FCCFA - Florida Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association
FCCFA - Florida Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association




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2011-2012 FCCFA Board of Directors

  President
Lee Longino
Moss Feaster Funeral Home
2550 Highlands Blvd, North
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Phone: (727) 786-3416
Email: lee.longino@sci-us.com
   
  President-Elect
Deb Gilmore
Northstar Memorial Group
106 Knollwood Estates Drive
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
Phone: (386) 299-2116
Email: deb.gilmore@nsmg.com
   
  Vice President
Robin Giddens Sheppard
Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home
1701 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Phone: (904) 249-2374
Cell: (904) 571-1117 / (904) 273-9638
Email: Robin.Sheppard@sci-us.com
   
  Secretary
Ty Lohman
Lohman Family Properties
753 Peninsula Drive
Ormond Beach, FL32176
Phone: (386) 235-8045
Email: tlohman@lohmaninc.com
     
  Treasurer
Jim Semesco
Page Theus Funeral Home
914 West Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 787-5511
Email: jim.semesco@nsmg.com
     
  Immediate Past President
Keenan Knopke, CCFE
Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, Inc.
PO Box 1950
Palm Harbor, FL 34682
Phone: (727) 789-2000
Email: kknopke@curlewhills.com

 

Director – ‘12
Allan Gilstad
Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cemetery, Crematory
12777 SR 82
Ft. Myers, FL 33913
Phone: (239) 334-4880
Email: allan.gilstad@sci-us.com
  Director – ‘12
Doug Kinzer
Doug Kinzer and Associates, Inc.
The Gardens….A Memorial Park

1930 SW 10th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Phone: (561) 542-2609
Email: dougkinzerandassociates
@yahoo.com
     

Director – ‘12
Herb S. Popple
Stowers Funeral Home
401 West Brandon Boulevard
Brandon, FL 33511
Phone: (863) 689-1211
Email: Herbert.popple@sci-us.com

  Director – ‘12
Terry Roberts
Osceola Memory Gardens
PO Box 420174
Kissimmee, FL 34742
Phone: (407) 847-2494
Email: digger@kua.net
     
Director – ‘12
Dwight Wilson
M.E. Wilson Company, Inc.
PO Box 373
Tampa, FL 33601
Phone: (813) 229-8021
Email: dwilson@mewilson.com
  Director – ‘12
Ruth Anne Yeats
Baldwin Brothers Cremation Society
1 North Causeway
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Phone: (386) 428-2424
Email: ruthanne@baldwincremation.com
     
Director – ‘13
Peri Craven
Moss-Feaster Funeral Home
13401 Indian Rocks Road
Largo FL, 33774
Phone: (727) 562-2080
Email: peri.craven@sci-us.com
  Director – ‘13
Trey Hall
Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes
1727 Bartow Road
Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone: (863) 688-7679
Email: t.hall@gentry-morrison.com
     
Director – ‘13
Jon Thomas II
Thomas - Pierce & Company
2615 NE 17th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32609
Phone: (352) 372-1447
Email: jt@forestmeadowsfh.com
  Director – ‘13
Rick Tuss
Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum
616 Gardenia Drive
Venice, FL 34285
Phone: (941) 809-1529
Email: ricktuss@comcast.net
     
Director – ‘13
Michael White
Stewart Enterprises
4202 E Lake Ave
Tampa, FL 33610
Phone: (813) 626-3161
ext. 350
Email: mwhite@stei.com
  Director – ‘14
Lisa Lyons Coney
Services Corporation, Inc.
1350 W Fairbanks
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 644-4299
Email: Lisa.Coney@sci-us.com
Cell: (321) 246-2261
     
Director – ‘14
Andrew B. Coleman III

A.B. Coleman Mortuary
5660 Moncrief Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone: (904) 768-0507
Email: andrew@abcoleman.com

  Director – ‘14
Clay Roberson
Roberson Funeral Homes & Crematory
2151 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL. 33948
Phone: (941) 629-3141
Email: clay@robersonfh.com
     
Director – ‘14
Jason Toale
Toale Brothers Funeral Home
40 North Orange Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: (941) 955-4171
Email: jason@toalebrothers.com
  Director – ‘14
Michael Uselton, CCFE
Gulf Pines Memorial Park
2401 Englewood Road
Englewood, FL 34223
Phone: (941) 474-2413
Email: muselton@kays-ponger.com
     
