Our Facilitators

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Deb Bershad is an RN with 45+ years experience. She ended her career as a Hospice Nurse and her patient experiences allow her to act both from medical and non-medical perspectives. She now serves as an End-Of-Life Doula.

Joy Lovejoy is a Chaplain at the local hospital and an interfaith Minister. She has worked at a local mortuary, and is a Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist.

 Petronella Newhard is a CCC SLP (Clinical Certificate of Competence Speech-Language Pathologist) who provides communication and swallowing services over the lifespan, including at end of life.  She is also a non-medical End-of-Life Doula.