Finance Committee
Committee Chair – Christopher Keller
CPRA Studio, LLC
Jim Breaux
Argent Trust
Gary Buss
Arlington Cemetery Company
Darin Drabing
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Gino Merendino
Merendino Cemetery Care
Robbie Pape
Service Corporation International
Philip Tassi, CPA
Ferncliff Cemetery Association
Cemetery Consumer Service Council
Committee Chair – Thomas Daly, CCE
CHS Consulting Group/Cemetery Helpful Solutions
Larry Michael
Park Lawn Corporation
Buddy Ewing
Carriage Services – Seaside Memorial Park & Funeral Home
Bob Gordon Jr., CCE
Cypress Lawn
Mike Harens
Coldspring
Steve Bittner, CCE
Cincinnati Catholic Cemetery Society
Government & Legal Committee
Committee Co-Chair – Keenan Knopke, CCFE
Curlew Hills Memory Gardens Inc.
Committee Co-Chair – Christine Toson, CCE
The Tribute Companies Inc.
Scott Ahrendt
Service Corporation International
Russell Allen
Memorial Oaks Funeral Home
Lawrence Anspach, CCE
American Cemetery/Mortuary Consultants Inc.
Matthew Bailey, CFSP
B C Bailey Funeral Home Inc
Thomas Daly, CCE
CHS Consulting Group/Cemetery Helpful Solutions
Clift Dempsey
Leaf Cremation
Jerry Desmond, Jr.
Cemetery and Mortuary Association of California (CMAC)
Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
Darin Drabing
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
John Gouch, Jr.
Gethsemane Cemetery & Memorial Gardens
Anthony Guerra
Guerra & Gutierrez Mortuary
Larry Hawkins
Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium & Cemeteries
Edward Horn, CCE
St Michael’s Cemetery
Caressa Hughes
Service Corporation International
Elizabeth Kmiec
ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust
Mary Beth McGowan
Dykema
Gwen Mooney, CCFE
Cave Hill Cemetery
Blair Nelsen, CFuE
Nelsen Funeral Home
Kyle Nikola
Fidelity Memorial Group
Michael Pepperman, Esq.
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell and Hippel LLC
Jim Price, CCFE CCrE
Park Lawn Corporation
John Resich, CFSP
Green Hills Memorial Park
Janet Ricciuti
Service Corporation International
Lawrence Rose
Cedar Park & Fidelity Cemetery Association of Bergen County NJ
Mitch Rose, CCFE CCrE
Oahu Cemetery & Crematory
Steve Schacht, CCFE
SCI North America Sales
Leslie Schneider, Esq.
Ivins Phillips & Barker
David Shipper
Futura Group
Micah Singerman
Shalom Memorial Park & Funeral Home
Michael Soper
Legacy Funeral Group
ICCFA President Gary Freytag, CCFE
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum
ICCFA President-Elect Robbie Pape
Service Corporation International
Certification Committee
Committee Chair – Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Fred Lappin, CCE
Knollwood Cemetery Corp
Rick Miller, CCFE
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Gwen Mooney, CCFE
Cave Hill Cemetery
Disaster Management
Committee Chair – Mathew Forastiere
Park Lawn Corporation
Todd Van Beck, CFuE
John A Gupton College
Karl Wenzel
Wenzel Services
Lance Ray
The Wilbert Group
Gino Merendino
Merendino Cemetery Care
ICCFA President Gary Freytag, CCFE
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum
Poul Lemasters, Esq.
ICCFA General Counsel
ICCFA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees
President – Jim Price, CCFE, CCrE
Park Lawn Corporation
Vice President – Gino Merendino
Merendino Cemetery Care
Secretary – Poul Lemasters
ICCFA Legal Counsel
Bob Boetticher, Sr.
Service Corporation International
Allen Dave, CFuE
Allen Dave Funeral Directors & Cremation Tribute Center
Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
Kevin Gaffney
Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company
Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Jack Lechner, Jr.
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Gwen Mooney, CCFE
Cave Hill Cemetery
Jill Muenich
Homesteaders Life Company
Christopher Trainor
Batesville Casket Company Inc.
Editorial Advisory Committee
Committee Chair – Elisa Krcilek
Mountain View Funeral Home & Cemetery
Daniel Bryan
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home & Cemetery
Clift Dempsey, CCFE
Leaf Cremation
Sam James
James Funeral Home & Northlake Memorial Gardens
Jan Smith, CFSP
Flanner Buchanan Funeral Centers
Philip Tassi, CPA
Ferncliff Cemetery Association
Nick Timpe, CSE
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Hall of Fame Committee
Committee Chair – Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
Christie Toson, CCE
The Tribute Companies Inc.
