2015-2016
Professional Directory
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] 2
Board Members
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] 3
2015‐2016 Committee Appointments
Professional Policy Committee
Finance Committee
A.R. “Sandy” Mahon, Chair Lynn Armstrong Patterson Sandy Sebastian Douglas “Mack” Smith Edward Muhleisen, Chair Peter Burke, CFSP Bart Burton Mark Ransford, CFSP Administrative Staff
Dalene Paull, Executive Director
E‐Mail: [email protected] 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] Office Fax: Website: www.theconferenceonline.org 479‐442‐7090 Mailing Address: The Conference 1885 Shelby Lane Fayetteville, AR 72704 4
Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x9 Phone: 479‐442‐7076 x4 Member Services
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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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Alabama
Alberta
Regulatory Board:
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:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.azfuneralboard.us 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.bishop.edu Jefferson State Community College #13 Funeral Service Education Program Venus N.R. Smith, Director 2601 Carson Road Birmingham, AL 35215 Office: 205‐856‐7841 Fax: 205‐856‐7804 E‐mail: vriley@jeffstateonline.com Website: www.jeffstateonline.com School:
Alaska
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.mesacc.edu/dept/d26/msp Arkansas
Regulatory Board:
Susan Johnson, Licensing Examiner P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811‐0806 Office: 907‐465‐3811 Fax: 907‐465‐2974 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/
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Amy Goode, Executive Secretary 101 E. Capitol, Suite 113 Little Rock, AR 72201 Office: 501‐682‐0574 Fax: 501‐682‐0575 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.arkansas.gov/fdemb 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 Mortuary Science Program 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ct.gov/dph/license 7
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Lincoln College of New England #71 Mortuary Science Program Paul N. Warren, Program Director 2279 Mount Vernon Road Southington, CT 06489 Office: 860‐628‐4751 or 800‐952‐2444 Fax: 860‐628‐6444 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.pearsonvue.com/dc/
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Community College of the District of Columbia Van Ness Campus #34 Mortuary Science Program 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.myfloridacfo.com/
funeralcemetery Schools:
Florida State College at Jacksonville, North Campus #70 Funeral Service Program Robert J. Dean, Faculty Director 4501 Capper Road Jacksonville, FL 32218 Office: 904‐766‐6622 Fax: 904‐766‐5573 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.fscj.edu Miami Dade College #19 Funeral Service Education Program North Campus Joseph Finocchiaro, Program Coordinator 11380 N.W. 27th Avenue Miami, FL 33167 Office: 305‐237‐1782 Fax: 305‐237‐8195 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.spcollege.edu/edu/funeral 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.health.hawaii.gov Georgia
Idaho
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ibol.idaho.gov Georgia State Board of Funeral Service
Carla Murray, Licensing Supervisor 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, Georgia 31217 Office: 478‐207‐2440 Fax: 866‐888‐2440 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.sos.georgia.gov/plb/funeral Schools:
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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 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ildpr.com Ogeechee Technical College #56 Funeral Service Education Program Michele Rupar, Program Director 1 Joe Kennedy Boulevard Statesboro, GA 30458 Office: 912‐871‐1960 Fax: 912‐486‐7604 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ogeecheetech.edu Schools:
Carl Sandburg College #51 Mortuary Science Program Timothy J. Krause, Educational Coordinator 2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard Galesburg, IL 61401 Office: 309‐345‐8501 Fax: 309‐341‐1040 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.sandburg.edu 9
Malcolm X College #40 Mortuary Science Program Karen Scott, Program Director 1900 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60612‐3197 Office: 312‐850‐7214 Fax: 312‐850‐7453 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.siu.edu Schools:
Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana #64 Mortuary Science Program Brian Miller, Program Chair 9301 E. 59th Street, Ste. 147 Indianapolis, IN 46216 Office: 317‐921‐4325 Fax: 317‐916‐7608 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ivytech.edu/indianapolis Ivy Tech Community College Northwest #72 Mortuary Science Program Nhemya Ward, Program Chair 410 E. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN 46312 Office: 219‐392‐3600 Fax: 219‐392‐3609 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ivytech.edu/northwest 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.worshamcollege.com 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 Funeral Service Education Program Jana Vieck, Interim Chairman 1002 North 1st Street Vincennes, IN 47591 Office: 812‐888‐5090 Fax: 812‐888‐4550 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.vinu.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.in.gov/pla 10
Iowa
Kentucky
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure Kentucky Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Kanetha Dorsey, Executive Director 8412 Westport Road Louisville, KY 40242 Office: 502‐426‐4589 Fax: 502‐426‐4117 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: ww.kbefd.ky.gov School:
School:
Des Moines Area Community College #61 Mortuary Science Program Kevin Patterson, Program Chair 2006 South Ankeny Boulevard Ankeny, IA 50023 Office: 515‐965‐7171 Fax: 515‐965‐7082 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: funeral.dmacc.edu Kansas
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College #76 Funeral Service Program Denise Shumate, Director 700 College Road Cumberland, KY 40823 Phone: 606‐248‐3141 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.southeast.kctcs.edu Louisiana
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.lsbefd.state.la.us 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.kckcc.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dcc.edu 11
Maine
Massachusetts
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.maine.gov/ professionallicensing 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/em Schools:
Manitoba
FINE Mortuary College, LLC #54 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 150 Kerry Place Norwood, MA 02062 Office: 781‐762‐1211 Fax: 781‐762‐7177 E‐mail: [email protected] E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.mountida.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/bom School:
Catonsville Campus Mortuary Science Program Brian Burke, Program Director 800 South Rolling Road Catonsville, MD 21228 Office: 443‐840‐4924 Fax: 443‐840‐5547 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ccbcmd.edu
