Blue Ridge Green Burial
Board Member Trustees
Perrin Heartway
President
Perrin is a founder and the current president of BRGB.
He is in awe with the complexity and beauty of the natural world every day. He feels called to nurture and protect it and sees Conservation Burial as an ideal method to do so, while also strengthening community.
He works on this passion project, when he isn't spending time with his lovely wife and four young children, helping people with their pets, walking in the forest with his dog, spreading native plants, or playing soccer.
He lives, works, and plays in Floyd County, VA.
540.818.7004
Hari Berzins
Vice President
Hari has lived in Floyd with her husband and their two children for ten years. She loves growing food and flowers and taking long walks in the woods. She has a background in education, writing, and video production and currently runs Citizens Telephone Cooperative's local cable. She is invested in creating a green cemetery because it ties together her passion for land conservation and her passion for life and ceremony.
Kristy
Secretary
Kristy is passionate about community self-reliance and death literacy as well as land stewardship. She has training as an End-of-Life doula and a degree in Forest Resource Management.
Linda Haas
Treasurer
A lifetime organic gardener, lifetime Sierra Club member, and lover of the natural world, Linda wants to make a difference helping people cope with death in a more comforting and positive way.
Sarah Chrosniak
Communications Officer
Sarah is a writer, homeschool mom to 4, and an avid music lover. She's passionate about conservation, death education, and community.
540.728.1681