What Our Compliance Specialists Do

Our compliance specialists are responsible for providing unbiased reviews of applications that ensure adherence to our standards in all categories. Each specialist has expertise that qualifies him or her based on education and experience. They generously volunteer their time and expertise to make sure that every certified business and individual meets or exceeds the requirements of their discipline's certification. Our specialists engage with prospective providers, guiding them through the paperwork process to success from the first call to the determination. For a step-by-step guide to the certification process, go to Become Certified. If you have skills that qualify you to participate, please contact these specialists—they'd be delighted to hear from you.  

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Gillian Fitzhugh​ — Bio coming soon!
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Cemeteries

Matt Connell was born in Wisconsin and grew up in the Chicago area. Since he was a young man, Matt has had a deep interest in beautifying common deathcare practices. This, combined with his passion for protecting our environment, led him to taking part in the green burial movement. He spent many years in the advertising industry, but today, he's spreading the green burial message across the Upper Midwest, including his new home in the Twin Cities. He's hoping to not only teach these values to his two young sons, but to create a more responsible approach to deathcare, and a stronger connection with nature, for everyone.
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Annamaria Ford​ — Bio coming soon!
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Rich Wong is based out of southern California, working at Fox Sports in studio production. Prior to that, Rich was in the pharmaceutical industry on the manufacturing & distribution side. Rich serves as a technology and operations advisor for several green burial locations.”
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Funeral Homes

David Anderson is a Licensed Funeral Director in Kansas, California, & Oregon. He has an AAS degree in Funeral Science from Arkansas State University - Mountain Home, and is a recipient of the Certificate of Proficiency in Green Funeral Service. David treasures the outdoors, and the wonders our environment provides. He believes everyone should have the chance & opportunity of a dignified and earth friendly disposition.
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Adriana Corral is a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer and founder of Mourning Thymes.  After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso, she studied Funeral Service Education at Miami Dade College. Adriana has been passionate about green burial, family-directed funerals, and cost-effective services since the beginning of her career.  Adriana currently resides on a farm and is still involved with the movement, providing virtual services to young widows.  
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Compliance Officer

Mia Nickelson has a BA degree in Cultural Anthropology from Ball State University.  Her education provided her with a strong foundation of knowledge on how our cultural and environmental paradigms interact, an interaction that we see in burial practices across the globe. Her work history with fair trade vendors makes her especially passionate about following environmental principles. She also has professional experience in the nonprofit and higher education sectors with a heavy focus on policy compliance.  In 2021, she volunteered with The Order of The Good Death to research current green burial offerings across the US and Canada. She is excited to use her professional experience and compliance skills to support death positivity and the green burial movement.
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