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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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.mi.gov/mortuaryscience School:
Wayne State University #37 Dept. of Fundamental and Applied Sciences Mortuary Science Program Mark Evely, Program Director 5439 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 Office: 313‐577‐1202 Fax: 313‐577‐4456 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.mgccc.edu 13
#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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.northwestms.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/
crl_mhcs_fun_ funeraldirecting.aspx 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp Nevada
Regulatory Board:
Nevada State Funeral Board
Jennifer Kandt, Executive Director 501 Hammill Lane Reno, NV 89511 Office: 775‐825‐5535 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.funeral.nv.gov 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.funeral.mt.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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.nh.gov/funeral 14
New Jersey
New York
Regulatory Board:
Regulatory Board:
State Board of Mortuary Department of Health Science of New Jersey
Bureau of Funeral Directing Khaled Madin, Executive Director Lynda Howard, Health Sys Spec 1 Fd P.O. Box 45009 875 Central Ave Newark, NJ 07101 Albany, NY 12206 UPS: 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor Office: 518‐402‐0785 Newark, NJ 07101 Fax: 518‐402‐0784 Office: 973‐504‐6425 E‐mail: [email protected] Fax: 973‐648‐2855 Website: www.health.ny.gov/professionals/
E‐mail: askconsumeraff[email protected] funeral_director/ Website: www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/#mort7 Schools:
American Academy McAllister School:
Institute of Funeral Service, Inc. #01 Mercer County Community College #18 Meg Dunn, President Funeral Service Programs 619 W. 54th Street, 2nd Floor Mike Daley, Director New York, NY 10019 P.O. Box B Office: 212‐757‐1190 Trenton, NJ 08690‐1099 Fax: 212‐765‐5923 UPS: 1200 Old Trenton Road E‐mail: [email protected] West Windsor, NJ 08550 Website: www.funeraleducation.org E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.rld.state.nm.us Hudson Valley Community College #12 Mortuary Science Department Lori Purcell, Dept. Chairperson 80 Vandenburgh Avenue Troy, NY 12180 Office: 518‐629‐7334 Fax: 518‐629‐7161 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.hvcc.edu Nassau Community College #33 Mortuary Science Department Michael F. Mastellone, Chair 357 East Road Garden City, NY 11530 Office: 516‐572‐7277 Fax: 516‐572‐0626 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ncc.edu 15
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.canton.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.funeral.ohio.gov North Carolina
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ccms.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ncbfs.org School:
Oklahoma
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.nd.gov/funeral 16
Oklahoma Funeral Board
Chris Ferguson, Executive Director 3700 N. Classen, Ste. 175 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Office: 405‐522‐1790 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ok.gov/funeral School:
University of Central Oklahoma #03 Department of Funeral Service Education John Fritch, M.Ed., Department Chairman 100 N. University Drive, Box 186 Edmond, OK 73034 Office: 405‐974‐5001 Fax: 405‐974‐3848 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.uco.edu/funeral Ontario
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.northampton.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.funeralboard.com 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.pims.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.oregon.gov/mortcem School:
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 Mt. Hood Community College #22 Department of Funeral Service Education Doug Ferrin, Director 26000 S.E. Stark Street Gresham, OR 97030 Office: 503‐491‐6940 Fax: 503‐491‐6050 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.mhcc.edu Saskatchewan
Regulatory Board:
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 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.fcscs.ca 17
South Carolina
Tennessee
Regulatory Board:
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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/funeral 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.guptoncollege.edu School:
Piedmont Technical College #53 Funeral Service Education David B. Martin, Coordinator P.O. Box 1467 Greenwood, SC 29648‐1467 Office: 864‐941‐8774 Fax: 864‐941‐8306 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.doh.sd.gov/boards/funeral 18
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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 School:
Jason Altieri, President 415 Barren Springs Drive Houston, TX 77090 Office: 281‐873‐0262 Fax: 281‐873‐5232 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dallasinstitute.edu 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.vtprofessionals.org San Antonio College #28 Mortuary Science Department Felix B. Gonzales, Department Chair 1819 N. Main Ave San Antonio, TX 78212‐4299 Office: 210‐486‐3941 Fax: 210‐486‐9241 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.alamo.edu/sac/mortuary 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov/funeral 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dopl.utah.gov Schools:
John Tyler Community College #15 Funeral Service Program Rhonda Pleasants, Dept. Chair 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway Chester, VA 23831 Office: 804‐706‐5118 Fax: 804‐768‐6624 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.jtcc.edu 19
Tidewater Community College #63 Funeral Service Program J. F. Walton, Coordinator 1700 College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453 Office: 757‐822‐7074 Fax: 757‐822‐7483 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.tcc.edu/funeralservices 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.drl.wy.gov 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.dol.wa.gov/business/
funeralcemetery 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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.matc.edu Schools:
Lake Washington Institute of Technology #73 Funeral Service Education Jamye Cameron, Program Director 11605 132nd Ave NE Kirkland, WA 98034‐8506 Office: 425‐739‐8100 Fax: 425‐739‐8114 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.lwtech.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 E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.plboards.state.wy.us 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 E‐mail: [email protected] 20 Website: www.wvfuneralboard.com ICFSEB Past Presidents
Name
Year
Name
Year
Name
J. H. McCully
1904-1905
Charles B. Cool
1943
Denver Jones
Year
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
George Reynolds
1951
Robert J. Fenelon
1987
1914
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
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
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