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 Clockwise from left: Brian, Mysti (former Director), Raven (not a Director), Selene, Luna (not a Director).
Like Selene, Brian moved to Los Angeles (from Philadelphia) for college at UCLA, where he earned a BS in Atmospheric Sciences. He later graduated from Loyola Law School and is now working as an attorney. He had spent years searching for an appropriate religion. Finding it had to wait until after college, when he met Selene in 1998. He was immediately drawn to Wicca. Being politically active in college, it didn't take long for Brian to become wrapped up in the activist angle of Paganism, and he helped start Pagan Pride Los Angeles. He has since been appointed the Western Regional Coordinator (in 2001) and the Membership Director (in 2004) of the International Pagan Pride Project, and oversees activities nationwide. In his spare time he occasionally works in his previous trade, website design (like this one). Why he became a Witch: "I spent several years searching for a nature based religion, never knowing where to look. Then I met a Wiccan Witch who introduced me to the craft. Everything Wiccans believed matched what I felt in my heart."
Why she became a witch: "I've always been a witch, it just took me a long time to find and own my spirtual center. I'm very comfortable with it now and am grateful that I can give back to the community that gives me so much."
The esteemed Past President of the Los Angeles chapter of Pagan Pride, Selene Silverwind is a published author. Born in Walnut Creek, California, she moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. She has been a practicing Witch for ten years and is now studying Celtic Shamanism. Selene belongs to the Society of Celtic Shamans and Cauldron of Cerridwen. Selene has authored Once Upon a Beltane Eve, Magic for Lovers, and The Everything Paganism Book. With Brian, she started Pagan Pride Los Angeles in June of 1999 and oversaw its incorporation as a nonprofit organization. Why she became a Witch: "I desired a religion that offered a balance between male and female deities and revered nature. When I found Wicca, I discovered it embodied everything I had been trying to piece together. The emphasis on individual responsibility and direction especially appealed to me." |
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Gina is a native Californian, born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She always believe in the magic and power inherent in nature all around us. Afters decades of being told by others around her that it was just myth and make-believe, she found a group of like-minded folk in North Hollywood and found her true "home" among those who believe. In 2003 she asked her patron goddess to help her find a way to volunteer her time and talent. She found the Pagan Pride Project. Now the Vice President of Pagan Pride LA/OC she spends much of her time helping to organize Pagan Pride Day and other Pagan related events.