Offices of The Grief Recovery Institute

John James Founder of The Grief Recovery Institute Co-Author of The Grief Recovery Handbook & When Children Grieve

Russell Friedman Executive Director Co-Author of The Grief Recovery Handbook & When Children Grieve

Eric Cline - Executive Director of The Grief Recovery Institute

Debi Jenkins Frankle, M.S. - is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Grief Recovery Specialist. Debi runs the Calabasas Counseling and Grief Recovery Center. She has over 20 years experience in various settings, including schools, hospitals, group homes, crisis centers and private practice. Debi is on the Board of Directors of the San Fernando Valley California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. She consults extensively with healthcare and educational professionals.

Dr. NANCY STUTZ-MARTIN, APRN, BC - A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Seminary Professor, Nancy did her post graduate training at Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute and The Grief Recovery Institute. The impact of unresolved loss within the faith-based community was the focus of her doctoral dissertation. She is an educator, researcher and author. Nancy consults extensively for hospice, the medical and faith-based community, and has established Grief Recovery Outreach Programs all over the world.

LOIS HALL - Lois Hall has over 30 years of experience in the field of public health, including work in HIV/AIDS, cancer prevention and control and infectious disease epidemiology. Lois earned her Master’s Degree in Preventive Medicine from the Ohio State University, College of Medicine. She has been facilitating community-based groups since 1998 and has been a trainer for the GRI since 2002.

STEPHEN MOELLER - A licensed Funeral Director since 1978, Steve established one of the first Grief Recovery Outreach Programs over 25 years ago. Since then thousands of grievers have gone through his programs. Steve serves on the Tulsa County Task Force on Infant Mortality, the Tulsa Human Response Coalition and is a member of the "Ask the Experts" on Aurora Casket's Funeral Plan.