellness Coach through Duke Integrative Medicine. The founder of Sustain Wellness Coaching LLC, Dianne helps women to gain self-knowledge, make transitions of growth, and utilize their power to create the life they desire. To help her clients gain clarity and the energy to change, Dianne’s guidance includes somatics, experiential work including medicine wheels, personal ceremonies and teachings from diverse spiritual traditions and nature. Passionate to promote the mission of Spirit Canoe Lodge with her skills and grateful for the many workshops, and ceremonies, that have supported her own healing and growth, Dianne joyfully serves. To learn more about Dianne visit: www.sustainwellnesscoaching.com

TAYLOR GABRIEL - SECRETARY

Taylor first attended a Spirit Canoe Lodge women’s retreat in 2018 and knew immediately that she had found her tribe. “I am undoubtedly a different person after all the healing, growth and transformation I have experienced through Spirit Canoe Lodge and this path. I hope to help grow this community so more and more people can have the same opportunity, and can do so with the most loving and supportive community.” Taylor has been serving on the board since 2022. Professionally she is a mental health therapist with a private practice specializing in healing trauma. In her free time enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and anything that brings her outside.

DAVIS PARKER - TREASURER

Davis has been traveling to attend Spirit Canoe Lodge gatherings from Charlotte, NC since 2018. He is the founder and creator of Draba LLC, a mobile app that connects community minded businesses, artists, events, and culture in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Davis brings big imagination and ideas along with his experience in fundraising for non-profit organizations such as Watauga Humane Society, Farm Café, and Oasis. “I love being able to serve and help the lodge to reciprocate what it has done for my alignment, sobriety, and spiritual growth.”