Next Wednesday, October 2, the University of Minnesota Program of Mortuary Science will be sharing a webinar entitled “Understanding Natural Organic Reduction” (NOR).   This webinar, conducted by an educational institution would be a great opportunity for funeral professionals to get an introduction into the NOR process.

The live webinar will take place for one hour beginning at 2:30 pm Central Time.  It will cost $25 at that time.  You can watch the event for free (No CEU) by waiting and watching the taped post-live webinar.  Please scroll down to “Cost” section to see how to do that.

Here is what the flyer for the program says about this presentation:

In this 1-hour seminar, participants will gain:
● An understanding of what NOR is and the science behind how it works.
● Information on NOR legalization in Minnesota, other states in the U.S., and other places in the
world where human composting is gaining popularity.
● Perspectives from a MN mortician who has already served Minnesota families with NOR services.
● Resources on where to go to learn more about NOR and stay informed.

Minnesota and Wisconsin funeral directors can receive one CEU credit by watching the webinar live.

Cost:
$25 for one continuing education credit; (Credit Card payments only.)
Note: The presentation may be watched at a later time (no CEU awarded) by visiting this website.  (Scroll to Past Webinars)

Presenters:

• Erik Halaas has spent the last year as a FINNOVATION Fellow exploring the feasibility of bringing Natural
  Organic Reduction to the state of Minnesota. During this time, he was also the primary coordinator
  behind NOR Minnesota, a grassroots action group that drafted and successfully advocated for the
  legalization of Natural Organic Reduction in May of 2024.
  Erik has a decade plus of experience launching novel programming in public health and education
  through cross-sector partnerships. Most recently, Erik was at the University of Minnesota where he
  helped to launch the Toaster Innovation Hub, a 6500 sq. ft. space designed to facilitate interdisciplinary
  collaboration in service to student innovation and entrepreneurship. Erik has an MPA in Health Policy and
  Management and a BA in Religion and American Racial and Multicultural Studies.

• Janet McGee is an instructor at the Mortuary Science program at the University of Minnesota. She
  graduated from the University of Minnesota’s School of Mortuary Science in 2002 and worked as a
  licensed mortician for six years. In 2008, she began working at one of the largest banks in the U.S. and
  while there, attained her MBA. Her background also includes national consumer product safety advocacy
  work.

• Mandy Stafford has been a licensed funeral director for approximately 15 years in both Minnesota and
  Wisconsin. Interra Natural Burial was a dream that she saw come to life while working at Mueller
  Memorial; from coming up with a name, to learning about natural caskets and urns, to partnering with
  Return Home for terramation, she learned it all.
  Being a funeral director is her passion and natural funerals have only increased her enthusiasm. She
  remains on call one weekend a month for Mueller Memorial and helps out her local funeral home in
  southern MN. She recently became a preneed coordinator for Return Home in Auburn, WA. In her free
  time, she enjoys fishing, hunting, camping and traveling with family and friends.

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