Dr. Kasey Wilson’s career has been in nonprofit management in both higher education and camp and conference center management. Prior to accepting the role as Director of Camp Cedar Ridge, she managed camps in California and Hawai’i and held leadership positions in the university setting. She is committed to the importance of lifelong learning and to the impact and power of the camp experience which supports people of all ages with social, intellectual, cognitive, emotional, spiritual and skill development in a safe and supportive environment.
Dr. Wilson holds a doctorate in higher education administration, an MBA with a focus in Marketing, and is a Licensed Practitioner with the Centers for Spiritual Living.
Jim Bryson brings a deep commitment to land stewardship and the outdoors to his role as Director of Maintenance at Camp Cedar Ridge. His career has taken him across some of the Pacific Northwest’s most remarkable landscapes, including three seasons with the Bureau of Land Management out of Boise, work with the U.S. Forest Service fighting fires, four years with Oregon State Parks, and time at a specialty bamboo nursery. Jim holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and brings a hands-on, nature-grounded perspective to everything he does. What draws Jim to Camp Cedar Ridge is the combination of land that is cared for with intention and purpose, and a community of people who make that work deeply meaningful. For Jim, camp is where stewardship of the land and stewardship of people come together.
Jason Coleman brings 30 years of experience in camps, conference centers, and outdoor education programs from across the country to his role as Director of Special Projects at Camp Cedar Ridge. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and has spent his career seeking out values-driven organizations where he can make his corner of the world a little nicer. Jason is happiest when he’s outdoors — preferably in sandals — and finds camp to be the perfect place to do meaningful work in a setting he loves.
Suni Gayle brings a unique and diverse background to her role as Director of Vernonia Commons. With a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and over 25 years of experience in change management and training for large organizations, Suni has spent her career helping people and systems grow. Her introduction to Camp Cedar Ridge came through volunteering in the summer of 2024, an experience that inspired her to make a meaningful career transition and join the team full time. Suni is passionate about holistic wellbeing and is committed to creating real, lasting impact for the local community through the power of meaningful connection and shared experience.
Michelle Geyer brings over 30 years of nonprofit administration experience to her role as Director of Business Operations at Camp Cedar Ridge. Throughout her career, Michelle has dedicated herself to organizations centered on youth and education, developing deep expertise in accounting, human resources, grant writing, and program evaluation. As Director of Business Operations, Michelle’s focus is on caring for Camp Cedar Ridge’s staff and keeping the behind-the-scenes functions of camp running smoothly — so that everyone else can pour their energy into creating an exceptional guest experience. She is passionate about the transformative power of the camp environment and the profound impact it has on people of all ages. Michelle holds a Master’s Degree in Women’s Spirituality. She telecommutes from the San Francisco Bay Area and makes her way to Camp Cedar Ridge as often as she can.
Rachel Horn-Plummer brings to Camp Cedar Ridge a multidisciplinary background in communications, creative and technical writing, administration and in-class teaching experience as a Behavioral Specialist teacher. Rachel has built a career on supporting community- centered and equity-driven nonprofit and service-based work. She holds a B.A. in communications from Southern New Hampshire University and is currently pursuing an M.Ed. in Special Education, with an emphasis on social-emotional development for at-risk youth. As a Tier III Behavioral Specialist teacher at Vernonia Middle School, she designed targeted interventions for students with significant behavioral needs.
Rachel has decades of experience advancing equity-centered practices, with the most recent being the NW Belonging Collaborative Equity Committee in Columbia County in the Pacific Northwest Oregon.
Rachel’s administrative experience includes operations and communications roles as an the Executive Assistant at the Metro Oregon Convention Center, a certified Native American artisan and as a professional writer, where she brings a narrative-driven approach to her creative non-fiction work—translating complex ideas into clear, compelling communication that supports locally grounded philanthropic efforts as a member of the advisory board of Edwards Endeavors located in Phoenix Arizona. Rachel Horn-Plummer is proud to be a federally recognized member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, located in Lame Deer, Montana.
