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Speakers Bureau

Alabama

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W Keith Ward
Fairhope
​AL, and Pensacola FL
wkward@me.com

251-222-5058


Alberta

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Roxanne Walsh
Turner Valley AB
​Calgary area and beyond
info@RoxanneWalsh.ca
587-573-2423



Arkansas

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Vicky Kelley
Fayetteville
Arkansas State and 50 mile radius out of state
greenburialNSBA@gmail.com
479-879-2854


British Columbia

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Nicola Finch
Williams Lake BC
British Columbia
​nicola@greenburialbc.ca
778-765-1552


California

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Shawn LaValleur Adame
Long Beach CA
​Southern California
shawnadame@gmail.com
562-732-6319

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Brad Angell
Santa Cruz CA
South Bay Area
architectatlaw@gmail.com
831-419-9720

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Carol Drebin
Roseville
​Northern CA, Tahoe, Reno
caroldrebin@gmail.com
916-834-4363

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Julie Esterly
Santa Cruz CA
Bay area, Central Coast, Worldwide
info@esterly.com
831-227-3148

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Dan Flynn
Santa Barbara
Continental US
dan@simplyremembered.com
805-569-7000

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Michael Furniss
Arcata CA
Anywhere plus teleconferencing
mjfurniss@gmail.com
707-616-5254

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Holly Blue Hawkins
Aptos CA
Monterey-San Francisco Bay Area
hollyblue@LastRespectsConsulting.com
831-588-3040

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Maggie McMillan
Palm Springs CA
Southern CA, Arizona
maggie@joshuatreememorialpark.com
760-271-5150

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Ashley Porter
Santa Cruz
SF Bay Area
ashleyporter84@gmail.com
831-818-1783

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Joseph Stinson
Colma CA
Bay Area
info@colmacremation.com
650-757-1300


Colorado

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Jamie Sarche
​Denver
US and Canada
jamie@feldmanmortuary.com
720-404-6772


Connecticut

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Douglas Renfield-Miller
Redding Center CT
New England
drenfieldmiller@gmail.com
646-321-7648


District of Columbia

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Valerie Rind
Washington DC
Washington DC Metro area
valerierind@vsjenterprises.com
202-365-0245


Florida

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Madysen Lynne Graham
Loxahatchee FL
​Continental US

madison.graham001@mymdc.net
561-827-5031

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Maryellen Tilly
Dunedin FL
Pinellas County Area
tilly.maryellen@gmail.com
727-644-8559

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Mary Frances Kordick
Bradenton FL
Gulf Coast. Further with paid expenses.
kordickmaryfrances@msn.com
773-213-5082


Georgia

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Barry Koch
Atlanta GA
100 mile radius of Atlanta
Barry@tgbeyond.tech
404 510-4389



Illinois

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Martin Bekoe
Plainfield IL
Chicagoland Area, Midwest, Pennsylvania
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mnkbekoe@gmail.com
312-792-8066

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Russell Elleven
Libertyville IL
Lake County
russell@wholisticed.org
847-780-6690

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Darrell Hill
Chicago IL
Midwest states
darrell@greenburialcouncil.org
312-259-4125

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Hannah Keene
Chicago IL
Midwest, East Coast, Southwest
hannahakeene@gmail.com
719-429-6704

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Rian Lussier
Chicago IL
​Midwest, East Coast, Southern US
rianclussier@gmail.com
937-270-8835

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Samuel Cline Perry
Cambria IL
​All of Southern Illinois
samuelp@greenburialcouncil.org
317-372-6836

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Jessica Sylvester
Oak Park IL
Midwest
jessicaleesylvester@gmail.com
312-909-0298


Indiana

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Lauren Richwine
Fort Wayne IN
Northern Indiana and surrounds
lauren@deathdonedifferently.com
260-241-8961


Massachusetts

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Jim Holman
Cambridge MA
North America, Europe
jholman@mountauburn.org
617-607-1936

