Alabama

W Keith Ward
Fairhope
​AL, and Pensacola FL
wkward@me.com
251-222-5058

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Alberta

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

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Arkansas

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

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British Columbia

Nicola Finch
Williams Lake BC
Williams Lake, Quesnel, 100 Mile House
​nicola@greenburialbc.ca
778-765-1552
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Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Products, Pre-planning

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California

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

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Michael Furniss
Arcata
Humboldt and Del Norte Counties + remote
mjfurniss@gmail.com
707-797-7017

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries

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

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Holly Blue Hawkins
Aptos
Santa Cruz County
hollyblue@LastRespectsConsulting.com
831-588-3040

​​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Products, Green Burial Masterclass

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Colorado

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

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Pre-planning, Alkaline Hydrolysis, Natural Organic Reduction, Green Burial,

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Florida

Mary Frances Kordick
Bradenton
Bradenton
mfkordick49@outlook.com
773-213-5082


​​​Subject area(s): Conservation cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Pre-planning

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

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Georgia

Barry Koch
Atlanta
Atlanta GA + 100 mile radius
barry@tgbeyond.com
404-510-4389

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Products, Pre-planning

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Illinois

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

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Rian Lussier
Chicago
​Chicago + 50 mile radius
rianclussier@gmail.com
937-270-8835

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes,  Products, Pre-planning, Home Funerals, Green Burial Ceremonies, Green Burial History

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

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Samuel Cline Perry
Cambria
Southern Illinois & Central Indiana
samuelp@greenburialcouncil.org
317-372-6836

Subject area(s): Funeral Homes, Pre-planning

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Hannah Keene
Chicago
Chicago
hannahakeene@gmail.com
719-429-6704

​Subject area(s): Pre-planning

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

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Indiana

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

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Massachusetts

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

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Cherri Lanagan
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Clanagan@umassd.edu
774-400-0329

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Products, Pre-planning

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Michigan

Merilynne Rush
Dexter
Ann Arbor, MI + statewide with expenses covered
thedyingyear@gmail.com
734-395-9660

​Subject area(s): Green Burial, Natural after-death care, Community organizing for change

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Missouri

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

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New Hampshire

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

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Pre-Planning, Home Funerals, End-of-Life Doulas, Funeral Reform

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New Jersey

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

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

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New Mexico

Gail Rubin
Albuquerque
Albuquerque, Santa Fe
​Gail@agoodgoodbye.com
Office 505-265-7215 or mobile 505-363-7514

​Subject area(s): Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Pre-planning

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North Carolina

Cassie Barrett
Asheville
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
North Carolina
Dymatz@nc.rr.com
919-219-2256

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Anne Weston
Hillsborough + 50 miles
Piedmont Triangle
annecweston@yahoo.com
919-489-9759

​Subject area(s): Green Burial 101, Advance Directives

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Nova Scotia

Dawn Carson
Halifax
Halifax
deathmattersns@gmail.com
902-488-6601
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Subject area(s): Hybrid Cemeteries, Pre-planning, Canadian perspective, Setting up a non-profit in the green burial sector in Canada, How to get green burial in Nova Scotia / Canada

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Ohio

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

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Products, Pre-planning, GBC certification

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Joe Potelicki
Canton
Northeast Ohio
jpotelicki@cantoncemetery.org
330-494-0641

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Oklahoma

Shanda
Moore
shanda@tankersrock.org
719-470-4080


Subject area(s): Pre-planning, child loss, conservation cemeteries

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

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Ontario

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

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Chimanlal Gandhi
Brampton
Within 50 miles radius of Toronto
clightwala@hotmail.com
905-216-9159

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Oregon

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

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Products, Pre-planning, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes,

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

Subject area(s): Products, Pre-planning, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Conservation Cemeteries, Natural Organic Reduction, Home Funeral, Home Burial, Owning/Operating Green Funeral Homes

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Sarah Pisano
Springfield
Eugene, OR + 150 mile radius
gatheringpeaceeolc@gmail.com
www.gatheringpeacellc.com
702-275-0552

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Products, Pre-planning

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Mary Ann Perry
Southern OR, Northern CA
sexton@theforestconservationburial.org
541-625-9697


​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Products, Pre-planning, Home funerals, Hybrid Cemeteries

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Pennsylvania

Carin Bonifacino
Toughkenamon
info@revcarin.com
610-998-5164


​Subject area(s): End of life planning - directives, funeral planning, obituary writing, conservation cemeteries, hybrid cemeteries, funeral homes

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Kristin Hauman
Verona
​Allegheny County
​kristin@naturalfuneralcompany.com
412-716-4435

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Kayla Willingham
Bowmanstown
Kayla.M_Willingham@yahoo.com
570-972-7565

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Subject area(s): Conservation cemetery topics, Hybrid cemetery topics, Funeral home topics, Pre-planning topics

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Texas

Melissa Meadow
Washington and Texas
Any online, 300 miles from Seattle
Themodernmortician@gmail.com
512-609-0092


​Subject Areas: Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Products, Pre-planning, Therapy Dogs, Alternative Dispositions from NOR to AH

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Virginia

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

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​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Pre-planning, Funeral Sales, CE credits

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

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Washington

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

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

Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Hybrid Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Products, Pre-planning, Young Humans Perspectives

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

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Wisconsin

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

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Kelly Whited-Ford
Driftless Green Burial Alliance member
Viroqua
Wisconsin State
kelly.whitedford@gmail.com
608-606-5180

​Subject area(s): Conservation Cemeteries, Pre-planning, Hybrid Cemeteries, Family-Directed Funerals, Natural Burial

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