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Selected Independent Funeral Homes
7th Spring Management Summit
Selected members convene at Duke University during the Spring Management Summit in Raleigh, NC.
DEERFIELD,IL— On April 26-28, Selected
Independent Funeral Homes hosted the
seventh Spring Management Summit in Ra-
leigh, NC drawing more than 60 members
from across the nation and Europe to experi-
ence thought-provoking presentations, hours
of continuing education and peer-to-peer
sharing of best practices.
Calvin James of Morris-Baker Funer-
al Home, Inc. has attended six of the seven
Summits and continues to be impressed by
the meeting.
“Each meeting has been valuable, but this
one was outstanding!” said James.
Other members used words like “energiz-
ing”, “relevant” and “worthwhile” to describe
the lineup that included speaker John Cal-
laghan of Funeral Success Marketing who
presented Seven Proven Marketing Strategies
That Can Help YouWin More Calls and Well-
ness Coach Dr. Eileen T. O’Grady who ad-
dressed the value of self-care with her presen-
tation, What Makes a Great Life?
Summit participants also visited Duke Uni-
versity for a session with Dr. Gregory Dale
of Excellence in Performance who is a pro-
fessor of Sport Psychology and Sports Eth-
ics at Duke. He focused on performance in
high pressure situations with his highly-inter-
active discussion titled Creating a Champion-
ship Mindset for Your Staff Team.
Two local Selected member firms, Bryan-
Lee Funeral Homes and Hall-Wynne Fu-
neral Service and Crematory , in Raleigh and
Durham, respectively, offered facility tours.
To learn more about Selected’s Spring Man-
agement Summit visit the webpage and the
Facebook album for event photos. For more
information on Selected’s programs, becom-
ing a member or to locate a Selected member
firm, visit Selected’s website or call 800-323-
4219.
NEWS Association CONTINUED
New Ohio FDA Officers Elected
at Annual Convention
Photos by Elizabeth Roberts, Roberts & Downey Chapel Equipment, Argenta, IL
2017 - 2018 Executive Committee
President – Bradley Chute, CFSP, Newark
President-Elect – Lori Hicks, Mason
Treasurer – Gary Burr, CFSP, Bryan
Secretary – Devin Woodyard, Columbus
Immediate Past President – Benjamin Easterling, Jr., Canal Fulton
For a complete list, please visit .