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Cherri Lanagan
New Bedford MA
Massachusetts
Clanagan@umassd.edu
774-400-2635


Michigan

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Merilynne Rush
Dexter MI (Ann Arbor area)
USA
thedyingyear@gmail.com
734-395-9660


Missouri

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Kat Weir
St. Louis MO
Missouri and Illinois
Kat@greenburialcouncil.org
‪314-325-9808‬


New Hampshire

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Lee Webster
Holderness NH
​New England
​nhfrea@gmail.com
603-236-9495


New Jersey

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Ed Bixby
Woodbine NJ
New Jersey
bixby17@msn.com
​609-892-4429

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Eileen Cogan
Mantua NJ
Gloucester County, South Jersey
eileencogan@gmail.com
856-625-8519


New Mexico

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Gail Rubin
Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Santa Fe
​Gail@agoodgoodbye.com
505-265-7215


North Carolina

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Cassie Barrett
Asheville NC
2 hour radius
cassie@carolinamemorialsanctuary.org
828-782-7283

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Joe Smolenski
Raleigh
Eastern NC area
joe3@rfhr.com
919-866-1866

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Dyanne Miller
Wake Forest NC
North Carolina
Dymatz@nc.rr.com
919-219-2256

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Anne Weston
Hillsborough NC
Piedmont Triangle
annecweston@yahoo.com
919-489-9759


Ohio

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Bill Gupton
Cincinnati
​Cincinnati and the Tri-State area
billguptonuu@gmail.com
513-633-8703

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Chad McGreevey
Lakewood OH
Cleveland and surrounds
chadmcgreevey@gmail.com
216-221-0220


Oklahoma

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James Donovan
Tulsa
100-mile radius of Tulsa, UU congregations welcome
tulsauus@yahoo.com
918-639-8249


Ontario

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Hilary Little
Ottawa
​Ottawa, Hull, Gatineau
hilarylittle@gmail.com
613-293-3749

Chimanlal Gandhi
Brampton
Within 50 miles radius of Toronto

clightwala@hotmail.com
905-216-9159

Oregon

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Rachel Essig
Portland OR
West Coast
rachel@riverviewcemetery.org
503-246-4251

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Elizabeth Fournier
Boring OR
Pacific Northwest
​Elizabeth@cornerstonefuneral.com
503-704-5344


Pennsylvania

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Pete McQuillin
Verona PA
150 mile radius of Pittsburgh
pete@pennforestcemetery.com
412-977-2207


Texas

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Melissa N. Unfred
Austin
Anywhere in Texas
Themodernmortician@gmail.com
512-609-0092


Virginia

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Jeff Hodes
Herndon
Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia
jeff@greenburialcouncil.org
703-787-6715

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Willow Kelly
Staunton
Virginia
willow@willowkelly.com
434-960-5126


Washington

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Jessica Caldwell
Olympia WA
Washington State
jessicalcaldwell@gmail.com
360-951-6210

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Andrea Fitzgerald
Bow
Washington State
goldenwillowdoula@gmail.com
541-285-7801

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David Quigg
Aberdeen
Western WA, south of Olympia
dtquigg@gmail.com
360-591-2329


Wisconsin

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Tajai Turner
Milwaukee WI
Wisconsin State
efc@essentialfconsult.com
414-322-0583

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Kelly Whited-Ford
Viroqua WI
Wisconsin State
kelly.whitedford@gmail.com
608-606-5180

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      • United States A—N
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    • Learn >
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      • Starting a Green Cemetery
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      • Green Funerals Course
      • Green Burial and Covid-19
      • Green Burial Glossary
      • Other Disposition Options
    • Multimedia >
      • GBC Publications
      • Photo Gallery
      • Text and Audiovisual
      • Articles Archive
    • Advocate >
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      • Speakers Bureau
    • Research >
      • Academic Papers
      • Disposition Statistics
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    • Tell Your Story >
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      • Green Burial Stories >
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