September 2020

Page A35 SEPTEMBER 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A US Cremation Equipment leads the way. It all comes down to… PERFORMANCE! www.uscremationequipment.com • info@uscremationequipment.com Service Performance · Rapid Response Times · Attentive to Your Needs · Experienced & Knowledgeable Equipment Performance · Low Cost Ef cient Operation · No Cool-Down Between Cases · Fast Processing Times · Longer Equipment Life · Obese Case Capacity · Fully Automated Controls Call 321.282.7357 We build the best and service the rest. News Association ContinueD Finger Lakes Funeral Directors Cancels Convention NFDA Policy Board elects Directors port the fantastic team at the National Funeral Direc- tors Association and I am ready for that challenge.” Lewanduski has been a funeral director for 43 years and currently serves as the manager of D’Andrea Brothers Fu- neral Home in Copiague, NY. A passionate funeral service volunteer, Lewan- duski has been actively in- volved with her local asso- ciation and the New York State Funeral Directors As- sociation. Nationally, Le- wanduski has served on the NFDA advocacy com- mittee and as New York’s representative to the policy board. “It is my nature to give my all where I ask to serve and when others ask me to serve. And that will be my focus and my promise to NFDA in every capacity where I may be given that honor to do so,” noted Le- wanduski in a video cam- paign statement. In May, NFDA an- nounced that the follow- ing individuals were elect- ed by acclamation to serve as officers on the 2020- 21 Board of Directors: President-elect John O. “Jack” Mitchell IV, CFSP, CCSP; Treasurer Doug- las R. “Dutch” Nie II, CFSP, CCO; and Secretary Christopher P. Robinson, CFSP, CCO. The 2020-21 NFDA Board of Directors will be led by President Randall P. “Randy” An- derson, CFSP, CCO. The officers will serve one-year terms of office that begin following the 2020 NFDA International Convention and Expo. Current NFDA president R. Bryant Hightower Jr., Continued from Page A33 ELMIRA,NY— The Finger Lakes Fu- neral Directors Board has decided for the safety of all participants that it would be best to present this year’s convention as a live webinar only with 12 CEUs. The webinar was held July 28th and 29th with no in per- son interaction due to the COV- ID-19 pandemic. “These are unprec- edented times and we hope in 2021 we can return to the Harbor Hotel on March 30-31, 2021,” stated Don Kalec, Jr., FLFDA President. Visit www.fingerlakesfuneraldirectors.org for current events. CFSP, will continue his service on the board with a one-year term as imme- diate past president that commences at the end of the 2020 NFDA Conven- tion. Also continuing their service on the board of di- rectors are 2019-21 at- large representatives Linda Allan, CFSP, and Daniel J. Ford, CFSP, CCSP. NFDA is the world’s lead- ing and largest funeral ser- vice association, serving more than 20,000 individ- ual members who repre- sent nearly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trust- ed leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is headquartered in Brook- field, WI and has an office in Washington, DC. More information about Chris- tian and Lewanduski can be found on the NFDA web- site, www.nfda.org/vote. Association Officers: Send Us Your News! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 Email info@nomispublications.com FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS We welcome news of the industry. Send us information on your firm today!