October 15-17, 2024
The St. Anthony Hotel | San Antonio, TX

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Join Us in San Antonio!

The 2024 ICCFA Leadership Summit will be held October 15-17 at The St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. We hope you’ll join us for another wonderful event filled with insightful educational sessions, interactive workshops, panel-style discussions with the profession’s top leaders, exciting receptions, and of course, fun networking events.

Register today!

Online registration is open now until September 26 at 11:59 PM EDT!

Registration Rates

Registration Type
Member Price $905
Non-member Price $1,105

Schedule of Events

  • 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Anachacho Foyer
    Registration
  • 8:00–9:00 AM
    Morrison Boardroom
    Executive Committee Meeting
  • 9:15–10:45 AM
    Cavalier Room
    ICCFA Board of Directors Meeting
  • 11:00 AM–12:30 pM
    Morrison Boardroom
    Finance Committee Meeting
  • 1:00–5:30 PM
    Brakenridge Park Golf Course
    12:30-1:30pm: Golf Tournament Lunch at Brakenridge Golf Course
    1:30-5:30pm: ICCFA Golf Tournament (limited to first 60 RSVPs) – Shotgun starts at 1:30pm
  • 2:30–4:30 PM
    Cavalier Room
    Wine Tasting (limited to first 50 RSVPs)
  • 4:30–5:30 PM
    Cavalier Room
    Unwine with Women in Leadership – Jennifer Olvera, Chair; Gwen Mooney; Delana Pratt; Kayla Wessling-Radus
  • 6:30–8:00 PM
    St. A Sky Terrace
    Welcome Reception
  • 8:15 AM–5:00 PM
    Anacacho Foyer
    Registration
  • 8:15– 9:00 AM
    Anacacho Foyer
    Welcome Coffee & Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
    Anacacho Ballroom
    A Culture of Excellence | Building Success from Within -The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center Facilitator: Christie Pink
  • 12:00–2:00 PM
    Lunch on Own
  • 2:00–2:15 PM
    Anacacho Ballroom
    Education Foundation Presentation
  • 2:15–5:15 PM
    Anacacho Ballroom
    Brave Leadership Through Boundaries and Beyond – Kristi Mallory
  • 6:00–7:15 PM
    Peacock Alley
    Reception
  • 8:30–11:30 AM
    Anacacho Foyer
    Registration
  • 8:30–9:15 AM
    Anacacho Foyer
    Coffee & Breakfast
  • 9:00–11:00 AM
    Anacacho Ballroom
    Government & Legal Affairs Committee Meeting & Update (open to all attendees)
    Moderators: Keenan Knopke, CCFE, Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, Inc.; Poul Lemasters, Esq., ICCFA; Christine Toson, CCE, The Tribute Companies
  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
    Lunch on Own
  • 12:30–4:00 PM
    Optional Off-Site Property Tour of two of Mission Park Funeral Chapels, Cemeteries & Crematories locations.
Download the 2024 Schedule of Events below!

Interactive Workshop: A Culture of Excellence | Building Success from Within
The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center

As an award-winning employment brand, The Ritz-Carlton shares best practices on how to activate and sustain a culture where valued and empowered employees own the customer experience. Their trusted processes take the guesswork out of selection, onboarding, upskilling and retention of talent. 

Attendees ready to transform their organization will walk away with actionable ideas to elevate experiences and engage employees. 

Distinctive Topics 

  • The Ritz-Carlton Culture: An in-depth review of The Ritz-Carlton Gold Standards: The Credo, Motto, The Three Steps of Service, The Employee Promise, and the 12 Service Values. 
  • Simple, Sustainable Processes: Learn about the selection process at The Ritz-Carlton and how they onboard, reward and recognize their talent. 
  • Employee and Customer Engagement: The foundation of driving customer engagement is having engaged employees. Employee mindset has everything to do with whether your business survives or thrives, because engaged employees create engaged and loyal customers. 
  • Importance of Empowerment: Empowering employees is an imperative component of their legendary service. At The Ritz-Carlton, empowerment means that our Ladies & Gentlemen can make decisions that impact the well-being of their guests. The Ritz-Carlton’s empowerment model reduces problem resolution costs and creates consistently exceptional service. 

Brave Leadership Through Boundaries and Beyond

Kristi Mallory

Kristi Mallory is an executive coach with a leadership and organizational dynamics background. With nearly thirty years of experience, including a tenure as a VP in manufacturing, Kristi leverages her expertise to guide executives in leading with empathy, competence, and courage.

Her academic credentials include an MA in Organizational Leadership from the Townsend Institute at Concordia University in Irvine, CA. Kristi is also a certified coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF), known for her practical and authentic coaching style where she provides honest feedback and tangible results for leaders facing challenges.

Beyond coaching, Kristi is an adjunct professor at Concordia University, where she teaches graduate-level courses on organizational leadership and executive coaching. She is the creator of Momentum for Women, a Brené Brown certified Dare to Lead™️ facilitator, and the author of The Four Habits That Sabotage Exceptional Leaders.

Hotel Information

The St. Anthony Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel
Address: 300 E Travis Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210-354-9226

Situated in the heart of downtown, overlooking Travis Park, The St. Anthony Hotel offers easy access to the trendy restaurants and historic landmarks. Visit the Alamo for a glimpse into Texas’ past, or stroll the idyllic waterfront promenade of the Riverwalk.

The room rate in the ICCFA block is $239 per night (excluding any taxes and fees) and closes on September 20 at 11:59 PM EDT.

ICCFA Golf Tournament

The annual ICCFA Golf Tournament will be played on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 1:30 – 5:30 PM.

The tournament will take place on the Brackenridge Park Golf Course in a 4-person scramble.

Lunch for golfers will be provided from 12:30-1:30pm at Brackenridge Golf Course. The golf tournament will tee off at 1:30pm. ICCFA will provide Uber codes to golfers for transport to and from the course (2 miles from The St. Anthony Hotel, approximately a 10 minute ride).

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS!

Sponsorship Opportunities

The 2024 Fall Leadership Summit is a fantastic sponsorship opportunity for any organization! As always, you’ll be demonstrating your organization’s support and value to leading members of the deathcare profession by sponsoring an ICCFA event.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss sponsorship options, please click the button below or contact Meetings Manager Lindsy Gundrum at lindsy@iccfa.com.