INELDA Update – JULY-AUGUST 2021
INELDA trainers together in July by David Patiño
Staff News
Welcome to our six new trainers, who will start to teach training classes as of September. We are truly excited to have them as part of the team: Julia Andino from San Juan, Puerto Rico; Marady Duran from Boise, Idaho; Garrett Ellis from Conestoga, Pennsylvania; Claudette Peterson from West Fargo, North Dakota.; Wilka Roig from San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico; and Valoria Walker from Columbia, Maryland. Over the next few months, you will be hearing from and learning more about each trainer in Notes for the Journey and on our website.
INELDA Opportunities
Director of Marketing and Communications. This full-time position requires a person with an extensive marketing background and experience working in nonprofit organizations. They will create and oversee all of INELDA’s marketing efforts, branding, and external communications. They will become part of the executive committee, which leads the organization in following through on its vision, mission, and strategic plans. To read the full job description and apply, THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED
Board of Trustees. INELDA is actively looking for new board members. The ideal candidates will have years of experience working with nonprofit organizations. Involvement in end-of-life issues or health care is preferred. We encourage people from the BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ communities to apply. Our board oversees the performance of the organization in meeting its goals and maintaining its financial health. To read the full position description and apply, click here.
Care Partners Class
On August 1 we announced our new Care Partners class for people who want to learn how to support and guide their friends and family when they enter the dying process. In this 12-hour, four-session class, our instructors will provide the knowledge you need and help you develop the skills to imagine and curate end-of-life experiences in which family and friends feel safe, valued, and in control.
The skills you will learn in this class are grounded in the approach used by end-of-life doulas. However, unlike being a doulas, as a Care Partner you are expected to continue the emotional engagement with the dying person; that is part of what it means to be a friend or family member. As a Care Partner you don’t have to hold back your ideas, feelings, and beliefs; the urge to directly solve issues that arise; or the desire to forcefully advocate for your loved one’s wishes with a medical team. It isn’t necessary to maintain the kind of dispassionate boundary a doula would at the bedside.