October 2018

Page A35 OCTOBER 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Starting as low as $29.95 Lowering Device Straps 1 ~ 800 ~ 515 ~ 0400 www.acsupplies.com Cemetery Tents Roller Bars Great Prices & High Quality Lowering Device Stand & Drape Cemetery Grass Available in Hy-luster and Polyester Chair Covers Collapsible Cremation Stand Starting as low as $349 Includes Drape, Stand, bags Low Prices! B O O T H 2 5 0 7 News Association New York State Funeral Directors Association Announces 2018 Leadership Academy Graduates NYSFDA Leadership Academy Class of 2018: (L to R) Michael J. Gorton Jr., Anthony Cartagena, Brandi A. Reed, Michelle Ironside Kinville, Marika McMeans, David A. Conley, Nicolas D. DeCelle, and Stephen S. Karboski Jr Karboski &Nunn Funeral Directors, Utica, NY; Michelle Ironside Kin- ville, LFD, Ironside Funeral Home, Oneida, NY; Marika McMeans, LFD, Miller Funeral and Cremation Ser- vices, Rochester, NY; and Brandi A. Reed, LFD, Lakeside Memorial Fu- neral Home, Hamburg, NY. After a competitive application pro- cess, these NYSFDA member funeral directors attended a series of develop- ment workshops; participated in web- based trainings; researched an emerg- ing issue facing the funeral profession; and presented their findings during the recent NYSFDA Annual Conven- tion held in Verona, NY. The Leadership Academy, launched in 2013, was designed to: identify, in- spire and mentor emerging leaders in funeral service; provide leadership de- velopment training programs tailored specifically to funeral directors; recog- nize the value of diversity in the fu- ture success of funeral director associ- ations; develop a lifelong professional network of funeral service leaders; and facilitate the promotion of new funer- al directors into leadership positions at the state and local level. The Academy addresses pressing issues facing funeral directors and business professionals alike. “I am excited to see another class of funeral directors graduate from the NYSFDA Leadership Academy. These funeral directors are poised to make a positive impact in the profession, and this intensive training will serve them well as they take the next steps in their careers,” said Michael A. Lanotte, ex- ecutive director of NYSFDA. ALBANY,NY— Funeral professionals representing all parts of the empire state will guide the New York State Funer- al Directors Association (NYSFDA) into the year 2019. The new officers were installed on August 12-15, 2018 dur- ing the NYSFDA Annual Convention held in Verona, NY. NYSFDA officers named for the 2018-19 year are as fol- lows: President:   Jeffrey A. Jennings, CFSP , owner of Jen- nings Nulton & Mattle Funeral Home in Penfield, NY and Harloff Funeral Home in East Rochester, NY; Presi- dent-Elect: Richard J. Sullivan, owner of Quigley Bros. Funeral Home in Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY; Secretary/ Treasurer: William J. Villanova, general manager of Frank E. Campbell–The Funeral Chapel in New York, NY; Im- mediate Past President: Wesley A. “Andy” Powell, CFSP , vice president of Powell Funeral Home in Amityville, NY; and Continuing Past President: Walter J. Kent, owner of Walter J. Kent Funeral Home in Elmira, NY. President Jeffrey A. Jennings, CFSP, is a mortuary sci- ence graduate of the State University of NewYork at Canton. “It is a great honor to be installed president,” Jennings NYSFDA Installs 2018-19 Officers Jeffrey A. Jennings Richard J. Sullivan William J. Villanova, Wesley A. “Andy” Powell Walter J. Kent said. “NYSFDA has al- ways done amazing work empowering funeral di- rectors to provide families with the very best in terms of support and comfort. I couldn’t be more excited to lead such a worthy group.” Founded in 1889, NYSF- DA’s mission is to promote the highest standards of fu- neral service to the public and to enhance the envi- ronment in which its mem- bers operate. More than 900 member firms that operate across the state belong to the New York State Funeral Directors Association. In ad- dition to maintaining a website at www.nysfda.org , NYSF- DA also publishes brochures and information which edu- cate and inform consumers about end-of-life issues. ALBANY,NY— The New York State Funeral Di- rectors Association, Inc (NYSFDA) is pleased to an- nounce the latest graduates of the Leadership Academy. The Leadership Acade- my graduates are: Antho- ny Cartagena, LFD, Plaza Jewish Community Cha- pel, New York, NY; David A. Conley, LFD, Granby’s Funeral Service, Bronx, NY; Nicolas D. DeCelle, LFD, William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home and Bussing & Cunniff Funer- al Homes, Saratoga Springs, NY; Michael J. Gorton Jr., LFD, McManus-Lorey Fu- neral Home, Medford, NY; Stephen S. Karboski Jr., LFD, McGrath, Myslinski, S E N D U S Y O U R N E W S ! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 info@nomi spubl i cat ions . com