March 2018

Page A37 MARCH 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Funeral Directors Research,Inc. AMRA INSTRUMENT, LLC 623 N. Tower (P.O. Box 359) Centralia, WA 98531 “the shorter the supply line the better off you are” WEB DIRECT GIFT & PRICING TM ® www.amrainstruments.com www.preproomdirect.com BROOKFIELD,WI— The National Funeral Direc- tors Association (NFDA) is proud to announce the names of the 50 funeral professionals who will have an opportunity to learn from three innovative and successful funeral profes- sionals and network with like-minded peers dur- ing the association’s Meet the Mentors Program on March 11-13 at the Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta, GA. Meet the Mentors has been whol- ly funded by the Funeral Service Foundation since the program’s 2011 incep- tion. NFDA-member licensed funeral directors and em- balmers under the age of 40 had an opportunity to en- ter a drawing for a chance to participate in this exclu- sive program. The names of the 50 participants were an- nounced the week of Janu- ary 22 through a series of video drawings, which were shared on the NFDA web- site and social media sites. The Mentors for the 2018 NFDA Meet the Men- tors program are: Tiffany Aguilar, Legacy Funeral Group, Seguin, TX; Lorna Agusto, Granby’s Funeral Service, Bronx, NY; Emi- ly Ahern, Vincent Funer- al Home, Simsbury, CT; Patrick Anderson, Ander- son Funeral and Crema- tion Services, Belvidere, IL; John Appel, Garden of Memories Funeral Home & Cemetery, Metairie, LA; Blake Ashley, Martin Fu- neral Home, Mt. Morris, MI; Eileen Baldeshwil- er, Sunset Funeral Home & Memorial Park, Evans- ville, IN; Jack Clock, Wm. Sullivan and Son Funer- al Directors, Utica, MI; Devin Cole, Roller-Che- nal Funeral Home, Little Rock, AR; Erika Collaros, Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service, Co- lumbus, OH; Bryan Cony- ers, Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood, SC; Paige Gaikowski, Scott Funer- al Home, Jeffersonville, IN; Jay Garrett, Cotton Funeral Service, Newark, NJ; Hanna Goffinet, Scott Funeral Home, Jefferson- ville, IN; Jessica Goglin, Kuhler Funeral Home, Huron, SD; William “Cody” Gore, Scottsboro Funeral Home, Scotts- boro, AL; Winston Gran- nis, Boone-Nickell Funer- al Home, Flemingsburg, KY; Amanda Hall, Funer- al Alternatives of Wash- ington, Tumwater, WA; Cortney Heck, Brainard Funeral Home, Wausau, WI; Ben Hengesteg, Iles Funeral Homes–Dunn’s Chapel, Des Moines, IA; Dana Ivins, Wappner Fu- neral Directors, Mans- field, OH; R obert Just- en, Justen Funeral Home, McHenry, IL; Mykal Jen- sen, Gunderson Funeral Home, Madison, WI; Kai- tlynn Lenoir, Gunderson Funeral Home, Madison, WI; Rhonda McCann, McNabb Funeral Home, Pocahontas, AR; Brett Mc- Reavy, Washburn-Mc- Reavy Funeral Chapels, Minneapolis, MN; Nathan Minnich, Hoover-Boy- er FH, Inc, Elizabethville, PA; Amanda Moss, Harris Funeral Home and Cre- mation Services, Abbev- ille, SC; Austin O’Neal, Cochran Funeral Home, Blairsville, GA; Justin Panske, Malcore Funeral Home, Green Bay, WI; An- gela Plummer, Anderson & Sons Mortuary, Amer- ican Fork, UT; Jonathan Poling, Schoedinger Fu- neral Service, Grove City, OH; Shannon Powell, Barnes Friederich Funeral Home, Midwest City, OK; Brandi Reed, Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Hamburg, NY; Matthew Richmond, Williams- Gores Funeral Home, Delton, MI; Nicholas Ric- ci, Patrick T. Lanigan Fu- neral Home & Crema- tory, East Pittsburgh, PA; Dexter Ritter, D.L. Ritter & Co, Canton, MS; Par- ris Robles, Roller-Christe- son Funeral Home, Har- rison, AR; Arianna Rule, Mt. Sinai Memorial Cha- pels, Manalapan, NJ; Con- stance Scheanon, Ducro Funeral Home, Ashtabula, OH; Ren Scherling, Dar- rell Howe Mortuary, La- fayette, CO; Jerelyn Serra, Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home, Chelmsford, MA; Amanda Stafford, Mueller Memorial, St. Paul, MN; Melody Stuart, McClure Funeral Home, Taylorville, IL; Kelly VanderLaan, VanderLaan Funeral Home, Hudsonville, MI; Sarah Whetstine, Barnes Friederich Funeral Home, Oklahoma City, OK; Jen- nifer Harvey, Ogeechee Technical College, States- boro, GA; LaTorria Wil- liams, Davenport & Harris Funeral Home, Birmingham, AL; An- drew Wint, Wint Funeral Home, Clarkston, MI; and DamonWenig, Wenig Fu- neral Homes, Sheboygan Falls, WI. The 50 selected attendees will have an opportunity to meet and learn from three of the country’s leading fu- neral directors: Matthew Baskerville, CFSP, CPC, NFDA Introduces the 2018 Meet the Mentors Program Participants CCO, owner of Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes, which has loca- tions in Coal City, Gard- ner, Morris and Wilming- ton, IL; Erlinda Valdez, general manager of Wall- in Funeral Homes, which has locations in Sanger, Fowler, Riverdale and Parlier, CA; and Victor C. March, Sr, president and CEO of March Funer- al Homes in Baltimore, MD. March also serves on the Funeral Service Foun- dation board of trustees. Baskerville is a 2013 Meet the Mentors alum. There is no cost to partici- pate in the Meet the Men- tors program itself. The Fu- neral Service Foundation’s grant provides exclusive, ca- reer-transforming access to three mentors and covers attendees’ registration fees, two nights’ lodging and se- lect meals. The 50 individ- uals selected to attend only pay for their transportation to the program. More than 600 young professionals and emerg- ing leaders have benefited from the Meet the Men- tors program, which un- derscores the Foundation’s mission to support all of funeral service in building meaningful relationships with the families and com- munities it serves. The pro- gram is part of the Foun- dation ‘45 Awards, which are designed to transform the careers of funeral ser- vice professionals through scholarships, awards, re- sources and mission-fo- cused outreach. Complete details about the NFDA Meet the Men- tors program, including the videos announcing the 2018 Meet the Mentors participants, can be found at www.nfda.org/mentors. News Association ContinueD Associations: Send Us Your News! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com