The Death Network Eco-Fest 2026 Host Team
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Penny Waugh - The Death Network
Penny Waugh is the founder of The Death Network, a certified Death Doula, and a passionate advocate for greener end-of-life options. She believes that the way we care for our bodies after death can be a meaningful reflection of the values, lifestyle, and choices that guided our lives.
Through community education, workshops, and events throughout San Diego, Penny helps people explore death with greater curiosity, confidence, and intention. Her work is rooted in authenticity, compassion, and the belief that by restoring time-honored practices such as home funerals and at-home death care, we can create more meaningful experiences around death and dying. Her mission is simple: help individuals, families, and communities Do Death Different.
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Selena Jong - Moving Through Death
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Claudia Faerber - Watching With Presence
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Savannah Turhan - Orchid Cremations
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David Perfito - White Rose Aqua Cremation
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Chris Anderson - Water and Ash Sea Scattering & Sea Burial
The Death Network is excited to be part of Eco Fest Encinitas, where we'll be helping people explore the often-overlooked connection between sustainability, personal values, and end-of-life choices. Most people don't realize they have more options than what is typically offered by their local funeral home. Our mission is to educate the community so individuals and families can make informed decisions that align with the way they've lived their lives.
If you've spent years tending a garden, raising backyard chickens, composting, reducing your environmental impact, and caring deeply about the natural world, it may be worth asking whether traditional burial or flame cremation reflects your wishes. For some, the answer may be yes. For others, options such as green burial, water cremation, natural organic reduction (human composting), or sea burial may feel more aligned with their values. There is no right or wrong choice - only the choice that feels right for you.
Stop by our booth and bring all your questions. Throughout the day, we'll be offering live shrouding demonstrations that showcase simple, time-honored death care practices that families have participated in for generations. We'll also be sharing information about green burial, water cremation, full-body sea burial, scattering cremated remains at sea, natural organic reduction, and home funerals.
Death care professionals from across our network will be on hand to answer questions, dispel myths, and help lift the taboo around conversations about death. Whether you're planning ahead, caring for aging parents, or simply curious about your options, we invite you to join us, learn something new, and discover how you can Do Death Different.