EDUCATION-EVENTS

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Janet is a trained End of Life Doula through the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA), Zen Buddhist practitioner, and founder of Good Death Doula. While some define a “good death” as one that is free from avoidable distress and suffering. Janet views a good death as one where people feel comfortable talking about death in a way that creates agency, intention, and closure while incorporating wellness and peace on life's ending. Janet works with individuals and their families through hospice, vigil, and the grieving process with compassion, love, support, and understanding that this time is sacred, precious, and beautiful.

SECRETARY

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Michelle is an INELDA trained end of life doula, grief coach, and founder of HELD. While serving as a caregiver to her husband during the end of his life, she came to understand the transformational possibilities that exist when being deeply present to the dying experience. Michelle is a member of both INELDA and NEDA, is a Certified Grief Educator through David Kessler, is a Certified NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist and Life Coach through IntraAwareness. To learn more about how Michelle practices the art of death midwifery go to heldoula.com.

FINANCE

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Amy is an attorney in Duluth, Minnesota. Her practice focuses on estate planning and elder law, so she is often speaking with clients about important end of life issues. Amy finds it so rewarding when clients express their sense of peace at getting their personal affairs in order. Having experienced the sudden and unexpected death of her husband while raising two teenage daughters, Amy understands the value of being prepared to address the practical realities that arise following the loss of a loved one. Please see amykuronenlaw.com if you would like to know more about Amy's approach to estate planning.

MEMBER AT LARGE

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Amanda is the Community Programs Manager at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. She is incredibly passionate about cemeteries as community spaces and is actively involved in connecting cemetery educators and advocates across the country with resources to increase programming and community engagement. In addition to her love of cemeteries, she enjoys finding new ways to encourage community conversations around death and dying, whether through community memorialization opportunities, or small workshops and informational classes.

MEMBERSHIP

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Abigail is a memorial celebrant with training through Insight Books. Her passion is working with families to create and facilitate a fitting memorial service. In a eulogy, she weaves together stories from family, friends, colleagues, and others to offer those who gather a glimpse of the arc of a life, what mattered, and what we learn as we go forward. She is a good listener and a strong advocate for bringing community together to mark important passages.

MEMBER AT LARGE

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Corey is a trained End of Life Doula through the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA), and serves as a volunteer with North Memorial Hospice. As the caregiver during his mother’s death, he found a clarity of purpose, helping individuals and families navigate their end-of-life journey. He believes death should be talked about and planned for. As a lifelong planner his mantra is, “none of us are making it out of here alive, so let’s make sure we plan for it and have a good death.” He feels everyone should leave this world for the next unburdened from the stresses of life, surrounded by laughter, compassion and love.

COMMUNICATIONS

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Emily is a trained End-of Life / Death Doula, and gained her certification through Going With Grace. Emily serves as a Hospice Volunteer for Sholom Hospice, and also provides grief support and resources for organ donor families at LifeSource. She attended United Theological Seminary and received a Masters of Arts in Leadership. Her capstone project, the Radical Death Series, prioritized issues of racial equity, collective grief, and what it means to embrace death as inseparable from life.

OUTREACH

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Kate is a trained End of Life Doula (INELDA & ILDM), a Certified Life Planning Specialist, a volunteer with Kindred Hospice, and owner of Whispers of Life Doula. As an event planner who sees nature as her sanctuary, she is dedicated to creating opportunities for self care—as a personal practice and for the community around her. Death has been a close companion of Kate’s life, and as one dear friend described this threshold, “Those who have seen the darkness know best how to seize the moment and find the light.” It is a mantra Kate holds close within her heart.