Membership Directory 10-26-2015.pub

Professional Directory 2015-2016

www.TheConferenceOnline.org

The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, Inc.

Vision Statement To be the collective voice of the funeral service regulatory community and promote excellence in regulation through the sharing of best practices and the facilitation of open dialogues across all jurisdictions.

Mission Statement To be the premier source for examination services, information and regulatory support for the death care profession by continually monitoring the regulatory environment and providing services to meet the needs of our membership.

Goals

1. Expand and enhance The Conference member services to support the

regulatory community.

2. Enhance and expand communication to member boards, associate

members, and exam candidates for understanding the purpose of The

Conference.

3. Increase the effectiveness of The Conference through the development of

the Board and staff.

4. Define and enhance the identity and the role of The Conference to

increase stakeholder understanding.

Table of Contents

Executive Officers & Board Members Page 2

Board Members Page 3

Committee Appointments Page 4

Administrative Staff Page 4

Member Services Page 5

Funeral Service Licensing Boards & Schools Page 6

ICFSEB Past Presidents Page 21

Board of Directors Executive Officers

President A.R. “SANDY” MAHON (term expires 2018) Funeral & Cremation Services Council of Saskatchewan 3847C Albert St. Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 3R4 CANADA Office: 306‐584‐1575 Fax: 306‐584‐1576 E‐mail: [email protected] District 8 Director: Alaska, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Washington, Wyoming

Vice President: EDWARD MUHLEISEN (term expires 2017) L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home 2607 Williams Blvd. Kenner, LA 70062 Office: 504‐466‐8577 Fax: 504‐466‐6860 E‐mail: [email protected] District 7 Director: Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Secretary/Treasurer PETER M. BURKE, CFSP (term expires 2016) North Carolina Board of Funeral Service 1033 Wade Avenue, Suite 108 Raleigh, NC 27605‐1158 Office: 919‐733‐9380, ext 105 Fax: 919‐733‐8271 E‐mail: [email protected] District 3 Director: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina

Past President (2015) DR. HARI P. CLOSE, II, CFSP Hari P. Close Funeral Service, P.A. 5126 Belair Rd Baltimore, MD 21206 Office: 410‐327‐3100 Fax: 410‐325‐7767 E‐mail: [email protected]

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District 1 Director: Vacant

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode

Island, Vermont

LYNN ARMSTRON PATTERS (appt. expires 2016) District 2 Director: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington D.C. 3608 17th Street NE Washington, DC 20018 Office: 202‐529‐5579 Fax: 202‐529‐1994 Email: [email protected]

MARK RANSFORD , CFSP (term expires 2017) District 4 Director: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario

Ransford Collon Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. 205 West Sherman St Caro, MI 48723 Office: 989‐673‐2175 Fax: 989‐673‐1558 E‐mail: [email protected]

SANDY SEBASTIAN (appt. expires 2016) District 5 Director: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee PO Box 423 3605 Missouri Blvd. Jefferson City, MO, 65109 Office: 573‐751‐0713 Fax: 573‐751‐1155 Email: [email protected]

DOUGLAS “MACK” SMITH (term expires 2018) District 6 Director: Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts 700 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 904 Topeka, KS 66603‐3733 Office: 785‐296‐3980 Fax: 785‐296‐0891 E‐mail: [email protected]

BART R. BURTON (term expires 2016) District 9 Director: Palm Mortuary 1325 N. Main St Las Vegas, NV 89101 Office: 702‐464‐8300 Fax: 702‐464‐8355 E‐mail: [email protected]

Board Members

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Finance Committee Edward Muhleisen, Chair Peter Burke, CFSP Bart Burton Mark Ransford, CFSP

2015‐2016 Committee Appointments

Dalene Paull, Executive Director E‐Mail: [email protected] Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x9

Sarah Gill, Examination Program Manager E‐Mail: [email protected] Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x8

Lauren Thomas, Member Services Manager E‐Mail: [email protected] Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x6

Dustin Wardlow, Information & Technology Manager E‐Mail: [email protected] Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x7

Allie Sparkman, Candidate Services Coordinator E‐Mail: [email protected] Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x5

Brianna Fairfield, Administrative Assistant E‐Mail: [email protected] Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x4

Office Fax: 479‐442‐7090

Website: www.theconferenceonline.org

Mailing Address: The Conference 1885 Shelby Lane Fayetteville, AR 72704

Administrative Staff

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Professional Policy Committee A.R. “Sandy” Mahon, Chair Lynn Armstrong Patterson Sandy Sebastian Douglas “Mack” Smith

Model Practice Act for Funeral Service

Use of validated National Board Examination

Direct certification of candidate results

Archiving of NBE results

Comparative report on statistical analysis of the examination

Publication of printed and electronic newsletters

Cumulative jurisdiction events calendar

Consultation services to regulatory boards

Professional seminars and presentations

Annual meeting focusing on funeral service regulation

State board examinations, custom examinations, state laws, rules, and

regulations examinations

Directory of regulatory boards and ABFSE‐accredited colleges of

mortuary arts and sciences

Compilation of jurisdiction regulations in licensing, continuing education, and

pre‐need

Clearinghouse for dissemination of information to regulatory

licensing boards in areas of mutual concern in funeral service

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Member Services

Alabama Regulatory Board:

Alabama Board of Funeral Service

Charles Perine, Executive Secretary

P.O. Box 309522

Montgomery, AL 36130

UPS: 11 S. Union Street, Suite 106

Montgomery, AL 36130

Office: 334‐242‐4049

Fax: 334‐353‐7988

E‐mail: [email protected]

Website: www.fsb.alabama.gov

Schools: Bishop State Community College #46

Funeral Service Education Program

Dr. William Thompson, Director

1365 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue

Mobile, AL 36603

Office: 251‐405‐4439

Fax: 251‐405‐4427


Website: www.bishop.edu

Jefferson State Community College #13


Venus N.R. Smith, Director

2601 Carson Road

Birmingham, AL 35215

Office: 205‐856‐7841

Fax: 205‐856‐7804


Website: www.jeffstateonline.com

Alaska Regulatory Board:

Susan Johnson, Licensing Examiner

P.O. Box 110806

Juneau, AK 99811‐0806

Office: 907‐465‐3811

Fax: 907‐465‐2974


Website: www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/

pmor.htm

Alberta Regulatory Board:

Funeral Services Regulatory Board

Marilyn McPherson, Board Administrator 11810 Kingsway Avenue Edmonton, AB CANADA T5G 0X5 Office: 780‐452‐6130 Fax: 780‐452‐6085 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.afsrb.ab.ca

Arizona

Regulatory Board: Arizona State Board of Funeral

Directors & Embalmers

Rodolfo Thomas, Executive Director

1400 W. Washington, Suite 230

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Office: 602‐542‐3095

Fax: 602‐542‐3093


Website: www.azfuneralboard.us

School: Mesa Community College #52

Mortuary Science Program

Dr. Thomas R. Taggart, LELFD, Director

7440 E. Tahoe Avenue

Mesa, AZ 85212

Office: 480‐988‐8501

Fax: 480‐988‐8520


Website: www.mesacc.edu/dept/d26/msp

Arkansas

Regulatory Board:

Amy Goode, Executive Secretary

101 E. Capitol, Suite 113

Little Rock, AR 72201

Office: 501‐682‐0574

Fax: 501‐682‐0575


Website: www.arkansas.gov/fdemb

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Schools: Arkansas State University

at Mountain Home #50

Funeral Science Department

Matt Buel, Director

1600 South College

Mountain Home, AR 72653

Office: 870‐508‐6157

Fax: 870‐508‐6284


Website: www.asumh.edu

University of Arkansas Community

College at Hope #55

Funeral Service Program

Karen Davis, Program Director

P.O. Box 140

Hope, AR 71702

UPS: 2500 S. Main

Hope, AR 71802

Office: 870‐722‐8206

Fax: 870‐722‐8511


Website: www.uacch.edu

California

Regulatory Board: Cemetery and Funeral Bureau

Lisa M. Moore, Bureau Chief

1625 N. Market Boulevard, Suite S‐208

Sacramento, CA 95834

Office: 916‐574‐7870

Fax: 916‐928‐7988


Website: www.cfb.ca.gov

Schools: American River College

Funeral Service Education #57

Dr. Damon de la Cruz, Coordinator

4700 College Oak Drive

Sacramento, CA 95841‐4286

Office: 916‐484‐8158

Fax: 916‐484‐8030


Website: www.arc.losrios.edu

Cypress College #06

Mortuary Science Department

Glenn A. Bower, B.A., M.S. Ed., Director

9200 Valley View Street

Cypress, CA 90630

Office: 714‐484‐7278

Fax: 714‐484‐7417


Website: www.cypresscollege.edu

Colorado Regulatory Boards:

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Joyce Young, Program Director 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202 Office: 303‐894‐7800 Fax: 303‐894‐2310 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dora.colorado.gov

School: Arapahoe Community College #49


Martha Thayer, Department Chair

P.O. Box 9002

5900 S. Santa Fe Drive

Littleton, CO 80160‐9002

Office: 303‐797‐5954

Fax: 303‐797‐5842


Website: www.arapahoe.edu

Connecticut Regulatory Board:

Department of Public Health Embalmer &

Funeral Director Licensing

Stephen Carragher, Health Programs Supervisor

P.O. Box 340308

Hartford, CT 06134

UPS: 410 Capitol Ave, MS #13 PHO

Hartford, CT 06134

Office: 860‐509‐7603

Fax: 860‐509‐8457


Website: www.ct.gov/dph/license

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School: Lincoln College of New England #71


Paul N. Warren, Program Director

2279 Mount Vernon Road

Southington, CT 06489

Office: 860‐628‐4751 or 800‐952‐2444

Fax: 860‐628‐6444


Website: www.lincolncollegene.edu

Delaware Regulatory Board:

Division of Professional Regulation

Sheryl Paquette, Board Liaison

Cannon Building, Suite 203

861 Silver Lake Boulevard

Dover, DE 19904

Office: 302‐744‐4500

Fax: 302‐739‐2711


Website: www.dpr.delaware.gov

District of Columbia Regulatory Board:

