ICCFA Officers
Gary Freytag, CCFE
President
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
Cincinnati, Ohio
Robbie L. Pape
President-elect
Service Corporation International
Houston, Texas
Mitch Rose, CCFE, CCrE
Vice President, Internal Affairs
Oahu Cemetery & Crematory
Honolulu, Hawaii
Shawna De La Cruz
Vice President, Membership & Marketing
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Glendale, California
N. Lee Longino
Vice President, External Affairs
Service Corporation International
Houston, Texas
John Bolton, CCE, CCrE, CSE CXE
Vice President, Education
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Christopher Keller
Treasurer
Life Remembrance & CPRA Studios
Littleton, Colorado
Stacy Adams
Secretary
NorthStar Memorial Group
Executive Committee
Gary Freytag, CCFE
ICCFA President
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum
Jay Dodds, CFSP
ICCFA Immediate Past President
Park Lawn Corporation
Robbie Pape
ICCFA President-elect
Service Corporation International
Darin Drabing
President’s Appointment
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Frederick Lappin, CCE
Past President’s Appointment
Knollwood Cemetery Corp
Board of Directors
Stacy Adams
Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery
Matthew Bailey
B C Bailey Funeral Home Inc.
Stephen Bassett
Elmwood Memorial Park & Funeral Home
Daniel Bryan
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home & Cemetery
Shawna de la Cruz
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Clift Dempsey, CCFE
Leaf Cremation
Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
Buddy Ewing
Carriage Services
Robert Gordon Jr., CCE
Cypress Lawn
Caressa Hughes
Service Corporation International
Sam James
James Funeral Home & Northlake Memorial Gardens
Elisa Krcilek
Mountain View Funeral Home & Cemetery
Fred Lappin, CCE
Knollwood Cemetery Corp
Andy Lopez
Fidelity Memorial Group
Gino Merendino
Merendino Cemetery Care
Jennifer Olvera, CCE
Green Hills Memorial Park
Sean O’Regan
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Nectar Ramirez
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Amy Shimp
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
David Shipper
Futura Group
Micah Singerman
Shalom Memorial Park & Shalom Memorial Funeral Home
Jan Smith, CFSP
Flanner Buchanan Funeral Centers
Philip Tassi, CPA
Ferncliff Cemetery Association
Nick Timpe, CSE
webCemeteries
Christie Toson, CCE
The Tribute Companies Inc.
Phil Zehms
Terrace Park Cemetery & Funeral Home
Special Appointments
Lauren Blevins
Williams Funeral Homes & Crematory
Ex-Officio Pet Loss Professionals Alliance representative to serve a three-year term on the Board
Deanna Wilkinson
Express Funeral Funding
IMSA appointment to serve a one-year term on the Board
Darin Drabing
Forest Lawn Memorial – Parks & Mortuaries
Past President elected to serve a one-year term on the Board
Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Past President elected to serve a one-year term on the Board
James D. Price, CCFE, CCRE
Park Lawn Corporation
Educational Foundation President
Andrés Aguilar
Los Parques, SA
ALPAR Representative
ICCFA Committee Chairs
Finance Committee
Christopher Keller
CPRA Studio, LLC
Government & Legal Committee
Keenan Knopke, CCFE
Curlew Hills Memory Gardens Inc.
Christine Toson, CCE
The Tribute Companies Inc.
