Marika McMeans is a first-generation Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer, born and raised in the Midwest. She began her career in the industry at the age of fifteen and was managing a firm by age twenty-two. In 2015, she relocated to Rochester, New York. She is a graduate of the New York State Funeral Directors Association Leadership Academy, a member of their Bridge Commission and a past member of several Task Forces and Committees. She is the Past President of the Rochester Genesee Valley Funeral Directors Association, and served 8 years as their Continuing Education Coordinator. Her goal, now and always, is to help support and guide the next generation of funeral directors.