University of Minnesota Program of Mortuary ScienceContinuing Education Outreach Webinar EventUniversity of Minnesota Understanding Natural Organic Reduction (NOR)Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, via ZOOMWebinar Overview:Did you know that starting July 1, 2025, Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) will become a legal form of disposition in the state of Minnesota? Join us as we explore not only the science behind NOR, but implications MN licensed morticians might consider as this new form of final disposition makes its way to Minnesota. What does this mean for MN Licensed Morticians?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.
How To Register: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 our website: https://med.umn.edu/mortuaryscience/professional-resources (Scroll to Past Webinars) Applicable Categories: Future viewing: This webinar will be recorded and can be watched at a later date. Please e-mail mortsci@umn.edu for more information. Due to licensing agency attendance monitoring requirements, CEU credit is NOT available if the presentation is watched at a later time/date. Any questions, please contact mortsci@umn.edu. About our Speakers (In alphabetical order)
Erik HalaasFINNOVATION Fellow
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, MBATeaching Specialist, University of Minnesota Mortuary Science Program
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 MN & WI Licensed Mortician Preneed Coordinator at Return Home in Auburn, WA
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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