Cemetery Consumer Service Council
Thomas Daly, CCE
CHS Consulting Group/Cemetery Helpful Solutions
Certification Committee
Jeff Kidwiler, CCE CSE
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Disaster Management
Mathew Forastiere
Park Lawn Corporation
Editorial Advisory Committee
Elisa Krcilek
Mountain View Funeral Home & Cemetery
ICCFA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees
Jim Price, CCFE CCrE
Park Lawn Corporation
Hall of Fame Committee
Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
JFDA
Ed Rusnak
Beth Israel Memorial Chapel – Delray Beach
Membership Committee
Kevin Gaffney
Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company
Nominating Committee
Jay Dodds, CFSP
Park Lawn Corporation
Personalization Committee
Robert Gordon, Jr., CCE
Cypress Lawn
PLPA
Lauren Blevins, CCFE CPLP
Williams Funeral Homes & Crematory
Sales & Marketing Committee
John Bolton, CCE CCrE CSE CXE
Blackstone Cemetery Development
Strategic Planning Committee
Gary Freytag, CCFE
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum
Veterans Committee
Andy Lopez
Fidelity Memorial Group
Gino Merendino
Merendino Cemetery Care
Women In Leadership Committee
Jennifer Olvera, CCE
Green Hills Memorial Park
Past Presidents
2019–21: Jay Dodds, CFSP
2018-19: Christine Toson, CCE
2017-18: Scott Sells, CCFE*
2016-17: Michael Uselton, CCFE
2015-16: Darin Drabing
2014-15: I. Frederick Lappin, CCE
2013-14: Nancy R. Lohman, CCFE
2012-13: Jeff Kidwiler, CCE, CSE
2011-12: Kenneth E. Varner, CCFE
2010-11: Kevin R. Daniels, CCE
2009-10: Gregg M. Williamson, CCE
2008-09: Mark J. Krause, CFuE
2007-08: Paul M. Elvig*
2006-07: Thomas G. Roberts, CCE
2005-06: Ray Frew, CCFE
2004-05: Patrick R. Downey, CCE
2003-04: Carol E. Llewellyn
2002-03: William L. Wright, CCE
2001-02: Gregory J. Easley, CCE
2000-01: David J. Shipper
1999-2000: Richard T. Sells, CCE
1998-99: Brian J. Marlowe, CCE
1996-98: Irwin W. Shipper, CCE*
1995-96: Donald H. Eiesland, CCE
1994-95: Frederick W. Miller, CCE, CSE
1993-94: Arlie T. Davenport, Jr.
1992-93: Edward C. Laux, CCE
1991-92: J. Asher Neel, CCE*
1990-91: Timothy F. Brammer, CCE
1989-90: Andrew J. Conroy III
1988-89: Robert A. Gordon, Sr., CCFE, CCrE, CSE
1987-88: John F. Llewellyn, CCE*
1986-87: B. David Daly, CCFE*
1985-86: Thomas J. Gardner, Sr., CCE
1984-85: Hugh Keatley, CCE*
Kermit Johnson ****
1983-84: Gordon R. Ewig, CCE
1982-83: Daniel E. Reed, CCE*
1981-82: Robert Goodwin*
1980-81: Charles (Shack) H. Shackelford*
Jack J. Brammer*** †
1980: James E. Watkins, Jr.*
1979-80: Herschel Auerbach* †
1979: James Kyle*
1978-79: Harry (Hap) D. Bledsoe, CCE †*
1978: Robert W. Toson*
1977-78: Robert (Ted) T. Nuckolls, CCE †
1977: Duncan W. Munro, CCE*
1976-77: John T. Bailey, CCE*
1976: George Hones*
1975-76: James E. Phelps* †
1975: Robert G. Garrison, CCE*
1974-75: Kenneth R. White, Jr. †
1974: Charles F. Sharp*
1973-74: John D. Neel, CCE* †
1973: Alvin C. Meyer*
1972-73: Robert G. Neel, CCFE †
1972: Barthol W. Pearce*
1971-72: Charles B. Locke, CCE †
1971: Clayton O. Braatz*
1970-71: Charles W. Mobley, Sr. †
1970: Ned R. Thomas*
1969-70: Joe B. Cockrill* †
1969: Alvin E. Melton, CCE*
1968-69: Frank L. Karnes, Jr., CCE †
1968: Fred B. Mohle*
1967-68: Samuel B. Saxton, CCE †
1967: Howard T. Wood*
