Team

Postal Service for the Dead was created with community at its core and it is with community that we continue to thrive. If you are interested in partnering on a program, please fill out this contact form. If you are interested in volunteering, please click here for more information. Below you will find information about our team of volunteer Advisory Board members who make this work possible.

Advisory Board

Janelle Ketcher, Founder & Director, she/her
Janelle Ketcher (she/her) is an artist, library science professional, and Founder of Postal Service for the Dead. Janelle holds a BFA in Painting, Art History and Social Practice from The Kansas City Art Institute; received the Certification in Social Emotional Arts from Arts & Healing Initiative, completed the End of Life Training Program at Going with Grace, and a MS in Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She seeks to encourage creative expression throughout our entire lifespan-from youth programming to end of life projects through the intersections of resource access, archiving, and public service.

Danielle Galván Gomez

Rosie Grant

Sydney Kysar

Sara Lemke

Isabella León-Chambers

Izzy Miller

Lisa Pahl

Melinda Ramos

Haley St. Paul

Brondie Vien

Hannah Whelan