ALI COLE

Ali specializes in life transitions and community development. Over the years, Ali has worked to foster individual growth while nurturing community and creativity. Ali has her Death Doula certificate from the Conscious Dying Institute, Hospice Volunteer Certification from Ascension Hospice and Palliative Care and is a member of NEDA. She also holds a MA in Arts Administration from The School of the Art Institute and a BA in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Email: ali@alicole.com

ANNA ZEISEL

Anna graduated from Macalester College with a BA in cultural anthropology and is currently working towards her Masters of Divinity and Interreligious Chaplaincy certification. She is a 200-hour trained yoga instructor and INELDA-trained Death Doula. Her areas of focus include legacy projects, meditation, sitting vigil and yoga.
Email: annaczeisel@gmail.com

CHANA HARVEY

Chana received their online death doula certificate in 2022 and is currently a nursing student pursuing their BSN. Chana finds helping families through transitions very rewarding and believes that death care work is their heart’s true calling.
Email: cmharvey81217@gmail.com

HOLLY HOULF

Holly became a certified death doula in October 2023 after being a supportive presence for several loved ones as they were dying. As death is a huge part of life and every day we get closer to it, Holly strives to help people find comfort and beauty in death, versus being scared. Holly utilizes planning and coordination skills while working in commercial production, and is also a yoga instructor certified in meditation.
Email: hollyhoulf@gmail.com

GARRETT SCHWINDT

Garrett Schwindt is a Marriage and Family Therapist. At the heart of it, Garrett thinks therapy is a process fueled by curiosity and believes that deepening your understanding of past experiences can contextualize what’s happening in your current situation, creating a path toward progress and healing. Therapy offers us a chance to collaborate on the issues you’re facing. Garrett thinks of their training simply as a tool to use to explore your lived experiences and foster change.
Email: garrett@gracecft.com

JORDAN ROSE

Jordan is a Licensed Funeral Director and Certified Death Doula with specialties in queer and trans communities and post-death care. Jordan left the traditional funeral industry to create their own space and is dedicated to changing the conversation around death care, putting the rights into the hands of clients.
Email: roseendoflife@gmail.com

LORI HATTON

Lori is an Evanston resident and serves the community as an End-of-Life Doula and an Advanced Care Planner. She is also a hospice and dog therapy volunteer. As founder of Nightingale Crossings (www.nightingalecrossings.com), she strives to provide compassionate care to disarm the fear surrounding death, honor the process, and work towards a “good” death for all of end-of-life clients. She is honored to be trusted, both in advanced planning and in end-of-life support for those nearing the end-of-life, as well as their family members. Lori has received End-of-Life Doula Certifications from the Doulagivers Institute and the University of Vermont and Certifications in Elder Care and Advanced Care Consulting from the Doulagivers Institute. She is a member of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) and is “NEDA Proficient”. She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Leuven, Belgium and a B.S. from Indiana University.
Email: nightingalecrossings@gmail.com

MARY PHELPS

Mary is a licensed clinical massage therapist and natural healer who holds space for the grieving person and their family. She is a certified full-spectrum doula in birth, end of life, and perinatal loss. She has specialized certification as a grief massage therapist and trained in Japanese Zen Shiatsu bodywork. Her chosen modalities improve the experience of death, dying and grieving for her clients and their families. Mary can attend someone at their end of life with massage and shiatsu or offer grief massage for those who have experienced any for of loss, either of a person, place, animal, or object. Her vision for end of life care includes a world where death is not feared, but embraced and respected as a natural part of life through community education, collaborative conversations, and healthy touch. In her free time, she enjoys dancing with fire and making music.
Email: maryphelpsbusiness@outlook.com

REBECCA WATKINS

Rebecca is a certified death doula through Going With Grace. Rebecca has a multicultural background, having grown up primarily in Ukraine. Rebecca’s work as a death doula is influenced by their background as a yoga teacher, theater artist, and witchcraft practitioner, as well as influenced by their spirituality. Rebecca has a specific passion for helping communities dealing with violence and cares about preserving and educating regarding cultural practices around death while keeping ancient traditions alive in the modern day.
Email: rebeccaewatkins95@gmail.com

TANYA WILLIAMS

Tanya is a death doula, writer and storyteller, with a Master’s in Human Services with a focus on family crisis, grief and bereavement. Tanya is passionate about helping individuals learn to cope with complicated grief and family crisis that grief can sometimes cause or exacerbate. Tanya facilitates an online grief support group, and is the author of “The Dirty Side of Grief”, a blog that focuses on restoring or building a meaningful quality of life while trying to cope with complicated grief. Tanya works as a part-time death doula, helping individuals during the final stages of their lives by offering logistical planning for the time before, during and after of death; coordinating vigils or comforting practices; helping the dying person reflect on their life and values; and explaining the bodily functions of dying to caregivers.
Email: tanyacharita@gmail.com