Director – ‘14
John Williams, CPA
Farley Funeral Homes and Crematory
265 S Nokomis Ave
Venice, FL 34285
Phone: (941) 488-2291
Email: john@farleyfuneralhome.com

  NFDA Policy Board Representative
Dan Perrin

Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home
3041 Kirk Road
Lake Worth, FL 33461
Phone: (561) 964-3772
Email: daniel.perrin@sci-us.com
Cell: (561) 719-7520
     
Governmental Affairs
Georgia McKeown

The Horne Group
850-508-0042
Email: GeorgiaMcKeown
@thehornegroup.org

  General Counsel & Governmental Affairs
Ross McVoy

Sachs Sax & Caplan
310 West College Ave 3rd Floor
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 412-2112
Email: rmcvoy@ssclawfirm.com

Do you want to become more involved with FCCFA? This is your opportunity to become more active in your association. Please take a moment to read through the various committee descriptions and choose the one that best fits you:

 

FCCFA Bylaws Committee (standing)

Review bylaws annually and recommend changes as needed. For transitional year, this committee will create new set of bylaws for the new association. Expectations for first year will be to meet in-person and/or over teleconferences 3-5 times and moderate email communication. Other years, the committee would meet via teleconference once per year or more if needed.

 

 

Governmental Affairs Committee (standing)

Formerly Legislative and Regulatory committees. Develops legislative initiatives for the upcoming year and follows regulatory issues with DFCCS. Expected to participate in 3-5 conference calls throughout the year, moderate email communication (heavy during session), follow DFCCS board meetings, rules changes, etc. and attend DFCCS board meetings if possible and expected to attend the Tallahassee Legislative Day.

 

 

Website Development (Ad Hoc/Task Force)

Committee responsible for working with staff to create the new FCCFA web site. Expected to participate in approximately 5 teleconferences and moderate email communication throughout the year.

 

 

Convention Committee (Standing)

Reviews locations and venues, determines education and special events. Expected to participate in 5-10 teleconferences throughout the year, moderate email communication. Chair is expected to attend hotel site visits.

 

 

Sales & Marketing Committee (Standing)

Reviews locations and venues, determines education and special events. Works closely with Regional Member Meetings Committee. Expected to participate in 3-5 teleconferences throughout the year, moderate email communication.

 

 

Maintenance Expo Committee (Standing)

Reviews locations and venues, determines education and special events. Works closely with Regional Member Meetings Committee. Expected to participate in 3-5 teleconferences throughout the year, moderate email communication.

 

 

Regional Meetings Committee (Standing)

Reviews locations and venues, determines education and special events. Works closely with both Sales and Rodeo Seminar Committees. Expected to participate in 3-5 teleconferences throughout the year, moderate email communication.

 

 

Membership Development Committee (Standing)

Work with staff to create a plan of work for recruitment and retention for the year. Expected to participate in 2-4 teleconferences and moderate email communication throughout the year.

 

 

Scholarship Committee (Ad Hoc)

Will work to expand outreach on who qualifies and what funds can be used. Will create a point system to be used to judge applicants. Will become a staff function and board will ultimately approve scholarship recipients. Expected to participate in 2-4 teleconferences and minimal email communication throughout the year.

 

 

Budget and Finance Committee (Standing)

Reviews association financial status as necessary. FCCFA board to determine frequency of financial reporting from staff. Expected to participate in approximately 4 teleconferences and moderate email communication throughout the year.

 

 

Nominating Committee (Standing)

 

 

 

National Organizations

International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA)

National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)

 

 

Regulatory

Division of Funeral Cemetery and Consumer Services
Regulatory Body for the Florida Death-Care Industry

 

 

Disaster/Emergency Preparedness

Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team

This is a Federal Level Response team designed to provide mortuary assistance in the case of a mass fatality incident or cemetery related incident. We work under the local jurisdictional authorities such as Coroner/Medical Examiners, Law Enforcement and Emergency Managers. For more information on DMORT, click here http://www.dmort.org.

Florida Disaster Relief

The Florida Division of Emergency Management provides online disaster relief details relating to family and business emergency plans, disabled disaster information, strengthening your home and much more. This information is pertinent to all individuals and businesses in the state of Florida. Are you prepared? Click here for more information http://www.floridadisaster.org.

 

If you are interested in serving on one or more FCCFA committees, please email kgordon@executiveoffice.org and let us know which one(s) you would like to volunteer for.

 

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