1966-67: Robert L. Hagenbach* †
1966: S. Clyde Gordon*
1965-66: George W. Oberg*
1965: Lynn S. Richards*
1964-65: R. Lee McNitt, Jr* †
1964: Alton R. Fisher*
1963-64: Taylor M. Simpson* †
1963: Herbert C. Philpott*
1962-63: Paul G. Bryan* †
1962: Harry W. Mueller, Jr.*
1961-62: Robert K. Donaldson* †
1961: Russell J. Zesch*
1960-61: John M. Ellis, Jr.* †
1960: Howard F. Clark*
1959-60: F. W. Eubank* †
1959: Edwin R. Gruettner*
1958-59: Paul D. Dawkins* †
1958: Paul W. Anderson*
1957-58: Harold E. Toson* †
L. O. Minear** †
1957: Orrin J. Perrott*
1956-57: Frederick Llewellyn* †
1956: George S. Youden*
1955-56: Kenneth R. White, Sr.* †
1955: Stacy C. Leech*
1954-55: John D. Gregg* †
1954: Linus P. Hayes*
1953-54: James E. Watkins, Sr.* †
1953: Harley D. Riggs*
1952-53: Raymond L. Groves* †
1952: Richard Allison*
1951-52: W. C. Rasberry, Sr., CCE* †
1951: Barrett Adams*
1950-51: A. M. Stannard* †
1950: Herbert W. Gausewitz*
1949-50: W. M. (Bill) Boyd* †
1949: Ira J. Mitchell*
1948-49: Leonard L. Cowan* †
1948: Fred H. Benner*
1947-48: Carl K. Linge* †
1947: Numa V. Bertel*
1946-47: Roy M. Haley* †
1946: Edward N. Sloan*
1945-46: Roy Hatten* †
1945: William A. McLeran*
1944-45: Howard T. Ott* †
1944: Cass J. Todt*
1943-44: H. L. Luckenbach* †
1943: John C. Plumb*1942-43: R. D. Rosenberger* †
1942: Leroy Christie*
1941-42: George Young* †
1941: Oscar F. Burbank*
1940-41: C. J. Sanger* †
1940: Wiley L. Morgan*
1939: Paul Daggett*
1938-39; 1939-40: J. F. Eubank* †
1938: Crawford T. Perkinson*
1937-38: C. S. Harley* †
1937: Raymond E. Siebert*
1936: S. J. Perrott*
1935-36; 1936-37: E. M. McBride* †
1935: Walter Puckett*
1934-35: W. L. Halberstadt* †
1934: Peter L. Scholl*
1933: James M. Driscoll*
1932: William H. Foord*
1931: William J. Bailey*
1930: Arthur S. Tupper*
1929: C. P. Scott*
1928: Edward A. Merriam*
1927: William D. Currie*
1926: Arthur J. Floyd*
1925: Bellett Lawson II*
1924: J. A. Reed*
1923: George E. Troup*
1922: W. S. Pirie*
1921: Fred H. Rutherford*
1920: Henry S. Adams*
1919: William H. Atkinson*
1918: W. N. Rudd*
1917: Dr. R. N. Kesterson*
1916: James Warren, Jr.*
1915: Thomas Wallis*
1914: M. P. Brazill*
1913: H. M. Turner*
1912: John J. Stephens*
1911: William C. Grassau*
1910: John Reid*
1909: James Currie*
1908: Fred R. Diering*
1907: J. C. Cline*
1906: Edward G. Carter*
1905: J. H. Morton*
1904: John C. Dix*
1903: H. Wilson Ross*
1902: Frank Eurich*
1901: George M. Painter*
1900: William Stone*
1899: A. W. Hobert*
1897-98: George W. Creesy*
1895-96: O. C. Simonds*
1893-94: William Salway*
1891-92: John D. Barker*
1887-90: Charles Nichols*
*Deceased
**Elected President by action of the Board of Directors and resigned on October 8, 1957.
***Deceased (Because of his untimely death two days prior to taking office, was recognized and recorded as a past president of the National Association of Cemeteries by a resolution unanimously adopted by the NAC Board of Directors on October 27, 1980.)
****Deceased (Recognized and recorded as a past president of the American Cemetery Association by a resolution unanimously adopted by the ACA Board of Directors on October 30, 1984.)
† Past Presidents of the National Association of Cemeteries prior to the merger with the American Cemetery Association.