Occupational & Professional

Licensing Administration

Cynthia Briggs, Board Liaison

Board of Funeral Directors

1100 4th St. SW, Suite 500E

Washington, D.C. 20024

Office: 202‐442‐4339

Fax: 202‐698‐4329


Website: www.pearsonvue.com/dc/

funeral_director

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School: Community College of the District of Columbia

Van Ness Campus #34


J. Brandon Shaw, Interim Program Director

4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Building 44, Room 200

Washington, D.C. 20008

Office: 202‐274‐5858

Fax: 202‐274‐5952


Website: www.udc.edu

Florida Regulatory Board:

Department Financial Services, Division of

Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services

Doug Shropshire, Division Director

200 E. Gaines Street

Tallahassee, FL 32399‐0361

Office: 850‐413‐3039

Fax: 850‐413‐4958


Website: www.myfloridacfo.com/

funeralcemetery

Schools: Florida State College at Jacksonville, North

Campus #70


Robert J. Dean, Faculty Director

4501 Capper Road

Jacksonville, FL 32218

Office: 904‐766‐6622

Fax: 904‐766‐5573


Website: www.fscj.edu

Miami Dade College #19


North Campus

Joseph Finocchiaro, Program Coordinator

11380 N.W. 27th Avenue

Miami, FL 33167

Office: 305‐237‐1782

Fax: 305‐237‐8195


Website: www.mdc.edu

St. Petersburg College #48

Funeral Services Program

Kevin Davis, Program Director

P.O. Box 13489

St. Petersburg, FL 33733

UPS: 7200 N 66th Street

Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Office: 727‐341‐3781

Fax: 727‐444‐6625


Website: www.spcollege.edu/edu/funeral

Georgia Regulatory Board:

Georgia State Board of Funeral Service

Carla Murray, Licensing Supervisor

237 Coliseum Drive

Macon, Georgia 31217

Office: 478‐207‐2440

Fax: 866‐888‐2440


Website: www.sos.georgia.gov/plb/funeral

Schools: #11

James Shoemake, Interim President

James Hinz, Administrative Assistant

5141 Snapfinger Woods Drive

Decatur, GA 30035

Office: 770‐593‐2257

Fax: 770‐593‐1891

E‐mail: jhinz@gupton‐jones.edu

Website: www.gupton‐jones.edu

Ogeechee Technical College #56


Michele Rupar, Program Director

1 Joe Kennedy Boulevard

Statesboro, GA 30458

Office: 912‐871‐1960

Fax: 912‐486‐7604


Website: www.ogeecheetech.edu

Hawaii

Regulatory Board: Sanitation Branch – Department of Health

Peter Oshiro, Program Manager

591 Ala Moana Boulevard

Honolulu, HI 96813

Office: 808‐586‐8000

Fax: 808‐586‐8040


Website: www.health.hawaii.gov

Idaho Regulatory Board:

Idaho Board of Morticians

Bureau of Occupational Licenses

Erin Anderson, Technical Records Spec. I

700 W State Street

PO Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720‐0063

Office: 208‐334‐3233

Fax: 208‐334‐3945


Website: www.ibol.idaho.gov

Illinois Regulatory Board:

