INELDA Update – APRIL 2026
Wilka Roig Joins INELDA’s Board of Directors
We are excited to announce that educator Wilka Roig has been elected to INELDA’s board of directors. Wilka trained with INELDA in 2017 and has been a constant champion of the organization while continuing to raise awareness of doulas globally through her efforts with Red Latinoamericana de Acompañamiento en la Muerte y el Duelo, Consciencia de la Muerte, Fundación Elisabeth Kübler-Ross México Centro, and through many other groups and affiliations. She will be forming a doula council, made up of practicing doulas around the globe who serve their communities and will serve to inform the board and organization. Wilka will continue to teach training and workshops.
INELDA Goes to Mountains of Courage
This past month, Katina Perkins, INELDA’s director of program outreach and membership, visited Bozeman, Montana to attend the 15th annual Mountains of Courage conference. This one-day conference explores the practical aspects, emotions, traditions, and myths of death and dying in the United States. Katina addressed the conference and held a doula meet-up for all to connect. We will be back in Montana on May 14th through the 17th for an end-of-life doula training in Missoula. Learn more here.
Doctoral candidate Sarah Clem, MSW, from the University of Maryland School of Social Work is seeking study participants for her research on barriers to death rituals. Participation in this research involves an interview with bereaved individuals who have experienced a barrier to planning, attending, or performing a death ritual (e.g., funeral). Participants may be invited for an optional second hourlong interview. Participants may choose to receive a $25 gift card or select from a list of three nonprofits to donate the $25. Register to participate here.
Posted 4/7/2026