

COUNCIL OF THE TRIBE

Ard-dhruidh Emerita
Ellen Evert Hopman
Ellen Evert Hopman is a Master Herbalist and lay Homeopath who holds an M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling. She was the founder of the White Oak Druid mailing list and then a co-founder of the White Oak Druid Order (Ord na Darach Gile). She was Co-Chief of the Order of White Oak for five years. Earlier, she was a founder and then Vice President of the Henge of Keltria Druid Order for nine years. She was also the founder of The New England Druid Summit, a yearly gathering of Druids in New England.

Ard-dhruidh & ard-ollamh - Arch-druid
Rob Smith (Jazz Smudgeson)
Rob was drawn to Celtic paganism over 20 years ago. He has published on Academia and other sites and was elected as Arch-druid in 2024.

Ard-ansruth - Vice Arch-druid
Aícerno ÓCathasaigh Ap Gryffydd née Alexander Blaine Griffith
I have been an Draoídeacht dalta since 1995, first joining with Sassafras Grove ADF.
In 2011, I parted ways with ADF and became an itinerant Draoídeacht until Melangell Green introduced me to an Tuatha na Dara or Tribe of the Oak. I completed my reading requirements and was initiated into the Tuatha by Ard Draoí Ollamh Jazz Smudgeson and now serve the Tuatha na Dara as Ard Anrúth.

Elder & Webmaster
Sean Ferrill
Sean is orignally from Salem Massachussetts and has been a member of the Tribe for a number of years. He has been a council member for five years and is currectly the webmaster

HR Lead
Kevin Nye
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