Illinois Dept. of Financial &

Professional Regulation, Division of

Professional Regulation

Keri J. Ginger, Board Liaison

320 W. Washington Street, 3rd Floor

Springfield, IL 62786

Office: 217‐785‐5966

Fax: 217‐782‐7645


Website: www.ildpr.com

Schools: Carl Sandburg College #51


Timothy J. Krause, Educational Coordinator

2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard

Galesburg, IL 61401

Office: 309‐345‐8501

Fax: 309‐341‐1040


Website: www.sandburg.edu

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Malcolm X College #40


Karen Scott, Program Director

1900 West Van Buren Street,

Chicago, IL 60612‐3197

Office: 312‐850‐7214

Fax: 312‐850‐7453


Website: www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm‐x

Southern Illinois University #31

Mortuary Science & Funeral Service Program

Anthony Fleege, Program Director

MC 6615 ‐ CASA

Carbondale, IL 62901‐6615

UPS: 1365 Douglas Drive

Carbondale, IL 62901

Office: 618‐453‐5698

Fax: 618‐453‐7020


Website: www.siu.edu

Worsham College of Mortuary Science #38

Karl F. Kann, President

Stephanie J. Kann, Program Director

495 Northgate Parkway

Wheeling, IL 60090‐2646

Office: 847‐808‐8444

Fax: 847‐808‐8493


Website: www.worshamcollege.com

Indiana

Regulatory Board: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency

Tracy Hicks, Director

402 W. Washington Street, Room W072

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Office: 317‐234‐3031

Fax: 317‐233‐4236


Website: www.in.gov/pla

Schools: Ivy Tech Community College

Central Indiana #64


Brian Miller, Program Chair

9301 E. 59th Street, Ste. 147

Indianapolis, IN 46216

Office: 317‐921‐4325

Fax: 317‐916‐7608


Website: www.ivytech.edu/indianapolis

Ivy Tech Community College Northwest #72


Nhemya Ward, Program Chair

410 E. Columbus Drive

East Chicago, IN 46312

Office: 219‐392‐3600

Fax: 219‐392‐3609


Website: www.ivytech.edu/northwest

Mid‐America College of Funeral Service #20

Lauren Budrow, President

3111 Hamburg Pike

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Office: 812‐288‐8878

Fax: 812‐288‐5842

E‐mail: macfs@mid‐america.edu

Website: www.mid‐america.edu

Vincennes University #36


Jana Vieck, Interim Chairman

1002 North 1st Street

Vincennes, IN 47591

Office: 812‐888‐5090

Fax: 812‐888‐4550


Website: www.vinu.edu

Iowa

Regulatory Board: Iowa Department of Public Health

Bureau of Professional Licensure

Susan Reynolds, Board Administrator

Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor

321 E. 12th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319‐0075

Office: 515‐281‐5234

Fax: 515‐281‐3121


Website: www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure

School: Des Moines Area Community College #61


Kevin Patterson, Program Chair

2006 South Ankeny Boulevard

Ankeny, IA 50023

Office: 515‐965‐7171

Fax: 515‐965‐7082


Website: funeral.dmacc.edu

Kansas Regulatory Board:

Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts

Mack Smith, Executive Secretary

700 S. W. Jackson Street, Suite 904

Topeka, KS 66603‐3733

Office: 785‐296‐3980

Fax: 785‐296‐0891


Website: www.kansas.gov/ksbma

School: Kansas City Kansas Community College #16

School of Mortuary Science

Wiley Wright, Program Director

P.O. Box 12951

Kansas City, KS 66112‐9978

UPS: 7250 State Avenue

Kansas City, KS 66112‐9978

Office: 913‐288‐7607

Fax: 913‐288‐7215


Website: www.kckcc.edu

Kentucky Regulatory Board:

Kentucky Board of Embalmers

& Funeral Directors

Kanetha Dorsey, Executive Director

8412 Westport Road

Louisville, KY 40242

Office: 502‐426‐4589

Fax: 502‐426‐4117


Website: ww.kbefd.ky.gov

School: Southeast Kentucky Community

& Technical College #76


Denise Shumate, Director

700 College Road

Cumberland, KY 40823

Phone: 606‐248‐3141


Website: www.southeast.kctcs.edu

Louisiana Regulatory Board:

Louisiana State Board of Embalmers

& Funeral Directors

Kim W. Michel, Executive Director

3500 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 1232

Metairie, LA 70002‐3527

Office: 504‐838‐5109

Fax: 504‐838‐5112


Website: www.lsbefd.state.la.us

School: Delgado Community College #08

Department of Funeral Service Education

Connie Green Daugherty, Director

City Park Campus

615 City Park Ave

New Orleans, LA 70119

Phone: 504‐671‐6245


Website: www.dcc.edu

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Massachusetts

Regulatory Board: Board of Embalming & Funeral Directing

Michael Hawley, Executive Director

1000 Washington Street, 7th Floor

Boston, MA 02118

Office: 617‐727‐1718

Fax: 617‐727‐1627


Website: www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/em

Schools: FINE Mortuary College, LLC #54

150 Kerry Place

Norwood, MA 02062

Office: 781‐762‐1211

Fax: 781‐762‐7177



Website: www.fmc.edu

Mount Ida College #23

Dept. of Funeral Service Education

Jeffrey Megna, Executive Director

777 Dedham Street

Newton Centre, MA 02459

Office: 617‐928‐4714

Fax: 617‐928‐4713


Website: www.mountida.edu

Michigan

Regulatory Board: Department of Licensing &

Regulatory Affairs

Corporations, Securities & Commercial

Licensing Bureau — Licensing Division

Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science

Andrew Brisbo, Licensing Analyst

P.O. Box 30670

Lansing, MI 48909

Office: 517‐241‐9288

Fax: 517‐373‐1044


Website: www.mi.gov/mortuaryscience 12

Maine

Regulatory Board: Maine State Board of Funeral Service

Torrey Gray, Board Administrator

35 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333‐0035

Office: 207‐624‐8626

Fax: 207‐624‐8637


Website: www.maine.gov/

professionallicensing

Manitoba

Regulatory Board: The Funeral Board of Manitoba Denise Koss, chair 254 Portage Winnipeg, MB R3C 0B6 CANADA Office: 204‐947‐1098 Fax: 204‐945‐0424 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.gov.mb.ca/

funeraldirectorsboard

Maryland

Regulatory Board: Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors

Ruth Ann Arty, Executive Director

4201 Patterson Avenue, 5th Floor

Baltimore, MD 21215

Office: 410‐764‐4792

Fax: 410‐358‐6571


Website: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/bom

School:

Catonsville Campus


Brian Burke, Program Director

800 South Rolling Road

Catonsville, MD 21228

Office: 443‐840‐4924

Fax: 443‐840‐5547


Website: www.ccbcmd.edu

School: Wayne State University #37

Dept. of Fundamental and Applied Sciences


Mark Evely, Program Director

5439 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, MI 48202

Office: 313‐577‐1202

Fax: 313‐577‐4456


Website: www.mortsci.wayne.edu

Minnesota

Regulatory Board: Department of Health, Compliance

Monitoring Division

Mortuary Science Section

Gilbert Acevedo, Program Manager

P.O. Box 64882

St. Paul, MN 55164‐0882

UPS: 85 E. Seventh Place, Suite 300

St. Paul, MN 55101

Office: 651‐201‐3829

Fax: 651‐201‐3839


Website: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/

mortsci

School: University of Minnesota #35

Program of Mortuary Science

Michael LuBrant, Program Director

UPS: Room A275 Mayo Memorial Bld.

