Ever Roll Fund

Meet Natalia

Natalia Natterstad

Director at the Ever Roll Fund

Natalia Natterstad is originally from Moldova, a small country in Eastern Europe. She studied hard throughout school and, upon graduating from university, was granted a work-exchange program visa. Her first time in America was in Newport, Rhode Island, where she worked at a small hotel without knowing a single word of English.

Over time, her English improved, and her work took her across the country — Wisconsin, South Carolina, Alaska, Florida, and beyond. Working in hospitality meant relocating every six months to wherever the opportunity was strongest. Eventually, Natalia made the pivotal decision to stay in America and build a life rooted in liberty and freedom. She is multilingual, speaking Romanian, Russian, Spanish, some French, and English.

Just over three years ago, Natalia and Kortlund met on a dating app. They talked nearly every day for three weeks before meeting in person — and the rest, as they say, is history. They have been happily married for just over a year.

At the start of 2026, inspired by Kort’s story and the gap she saw in the SCI ecosystem, Natalia proposed building a company to deliver lived-experience consulting to organizations serving people with spinal cord injuries. That conversation became NeuroBridge Solutions Inc. Every day, Natalia and Kort push each other and the company forward — turning a deeply personal mission into a platform that helps thousands.

Meet Ryan

Ryan Gebauer

Director at the Ever Roll Fund

Ryan Gebauer has led a very interesting life. In June 1995, when he was only 16 years old, Ryan and his friends were climbing a tree in his neighborhood, as teenagers often do. When Ryan jumped out of that tree into the lake below, his world was changed forever. Ryan lost his balance, landed in the water, breaking his neck at the C3-4 level and leaving him paralyzed. He was hospitalized for six months following his injury. During that time, he had numerous surgeries, went through rehabilitation, and generally learned how to live as a quadriplegic.

Since that day, he has been a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. While many would simply give up, Ryan made another choice. He chose to get better rather than bitter. With that positive attitude, in 2008 he received a Master's in Business Administration after receiving a Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science, Criminal Justice, and Business, a real estate license in 2004, became an advocate for the disabled, and became a pillar of the community. Ryan was forced in the harshest manner and at a very early age to learn to overcome obstacles, and with that knowledge, he helps people.

While Ryan was mentoring, volunteering, and building the Spinal Cord Injury Support Group of South Florida, he learned about the hardships members were facing in trying to obtain accessible properties.

It was at this time that Ryan saw an opportunity to put his education and energy to use by working for a local real estate brokerage to change the perception of an industry dominated by able-bodied agents.

This "NEVER GIVE UP!" quality pushed Ryan to another challenge; Ryan started the first real estate brokerage in the U.S. that specializes in assisting individuals with a disability to obtain a property. Additionally, it's the first brokerage to be run by an individual with a disability.

Today, Ryan is the principal broker at Ryan Realty Group, located in Coral Springs, Fla., where he works with sellers, buyers, landlords, and tenants throughout South Florida. Ryan Realty Group specializes in working with disabled clients and seniors, and has an in-depth knowledge of properties that meet the specialized needs of the disabled and aging communities. We are blessed to have Ryan as an impactful director for the Ever Roll Fund. His energy, intuition, and experience are all valuable traits we are lucky to have.