Collaborative Volunteer Board of Directors

How We Uphold the Mission & Vision of the Collaborative

Valerie Nicholas

President and CEOLC Co-Founder

I am a volunteer board member and co-founder of the Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative. I am committed to support our vision as being a go-to resource for the dying and their families seeking quality and trusted end-of-life support. My mission and calling are to facilitate and educate our community to holistically embrace supplemental, non-medical end-of-life care. I support our affiliates and end-of-life doulas as they are compassionate pioneers who are teaching others to embrace death in a supportive and affirmative way. I am privileged and honored to be part of this amazing team of end-of-life professionals.

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Vanessa Johnston

Vice-President of Membership and CEOLC Co-Founder

As a volunteer Board Member and Vice-President in charge of Membership, I am committed to the Mission and Vision of the Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative. I seek to cultivate a supportive environment in which all our affiliate members and End-of-Life Doulas feel empowered, appreciated, and seen. I want to facilitate united and lasting relationships that allow every CEOLC member to work side-by-side for the good of the clients and one another.

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Kerri Lynne L’Etoile

End of Life Doula, Funeral Director

My name is Kerri L’Etoile and this work has been a dream of mine for many years, I am from Cape Cod Massachusetts, where I began a career in healthcare spanning 25+ years. During this time I was privileged to work with some of the most incredible and talented people. My experience included rehabilitation and assisted living facilities, emergency room, obgyn, pain management and oncology. Working for the Cape Cod Hospital for more than 13 years gave me opportunity for the experience and education that I now have and use every day. I made the big decision to move to Colorado in 2015. Moving so far from home and family was a massive change for me. For the fist couple of years, I felt I was a little lost. In that time frame, my father passed away from a short illness with bile duct cancer. I knew I needed to find my calling, something to make a difference. After some thought, I decided to return to my family roots and study Mortuary Science. I come from a family of Undertakers going back to the 1940’s. My Great Grandfather owned, operated and lived in our family funeral home. This prompted me to look for a way to dig deeper into that passion I’ve always had. I enrolled in the Mortuary Science program at Arapaho Community College. Finishing the program in two and half years, proudly making the Deans list each semester. Shortly after completion of the program, I became a Funeral Director. After four years of what I considered an amazing fit for me, I realized I needed to do more for families. I knew families needed me to help them along this path that can be scary and uncertain. I wanted to work even closer with families and do it in the ways I knew they needed…Guiding families to face loss with less fear and more love.

Marisa Verrier

Treasurer and CEOLC Co-Founder

I bring the same level of loyalty, compassion, and dedication to our collaborative as I do to my work as a companion-animal end-of-life doula. I attend and participate in all board meetings, quarterly meetings, and member events, including our monthly Doulas Supporting Doulas and member Happy Hours, and also our recent Ask A Doula, and Ask A Funeral Provider webinar events. My background is in event planning, so I bring these skills to good use for the benefit of the Collaborative.

MARISA'S PROFILE