MMC 740 420 Delaware Street SE

Minneapolis, MN 55455

Office: 612‐624‐6464

Fax: 612‐626‐4163


Website: www.mortuaryscience.umn.edu

Mississippi

Regulatory Board: Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service

Dolores B. Kenney, Executive Director

3010 Lakeland Cove, Suite W

Flowood, MS 39232

Office: 601‐932‐1973

Fax: 601‐932‐1901


Website: www.msbfs.ms.gov

Schools: East Mississippi Community College #09

Funeral Service Technology

Octavia Dickerson, Program Director

P.O. Box 158

1512 Kemper Street

Scooba, MS 39358

Office: 662‐476‐5100 or 662‐476‐5101

Fax: 662‐476‐5086


Website: www.eastms.edu

Holmes Community College #44

Funeral Service Technology Program

Ridgeland Campus

Tommy Garrett, CFSP, Program Director

412 W. Ridgeland Avenue

Ridgeland, MS 39157

Office: 601‐605‐3323

Fax: 601‐605‐3410


Website: www.holmescc.edu

Funeral Service Technology Department

Bill D. Harvey, MLA, Director

P. O. Box 548

Perkinston, MS 39573

UPS: US Hwy 49 South, 51 Main Street

Perkinston, MS 39573

Office: 601‐528‐8919

Fax: 601‐528‐8422


Website: www.mgccc.edu

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#25

Funeral Service Technology Program

DeSoto Center

Larry Anderson, Program Director

5197 W. E. Ross Parkway

Southaven, MS 38671

Office: 662‐280‐6137

Fax: 662‐280‐6161


Website: www.northwestms.edu

Missouri

Regulatory Board: Missouri State Board of

Embalmers & Funeral Directors

Sandy Sebastian, Executive Director

P.O. Box 423

3605 Missouri Boulevard

Jefferson City, MO 65102

Office: 573‐751‐0813

Fax: 573‐751‐1155


Website: pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp

Montana

Regulatory Board: Board of Funeral Service

Cheryl Brandt, Board Administrator

P.O. Box 200513

Helena, MT 59620‐0513

UPS: 301 South Park, 4th Floor

Helena, MT 59620

Office: 406‐841‐2394

Fax: 406‐841‐2305


Website: www.funeral.mt.gov

Nebraska

Regulatory Board: Board of Funeral Directing

& Embalming

Kris Chiles, Section Administrator

P.O. Box 94986

Lincoln, NE 68509‐4986

UPS: 301 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE 68508

Office: 402‐471‐2117

Fax: 402‐471‐3577


Website: www.dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/

crl_mhcs_fun_ funeraldirecting.aspx

Nevada

Regulatory Board: Nevada State Funeral Board

Jennifer Kandt, Executive Director

501 Hammill Lane

Reno, NV 89511

Office: 775‐825‐5535


Website: www.funeral.nv.gov

New Hampshire

Regulatory Board: Board of Registration of

Funeral Directors & Embalmers

Susan M. Russell, Executive Director

121 South Fruit St

Concord, NH 03301

Office: 603‐271‐4648

Fax: 603‐271‐5056


Website: www.nh.gov/funeral

New Jersey

Regulatory Board: State Board of Mortuary

Science of New Jersey

Khaled Madin, Executive Director

P.O. Box 45009

Newark, NJ 07101

UPS: 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor

Newark, NJ 07101

Office: 973‐504‐6425

Fax: 973‐648‐2855


Website: www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/#mort7

School: Mercer County Community College #18

Funeral Service Programs

Mike Daley, Director

P.O. Box B

Trenton, NJ 08690‐1099

UPS: 1200 Old Trenton Road

West Windsor, NJ 08550


Website: www.mccc.edu

New Mexico

Regulatory Board: New Mexico Board of Funeral Services

Samantha Lopez, Administrator

P.O. Box 25101

Santa Fe, NM 87504

UPS: 2550 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, NM 87505

Office: 505‐476‐4604

Fax: 505‐476‐4665


Website: www.rld.state.nm.us

New York

Regulatory Board: Department of Health

Bureau of Funeral Directing

Lynda Howard, Health Sys Spec 1 Fd

875 Central Ave

Albany, NY 12206

Office: 518‐402‐0785

Fax: 518‐402‐0784


Website: www.health.ny.gov/professionals/

funeral_director/

Schools: American Academy McAllister

Institute of Funeral Service, Inc. #01

Meg Dunn, President

619 W. 54th Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10019

Office: 212‐757‐1190

Fax: 212‐765‐5923


Website: www.funeraleducation.org

Hudson Valley Community College #12


Lori Purcell, Dept. Chairperson

80 Vandenburgh Avenue

Troy, NY 12180

Office: 518‐629‐7334

Fax: 518‐629‐7161


Website: www.hvcc.edu

Nassau Community College #33


Michael F. Mastellone, Chair

357 East Road

Garden City, NY 11530

Office: 516‐572‐7277

Fax: 516‐572‐0626


Website: www.ncc.edu

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State University of New York ‐ Canton #32

