Senior Editor, Pet & Family Tributes

Maya Chen

Joined 2025-04

Maya Chen writes the pet memorial and family tribute pages, drawing on a background in bereavement counseling and a long-standing volunteer role with a regional pet-loss support group. She joined Memorial Plaque Ideas in 2025 after six years writing grief and remembrance content for hospice and palliative care nonprofits. Her work is read by families in the weeks and months after a loss, and she treats that responsibility accordingly. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with two dogs and a very old cat.