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Compliance Specialists

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 or email [email protected] with any questions regarding certification or becoming a compliance specialist.

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Gillian Fitzhugh​ — Bio coming soon!

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Jaclyn P. Curtis is a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer in Springfield Massachusetts. She graduated with an AAS in Mortuary Science from FINE, and a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from UMass Amherst. She has professional training as a Certified Funeral Service Provider and Certified Special Events Provider, and Cremation Certifications with both the NFDA and CANA. As a funeral director, Jackie has comforted and connected with families and she is supportive in teaching and explaining all traditional and non-traditional funeral options, including green funeral services and natural burials. Jackie enjoys hiking, attending outdoor concerts, and playing with her fur-baby Nikki. She is enthusiastic to join the movement to help expand choices for families in every space, and advance green burial options.

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Emily B. Miller is a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer and founder of GBC-certified cemetery Colorado Burial Preserve. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Religions from Reed College, she studied Funeral Service Education at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It was in funeral directing classes that Emily first learned of natural burial as an option. In her later experiences in helping families connect with funeral options, she found the options for wild final resting places lacking in Colorado and resolved to join the movement. 

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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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  • Welcome
  • About
    • Board Members
    • History
    • Leadership Award
  • Find GBC Providers
    • Interactive Maps
    • Cemeteries
    • Funeral Homes >
      • United States A—N
      • United States O—Z
      • Canada Funeral Homes
    • Product Providers
  • Certification
    • GBC Certification and Why it Matters?
    • Our Standards >
      • Cemetery Standards Downloads
    • Become Certified
    • Provider Benefits and Pricing
  • Education
    • Learn >
      • Green Burial Defined
      • FAQ >
        • Hybrid Cemeteries FAQ
        • Natural Burial FAQ
        • Conservation Burial FAQ
      • Starting a Green Cemetery
      • Potential Funding Sources
      • Green Funerals Course
      • Green Cemetery Course
      • Green Burial and Covid-19
      • Green Burial Glossary
      • Other Disposition Options
    • Multimedia >
      • GBC Publications
      • Books, Blogs, Articles, Videos
      • Photo Gallery
      • Articles Archive
    • Advocate >
      • Outreach Tools
    • Research >
      • Research
      • Disposition Statistics
      • Green Cemetery Survey Results
    • Tell Your Story >
      • Blog
      • Green Burial Stories >
        • Bob Swift
        • Tom Bonk
        • Barbara Beye Lorie
        • Scott
  • Events
    • GBC Conference Session Recordings
    • GBC Conference 2022 >
      • GBC Conference 2022 Agenda
      • 2022 Conference Recordings
      • 2022 Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
    • GBC Conference 2021 >
      • 2021 Conference Recordings
      • 2021 Conference Sponsors
    • GBC Conference 2020 Recordings
    • Webinars >
      • Peer-to-Peer Forums >
        • Resources
      • Public Webinars
    • What's Happening
  • Giving
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
  • Connect
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Partner Organizations
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