Governance
The Advisory Board
A grieving family has no way to tell one grief coach from another. The Advisory Board writes the standard that answers that.
The roster
Advisory Board members
Practitioners from across grief work and coaching.
Brandon Palmer
MS, FT, FAAGC
Hospice and bereavement care
Brandon is a Hospice Bereavement Coordinator with Intermountain Health, where he provides bereavement counseling, education, and program development for hospice families throughout Salt Lake and Utah Counties. He has spent more than thirteen years in hospice and bereavement care, working with individuals and families after the death of someone close to them.
He holds a Master of Science in Thanatology from Edgewood College with a specialization in grief and bereavement counseling, and a Bachelor of Science in Religion from Liberty University. He is a Fellow in Thanatology through the Association for Death Education and Counseling and a Fellow of the American Academy of Grief Counseling. His work focuses on translating bereavement research into practical assessment, intervention, and education, which is the bridge between what the literature shows and what a standard can reasonably require.
Tangela Cameron
MDIV, BCC, CT
Chaplaincy and spiritual care
Tangela is the Regional Bereavement Coordinator at Liberty HomeCare and Hospice in Wadesboro, North Carolina, where she leads grief and bereavement support for families, staff, and the surrounding community. She is an ordained Deacon in The United Methodist Church, a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains, and a Certified Thanatologist with the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
Her work spans grief education, clinical spiritual care, staff support, and resource development, and she is pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Pfeiffer University. She brings the chaplain's perspective on grief that is spiritual as well as psychological, and on the boundary between the two.
Heather Jones
CCH, Certified Life and Somatic Coach
Coaching practice and ethics
Heather is the founder of Heather Jones Coaching LLC, where she works with clients on lasting behavioral change through hypnosis, somatic techniques, and coaching. She is certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists and the Courageous Living Coach Certification program, and she is an Army veteran and military spouse.
She brings the working coach's view of how a standard lands in practice, which is what keeps requirements rigorous and still workable for the practitioners held to them.
With our thanks
Every member of this board already carries a full caseload, a congregation, or a practice. They took this on because a standard for grief coaching is worth building, and because the people it protects are the people they already serve.
INBGC is grateful for their expertise, their judgment, and their willingness to put their names on what the credential requires.
Service
Serving on the Advisory Board
Experienced professionals are invited to serve
Members shape what the credential requires, which means their judgment reaches every coach who holds it and every family a certificant sits with.
The commitment is up to four standards-focused meetings a year, plus email review of proposed changes to the topic areas, the examination blueprint, the Code of Ethics, and the continuing education requirements. Terms are two years and renewable.
Questions about the role: [email protected]