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OCTOBER 2014
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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NYSFDA Leadership Academy Class (R to L): NYSFDA 2013-2014 President, Francis “Joe” Miller,
Jr., Peter Rose; Nicholas Farenga; Kelly Datoush; Mary King; Sabrina Joynes; Jana Haldenwang;
Heather Rauch; and Mark Nolan
NEWS
Association
CONTINUED
NYSFDA Leadership Academy Graduates
ALBANY,NY—
The New
York State Funeral Di-
rectors Association, Inc.
(NYSFDA) has graduat-
ed the inaugural class for
their 11-month Leader-
ship Academy. The edu-
cation program was de-
signed to identify New
York State licensed fu-
neral directors of excel-
lence who have the po-
tential to become leaders
in local, state, and na-
tional funeral director as-
sociations.
The Academy addresses
pressing issues facing fu-
neral directors and busi-
ness professionals alike.
The funeral profession-
als completed leadership
development workshops
in Albany, NY; partici-
pated in monthly web-
based training programs;
completed a group cap-
stone project; and pre-
sented their research
findings to their peers
at the NYSFDA Annual
Convention held August.
The Leadership Acad-
emy graduates include:
Kelly Datoush Copp,
Carpenter’s
Funeral
Home, LLC,
Corning,
NY;
Nicholas Farenga,
Farenga Brothers Fu-
neral Homes,
Yonkers,
NY;
Jana L. Halden-
wang,
CFSP,
Campbell-
Dean Funeral Home,
Canastota, NY;
Sabrina
Joynes, Granby’s Funer-
al Service, Inc.,
Bronx,
NY;
Mary J. King, Rob-
ert M. King Funeral
Home,
Granville, NY;
Mark J. Nolan,
Nolan
& Taylor-Howe Funer-
al Home,
Northport,
NY;
Heather A. Rauch,
V.J. Iocovozzi Funeral
Home, Inc.,
Frankfort,
NY; and
Peter J. Rose,
Betz, Rossi, Bellinger
and Stewart Family Fu-
neral Homes, Inc.,
Am-
sterdam, NY.
“These funeral directors are poised to
make a positive impact in the profession,
and this intensive training has served them
well as they take the next steps in their ca-
reers,” said
Bonnie L. McCullough,
CAE,
executive director of NYSFDA.
Founded in 1889, the New York State Fu-
neral Directors Association, Inc., represents
over 900 member firms and 3300 licensed
funeral directors in New York State, and is
the oldest state association of funeral direc-
tors in the United States.