School of Science, Health & Criminal Justice

Funeral Service Administration

David Penepent, Program Director

316 W. 54th St, 2nd Fl

New York, NY 10019

Office: 315‐386‐7170

Fax: 315‐386‐7959


Website: www.canton.edu

North Carolina

Regulatory Board: North Carolina Board of Funeral Service

Peter Burke, CFSP, Executive Director

1033 Wade Avenue, Suite 108

Raleigh, NC 27605‐1158

Office: 919‐733‐9380, ext 105

Fax: 919‐733‐8271


Website: www.ncbfs.org

School:

Funeral Service Education Department

Ronald Montgomery, Department Chairperson

P.O. Box 35236, 2201 Hull Road

Fayetteville, NC 28303‐0236

Office: 910‐678‐8301

Fax 910‐678‐0169


Website: www.faytechcc.edu/public_service/

funeral_service/index.aspx

North Dakota

Regulatory Board: North Dakota State Board of Funeral Service

Dale G. Niewoehner, Executive Secretary

P.O. Box 161

Rugby, ND 58368‐0161

Office: 701‐776‐6222

Fax: 701‐776‐2546


Website: www.nd.gov/funeral

Ohio

Regulatory Board: Ohio Board of Embalmers

& Funeral Directors

Vanessa Niekamp, Executive Director

77 South High Street, 16th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215‐6108

Office: 614‐466‐4252

Fax: 614‐728‐6825


Website: www.funeral.ohio.gov

School: Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science #04 Gene Kramer, President

645 W. North Bend Road

Cincinnati, OH 45224‐1462

Office: 513‐761‐2020

Fax: 513‐761‐3333


Website: www.ccms.edu

Oklahoma Regulatory Board:

Oklahoma Funeral Board

Chris Ferguson, Executive Director

3700 N. Classen, Ste. 175

Oklahoma City, OK 73118

Office: 405‐522‐1790


Website: www.ok.gov/funeral

School: University of Central Oklahoma #03


John Fritch, M.Ed., Department Chairman

100 N. University Drive, Box 186

Edmond, OK 73034

Office: 405‐974‐5001

Fax: 405‐974‐3848


Website: www.uco.edu/funeral

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Ontario

Regulatory Board: Board of Funeral Services

Doug Simpson, Registrar

777 Bay Street Ste. 2810, Box 117

Toronto, ON M5G 2C8

CANADA

Office: 416‐979‐5450

Fax: 416‐979‐0384


Website: www.funeralboard.com

Oregon

Regulatory Board: Oregon Mortuary & Cemetery Board

Michelle Gaines, Executive Director

800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 430

Portland, OR 97232‐2195

Office: 971‐673‐1507

Fax: 971‐673‐1501


Website: www.oregon.gov/mortcem

School: Mt. Hood Community College #22


Doug Ferrin, Director

26000 S.E. Stark Street

Gresham, OR 97030

Office: 503‐491‐6940

Fax: 503‐491‐6050


Website: www.mhcc.edu

Pennsylvania

Regulatory Board: Pennsylvania State Board

of Funeral Directors

Heidy Weirich, Board Administrator

P.O. Box 2649

Harrisburg, PA 17105‐2649

UPS: 2601 N. Third Street

Harrisburg, PA 17110

Office: 717‐783‐3397

Fax: 717‐705‐5540

E‐mail: st‐[email protected]

Website: www.dos.state.pa.us/funeral

Schools: Northampton Community College #24

Funeral Service Education

Tony Moore, Director

3835 Green Pond Road

Bethlehem, PA 18020

Office: 610‐861‐5576

Fax: 610‐861‐4581


Website: www.northampton.edu

Pittsburgh Inst. of Mortuary Science #26

Eugene C. Ogrodnik, President & CEO

5808 Baum Boulevard

Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Office: 412‐362‐8500

Fax: 412‐362‐1684


Website: www.pims.edu

Rhode Island

Regulatory Board: State Board of Funeral Directing/Embalming

Robert O’Donnell, Administrator

Department of Health, Room 104

3 Capitol Hill

Providence, RI 02908‐5097

Office: 401‐222‐2828

Fax: 401‐222‐1272

E‐mail: robert.o’[email protected]

Website: www.health.ri.gov

Saskatchewan Regulatory Board:

Funeral & Cremation Services

Council of Saskatchewan

A.R. "Sandy" Mahon, Registrar

3847C Albert St.