Michael Uselton, CCFE
Gibraltar Remembrance Services, LLC
Rich Sells, CCE
Johnson Consulting Group
Fred Lappin, CCE
Knollwood Cemetery Corp
Darin Drabing
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
JFDA
President – Albert Bloomfield
Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care
Immediate Past President – Ed Rusnak
Beth Israel Memorial Chapel – Delray Beach
Charles Salomon
Riverside Memorial Chapel
Mindy Botbol
Shalom Memorial Park & Shalom Memorial Funeral Home
Bob Zimmerman
Ascher-Zimmerman Funeral Home
Matt Levinson
Sol Levinson & Bros Inc.
Jim Cohen
Feldman Mortuary Inc.
Membership Committee
Chair – Kevin Gaffney
Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company
Andrés Aguilar
Los Parques
Steve Bassett
Legacy Funeral Group
Shawna de la Cruz
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
R. Michael Eddy-Herrera
Matthews International Corporation
Buddy Ewing
Carriage Services
Corey Gaffney
Gaffney Funeral Home
Gwen Mooney, CCFE
Cave Hill Cemetery
Nathan Nardi
New Cathedral Cemetery
Jimmy Pinocchio
Cemetery360
Ann Marie St George, CPC
Cooperative Funeral Fund Inc.
Nick Timpe, CSE
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Nominating Committee
Chair – Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
Stacy Adams
Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery
Lauren Blevins, CCFE, CPLP
Williams Funeral Homes & Crematory
Buddy Ewing
Seaside Memorial Park & Funeral Home
Darin Drabing
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Personalization Committee
Chair – Robert Gordon, Jr., CCE
Cypress Lawn
PLPA
Chair – Lauren Blevins, CCFE, CPLP
Williams Funeral Homes & Crematory
Linda Darby
Trigard
Coleen Ellis, CPLP
Two Hearts Pet Loss Center
Deanna Herfel
Schoedinger Pets Memorials
Jeff Moore
Park Lawn Corporation
Andrew Parsell
Parsell Pet Crematorium
Amy Shimp
Dulaney Valley Pet Loss Center
Wendy Shipley
Forever Faithful Pet Cremation and Funeral Care by Value Choice
Maryglenn Warnock
Paws to Remember
Sales & Marketing Committee
Chair – John Bolton, CCE, CCrE, CSE, CXE
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Tony Armogida
Global Atlantic Financial Group
Ellery Bowker
Aftercare.com
Erin Creger
Envision Strategic Partners
Jerry Del Core
Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Sacramento
Tim Fish
Ring Ring Marketing
Doug Gober
The Foresight Companies, LLC
Mike Harens
Coldspring
Stuart Irwin
Biondan North America Inc.
Linda Jankowski, CCE
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Jennifer Kaset
NGL
Andy Lopez
Fidelity Memorial Group
Rick Miller, CCFE
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Greg Norris
Homesteaders Life Company
Brad Palmer
Service Corporation International
Delana Pratt, CPC, CSE
Cairn Partners
Shane Pudenz
Carriage Services
Nectar Ramirez
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Lori Salberg, CSE, CXE
J3Tech Solutions
Ann Marie St George, CPC
Cooperative Funeral Fund Inc.
Philip Tassi
Ferncliff Cemetery Association
Ben Upton
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens Funeral Home & Cremation Center
Kayla Wessling
Cave Hill Cemetery
Don Winsett
Davey Resource Group/Davey Tree Expert Co.
Strategic Planning Committee
Committee Chair – Gary Freytag, CCFE
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum
Robbie Pape
Service Corporation International
Chris Keller, CPRA
Studio LLC
Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
Darin Drabing
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Shawna de la Cruz
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
John Bolton
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Poul Lemasters, Esq.
ICCFA General Counsel
Veterans Committee
Committee Co-Chair – Andy Lopez
Fidelity Memorial Group
Committee Co-Chair – Gino Merendino
Merendino Cemetery Care
Bill Wright, CCE
Greenwood Funeral Homes & Cremation – Greenwood Chapel
Harold Giddens
Park Lawn Corporation
Jack Lechner
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Jennifer Olvera, CCE
Green Hills Memorial Park
Jim Price, CCFE, CCrE
Park Lawn Corporation
Rich Sells, CCE
Johnson Consulting Group
Mark Christopherson
Professional Cemetery Services
Jeff Harbeson
C & J Financial
Women In Leadership Committee
Committee Chair – Jennifer Olvera, CCE
Green Hills Memorial Park
Tiffany Gallarzo
The Mortuary at Green Hills
Gwen Mooney, CCFE
Cave Hill Cemetery
Delana Pratt, CPC, CSE
Cairn Partners
Nectar Ramirez
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Yvonne Slonaker, CCrE, CFuE
Cress Funeral & Cremation Service