We would like to thank the people that have helped make the SevenPonds After Death Planning Guide what it is. Here are some of the people that have generously contributed their time, thoughts and expert advice. 


 

Immediate help

Max BlankfeldMax Blankfeld
VP Operations and Marketing
Family Tree DNA
Houston, TX 
www.familytreedna.com

 

 

Sue CarterSue Carter
Adult Services Director
Kara
Palo Alto, CA
www.kara-grief.org

 

 

Kathy CurryKathy Curry
Manager
Fernwood Cemetery
Mill Valley, CA  
www.foreverfernwood.com

 

 

Joseph FerrucciJoseph Ferrucci
Joseph Ferrucci Attorney at Law
San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

Nathan KottkampNathan Kottkamp
Founder and Chair
National Healthcare Decisions Day
Richmond, VA
www.nhdd.org

 

 

Jerrigrace LyonsJerrigrace Lyons
Home Funeral Consultant
Final Passages
Sebastopol, CA 
www.finalpassages.org

 

 

Cathy McCallCathy McCall
Co-Founder
The Life Donor USA Foundation
Arizona
www.lifedonor.org

 

 

Lisa MorganLisa Morgan
Director of Communications
Center to Advance Palliative Care
New York, NY
www.capc.org

 

 

Jon RadulovicJon Radulovic
Vice President
National Hospice and Paliative Care Organization
Alexandria, VA
www.nhpco.org

 

 

Joe SeheeJoe Sehee
Executive Director
Green Burial Council,
Santa Fe, NM
www.greenburialcouncil.org

 

 

Joshua SlocumJoshua Slocum
Executive Director
Funeral Consumers Alliance
South Burlington, VT
www.funerals.org

 

 

Carole Van AelstynCarole Van Aelstyn
Board of Directors
Compassion and Choices Northern California Chapter
San Francisco, CA
www.compassionandchoicesnca.org

 

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Choosing Disposition

Kathy Curry Kathy Curry
Manager
Fernwood Cemetery
Mill Valley, CA  
www.foreverfernwood.com

 

 

Stephanie GainesStephanie Gaines
Director
CEOLP
Crestone, CO
www.crestone-end-of-life.org

 

 

Jerrigrace LyonsJerrigrace Lyons
Home Funeral Consultant
Final Passages
Sebastopol, CA 
www.finalpassages.org

 

 

Mark MatthewsMark Matthews
President
Cremation Association of North America (CANA)
Chicago, IL 
www.cremationassociation.org

 

 

Ralph MerkleRalph C. Merkle
Director
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Cupertino, CA
www.merkle.com

 

 

Paul RahillPaul Rahill
Divison President
Matthews International
St. Petersburg, FL 
www.matthewscremation.com

 

 

Joe SeeheeJoe Sehee
Executive Director
Green Burial Council
Santa Fe, NM
www.greenburialcouncil.org

 

 

Mary SimmsMary Simms
Press Officer
EPA
Pacific Southwest
www.epa.gov

 

 

Joshua SlocumJoshua Slocum
Executive Director
Funeral Consumers Alliance
South Burlington, VT 
www.funerals.org

 

 

Brad WhiteCaptain Brad White
New England Burials at Sea
Marshfield Hills, MA 
www.newenglandburialsatsea.com  

 

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Settling Estate

Kaliya HamlinKaliya Hamlin 
Executive Director
Personal Data Ecosystem
www.identitywoman.net

 

 
 

Joseph FerrucciJoseph Ferrucci
Joseph Ferrucci Attorney at Law
San Francisco, CA

 

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Remembrance Event

Donna BelkDonna Belk
Celebrant, Educator, and Practitioner
Home Funeral Alliance
Austin, TX 
www.homefuneraldirectory.com  

 

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Healing Process

Sue Carter
Adult Services Director
Kara
Palo Alto, CA
www.kara-grief.org

 

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