Our Team Members
Introducing the Founders of the Virtual Death Doula Network, Inc.
Andrea Sugar
Death Doula/VDDN Co-Founder
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Andrea (She/Her) is a Boulder, CO based doula. She is also a Reiki practitioner and life coach with a background in community mental health, addiction studies and suicide research. Andrea also has extensive experience working with veterans who have returned from war zones.
Daniel Shaw
Death Doula/VDDN Co-Founder
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Daniel (He/Him) a death doula based in Portland, OR. Daniel is an Army veteran and served in the Middle East. Among other contributions to the VDDN, Daniel acts as the group's webmaster.
And the Doulas of the Virtual Death Doula Network, Inc.
Inti Hirt
Death Doula
Inti (she/her) is a death doula currently living in Minneapolis. Through her hospice experience she learned the importance of grief support not only for the person transitioning, but for their loved ones.
Louisa Deboo
Death Doula
Louisa (She/Her) is an Okanogan Valley, WA based doula. She is also a Reiki practitioner and life planning specialist and has experience in aromatherapy and herbs.
Emily Cross
Death Doula, VDDN Co-Founder
Emily (She/Her) is a death doula, currently in the United Kingdom. Emily Cross started her death doula practice in 2017 in order to serve and uphold the wishes of the dying.