Board of Directors

Maesie Speer

Board Chair

Maesie Speer is a creative consultant working with socially engaged arts and culture organizations to support program design, community engagement, and fundraising. Prior to freelancing, Maesie led artist-focused programs at Caldera Arts and supported arts and culture initiatives at The Oregon Community Foundation. Maesie is passionate about building & nurturing creative spaces and draws upon her artistic practice which bridges performance, research and facilitation. She has created work for stages, streets, gymnasiums, basements, libraries and private homes. Originally from Memphis, TN, Maesie lives in NE Portland with her husband and cat.

Kathleen Pratt ND

Kathleen Pratt is a naturopathic physician and midwife in Hood River Oregon. Her clinical experience has ranged from community clinics such as Outside In in Portland Oregon to more recently private practice here in the Columbia River Gorge. In her practice Kathleen focuses on functional medicine- to create optimization in all aspects of health- physical, mental and emotional. This includes supporting the current symptoms, as well as identifying what has led to these symptoms and how to create health moving forward in the manner of prevention. The importance of cultivating relationships with the natural environment and community are stressed in addition to focusing on health and vitality. Kathleen grew up in rural Maine with nature right outside her backdoor. These early years created a love of the nature that continues to be a priority in her life today with her family. Kathleen lives in the Gorge community with her husband and eight year old daughter. Together they explore the water and mountains in their truck camper- which they live and travel in for four months each fall. When at home she keeps busy biking, kiting, skiing and spending time in her garden with her beehives and chickens.

Mathew Woody MD 

A native of Kansas, I have spent the majority of my life in Missouri including completing high school in a small town in the Ozarks. Attending the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine took me to Kansas City, MO. I completed my MD degree in 1992 and my wife is a graduate of UMKC School of Medicine as well, graduating in 1994. We stayed in the Kansas City area to raise our two children and practice medicine. I practiced clinical medicine for 25 years at North Kansas City Hospital, retiring from clinical practice in October of 2020. I continue a remote presence at NKCH as a physician advisor. My prior nonprofit experience includes serving on the Liberty (Missouri) School District Foundation Board and a long serving board member and officer for Urban Trail Co. promoting development of trails and outdoor activity in the Kansas City metro area. My wife and I have focused our charitable giving to organizations that support early childhood literacy, early childhood education in the urban core and projects improving public lands and the environment.

Roman Moretti

Roman is a teacher in Hood River who is passionate about serving the youth of our community. Ever since he was a teen, he has felt a deep connection to wilderness and outdoor adventures, whether he is hiking, white water rafting, rock climbing, or just sitting quietly in a meadow. You can find him chasing waterfalls, playing in various sports leagues, snowshoeing and snowboarding, and adventuring with my wife and son.

Norm Dibble

Norm, CultureSeed Co-Founder, is an artist, designer, craftsman, and adventurer who is actively creating the Village at Atlan Center. Norm is inspired by his learning experiences at Haystack Mountain School, Pilchuck Glass School, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and Evergreen State College to create opportunities for experiential education in the natural environment. 

Jody Sturdy O'Connor MEd MSc

Jody is the owner and Director of Research and Evaluation at Colibri Consulting. Before starting her own business, she spent years working as an educator, nonprofit program manager and scientist - working with communities in the Pacific Northwest, New Mexico, Ecuador, Alaska and South Africa. She deeply enjoys using Popular Education and participatory research (in both English and Spanish) to empower nonprofits and the communities they serve. Living in the Columbia River Gorge with her husband and 2 kids, she embraces playing outside as a key part of emotional and physical wellness.