Adam is an ADEC Certified Thanatologist, a Certified Grief Coach, an APFSP Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, a Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer in Massachusetts and Nevada, and is currently Managing Funeral Director/Embalmer of Goodrich Funeral Home in Lynn, Massachusetts. Adam holds a Master of Science degree in Thanatology, a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science.
Adam mentors aspiring and newly licensed funeral directors through the Continuing Vision Mentorship Program, with which he is also a member of the program’s administrative team. He also serves as a grief and bereavement support group facilitator for HealGrief.org. Adam is deeply committed to LGBTQIA+ advocacy, civil and immigration rights, and supporting individuals and families navigating anticipatory grief, delayed grief, suicide loss, substance-related deaths, and disenfranchised grief.
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