Regina, SK

S4S 3R4 CANADA

Office: 306‐584‐1575

Fax: 306‐584‐1576


Website: www.fcscs.ca

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Tennessee

Regulatory Board: Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers

Robert B. Gribble, Executive Director

500 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, TN 37243‐1144

Office: 615‐741‐5062

Fax: 615‐532‐1903


Website: www.state.tn.us/regboards/funeral

School: John A. Gupton College #14

B. Steven Spann, President

Donna Collard, Director

1616 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37203

Office: 615‐327‐3927

Fax: 615‐321‐4518



Website: www.guptoncollege.edu

Texas

Regulatory Board: Texas Funeral Service Commission

Janice McCoy, Executive Director

P.O. Box 12217, Capitol Station

Austin, TX 78711‐1440

UPS: 333 Guadalupe Street, 2‐110

Austin, TX 78701

Office: 512‐936‐2474

Fax: 512‐479‐5064


Website: www.tfsc.texas.gov

Schools: Amarillo College #42

Mortuary Science Program—West Campus

Scott Rankin, Program Director

PO Box 447

Amarillo, TX 79178

UPS: 2011 Washington

Amarillo, TX 79109

Office: 806‐356‐3631

Fax: 806‐356‐3657

E‐Mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.actx.edu/mortuary 18

South Carolina

Regulatory Board: South Carolina Board of Funeral Service

Amy Holleman, Administrator

P.O. Box 11329

Columbia, SC 29211

110 Centerview Drive, Suite 104

Columbia, SC 29210

Office: 803‐896‐4497

Fax: 803‐896‐4554


Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/funeral

School: Piedmont Technical College #53


David B. Martin, Coordinator

P.O. Box 1467

Greenwood, SC 29648‐1467

Office: 864‐941‐8774

Fax: 864‐941‐8306


Website: www.ptc.edu

South Dakota

Regulatory Board: State Board of Funeral Service

Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Secretary

810 North Main, Suite 298

Spearfish, SD 57783

UPS: 629 Main St

Spearfish, SD 57783

Office: 605‐642‐1600

Fax: 605‐722‐1006


Website: www.doh.sd.gov/boards/funeral

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Jason Altieri, President

415 Barren Springs Drive

Houston, TX 77090

Office: 281‐873‐0262

Fax: 281‐873‐5232


Website: www.commonwealth.edu

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service #07

James Shoemake, President

3909 South Buckner Boulevard

Dallas, TX 75227‐4314

Phone: 800‐235‐5444

Office: 214‐388‐5466

Fax: 214‐388‐0316


Website: www.dallasinstitute.edu

San Antonio College #28


Felix B. Gonzales, Department Chair

1819 N. Main Ave

San Antonio, TX 78212‐4299

Office: 210‐486‐3941

Fax: 210‐486‐9241


Website: www.alamo.edu/sac/mortuary

Utah

Regulatory Board: Utah Board of Funeral Service

Ann Naegelin, Board Secretary

P.O. Box 146741

Salt Lake City, UT 84114‐6741

UPS: 160 East 300 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Office: 801‐530‐6628

Fax: 801‐530‐6511


Website: www.dopl.utah.gov

School: Salt Lake Community College #75

Mortuary Sceince Program

David S. Hess, Director

3491 Wights Fort Road Ste. 059

West Jordan, Utah 84088

Office: 801‐957‐6205

Fax: 801‐957‐6353


Website: www.slcc.edu/mortuaryscience

Vermont

Regulatory Board: Vermont Board of Funeral Service

Office of Professional Regulation

Danielle Rubalcaba, Licensing Specialist

89 Main St, 3rd Fl

Montpelier, VT 05620‐3402

Office: 802‐828‐1501

Fax: 802‐828‐2465


Website: www.vtprofessionals.org

Virginia

Regulatory Board: Virginia Board of Funeral Directors

and Embalmers

Department of Health Professions

Lisa Hahn, Executive Director

Perimeter Center

9960 Mayland Dr., Suite 300

Richmond, Virginia 23233

Office: 804‐367‐4479

Fax: 804‐527‐4413


Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov/funeral

Schools: John Tyler Community College #15


Rhonda Pleasants, Dept. Chair

13101 Jefferson Davis Highway

Chester, VA 23831

Office: 804‐706‐5118

Fax: 804‐768‐6624


Website: www.jtcc.edu

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Tidewater Community College #63


J. F. Walton, Coordinator

1700 College Crescent

Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Office: 757‐822‐7074

Fax: 757‐822‐7483


Website: www.tcc.edu/funeralservices

Washington

Regulatory Board: Department of Licensing

Funeral & Cemetery Office

Lorin Doyle Administrator

Jeanne Todd, Program Coordinator

P.O. Box 9012

Olympia, WA 98507‐9012

UPS: 405 Black Lake Boulevard

Olympia, WA 98502

Office: 360‐664‐1555

Fax: 360‐664‐1495


Website: www.dol.wa.gov/business/

funeralcemetery

Schools: Lake Washington Institute of

Technology #73


Jamye Cameron, Program Director

11605 132nd Ave NE

Kirkland, WA 98034‐8506

Office: 425‐739‐8100

Fax: 425‐739‐8114


Website: www.lwtech.edu

West Virginia Regulatory Board:

West Virginia Board of Funeral

Service Examiners

Regina Foster, Executive Director

179 Summers Street, Suite 319

Charleston, WV 25301

Office: 304‐558‐0302

Fax: 304‐558‐0660


Website: www.wvfuneralboard.com

Wisconsin

Regulatory Board: Wisconsin Funeral Directors

Examining Board

Dept. of Safety & Professional Services

Brittany Lewin, Executive Director

Judy Mendor, Credentialing

P.O. Box 8935

Madison, WI 53708‐8935

UPS: 1400 E. Washington Avenue

Madison, WI 53703

Office: 608‐266‐2112

Fax: 608‐267‐3816


Website: www.drl.wy.gov

School: Milwaukee Area Technical College #21

Funeral Service Program – West Campus

Julian Jasper Jr, Coordinator

1205 S 70th St

West Allis, WI 53214

Office: 414‐456‐5432

Fax: 414‐456‐5441


Website: www.matc.edu

Wyoming Regulatory Board:

JoAnn Reid, Licensing Director

Wyoming State Board of Funeral

Service Practitioners

Emerson Building, Room 104

2001 Capitol Ave.

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Office: 307‐777‐5403

Fax: 307‐777‐3508


Website: www.plboards.state.wy.us

Name Year Name Year Name Year

J. H. McCully 1904-1905 Charles B. Cool 1943 Denver Jones 1979

H. M. Bracken 1906-1907 Charles Delosier 1944 Richard R. Poindexter 1980

L. T. Christian 1907-1908 Raymond A. Brown 1945 Connie L. Pickering 1981

C. M. Ranger 1909 Ray Crowder 1946 George J. Gonce 1982

W. M. Hill 1910 Gerald L. Brown 1947 Faris C. Sykes 1983

C. H. Watkins, Jr. 1911 Paul D. McAuley 1948 Keith L. Rottman 1984

Joseph S. Johnston 1912 William L. Finley, Jr. 1949 Bruce Eckersell 1985

C. F. Moadinger, Jr. 1913 Orlo G. Roberts 1950 Donald V. Borgwardt 1986

John Mass 1914 George Reynolds 1951 Robert J. Fenelon 1987

C. E. Titus 1915 N. Lawrence Enger 1952 Robert E. Blais 1988

B. F. Markley 1916 Paul Y. Griffin 1953 Henry H. Jordon, Jr. 1989

A. E. Griffin 1917 Paul W. Eddy 1954 Charles Lindquist 1990

F. C. Haley 1918 David W. Bumgardner, Jr. 1955 David Veile 1991

Joe W. Henry 1919 August Brandt, Jr. 1956 Douglas “Mack” Smith 1992

F. H. Volger 1920 G. L. Banks 1957 Deborah H. Orecki 1993

T. S. Wright 1921 John N. Santeiu 1958 Charles F. Greco 1994

O. L. Gallaway 1922 Rufus V. Herndon, Jr. 1959 Edward O’Sullivan 1995

Rex B. Yeager 1923-1924 Alva R. Wing 1960 Edgar “Ed” Robertson 1996

O. D. DuPre 1925 John T. MacDougall 1961 David J. Benke 1997

J. A. West 1926 Loren E. Hillis 1962 Robert L. Starks 1998

Ramsey Burton 1927 Jodie W. Sevier 1963 Corrine J. Culbreth 1999-2000

Edward P. Jones 1928 Clifford H. Brown 1964 Joseph B. Jenkins, III 2001

John B. Hazen 1929 J. Harold Connley 1965 J. Terry Woodard 2002

W. H. Dorrance 1930 Edmund A. Thibault 1966 John J. Kazlauskas 2003

A. C. Connelley 1931 John T. Niland 1967 John J. Michelotti 2004

J. U. Maynard 1932 James L. McCully 1968 John D. Runsvold 2005

C. W. Porterfield 1933 James A. Vander Pleog 1969 Jerry W. Griffin 2006

John B. Stearns 1934 J. Chalmers Dial 1970 O.C. “Chet” Robbins 2007

Glen S. Macy 1935 Tom F. Curry 1971 Billie Watson Hughes 2008

Silas E. Ross 1936 Robert E. O’Shaugnessy 1972 Lisa M. Moore 2009

John I. Reilly 1937 Joe A. Myers 1973 Robert N. Barnes 2010

George A. Farley 1938 William L. Hoy 1974 Randal R. Bangert 2011

J. Ray Keaton 1939 Joseph R. LaBeau 1975 Bart A. Thompson 2012

ICFSEB Past Presidents

Ernest E. Vincent 1940 Walter J. Precht 1976 Gail Thomas-DeWitt 2013

Al Didesch 1941 Maynard G. Heitner 1977 Bart Burton 2013-2014

William C. Celenta- 1942 Ronald Giddens 1978

1885 Shelby Lane Fayetteville, AR 72704

Office: 479-442-7076 Fax: 479-442-7090

E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.theconferenceonline.org

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