Our Board Leadership
Committed. Engaged. Moving Us Forward.
The Board of Trustees is made up of men and women from across the profession whose participation is based solely upon a belief in – and a commitment to – the Foundation’s mission of investing in people and programs to strengthen funeral service and lift up grieving communities.
Each member of our board leadership team may serve up to two three-year terms. In accordance with Foundation bylaws, at least 60% of the Board of Trustees must be licensed funeral directors and maintain membership with the National Funeral Directors Association.
“THE FUNERAL
SERVICE FOUNDATION
is a leading voice in funeral service thanks to the hard work and dedication of our donors, board, staff and partners. Together, we are strengthening funeral service and lifting up grieving communities.”
2020-2021 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Top row (l-r): 2020-2021 Chair Anthony Guerra, 2020-2021 Chair-elect Allan Cole, Immediate Past Chair Bob Arrington, Treasurer Eric Tanzberger, Executive Director Lee Wiensch, David Falconer, Kim Medici-Shelquist, NFDA Liason Christopher Robinson, NFDA CEO Christine Pepper, and Chris Trainor. Bottom row (l-r): Mark Busch, W. Ashley Cozine, Mark Krause, Joan Billman, Lisa Baue, Tim Schramm, Thomas Pontone, Kelly Milberger, and John Heald.
BOB ARRINGTON*
Immediate Past Chair
Arrington Funeral
Directors & Crematory
Jackson, TN
LISA BAUE*
Baue Funeral Homes
Saint Charles, MO
JOAN BILLMAN*
Flemming & Billman
Funeral Directors
Ashtabula, OH
MARK BUSCH*
Busch Funeral
& Crematory Services
Cleveland, OH
ALLAN COLE*
Chair-Elect
MacKinnon & Bowes
Toronto, ON
W. ASHLEY COZINE*
Cozine Memorial Group
Wichita, KS
DAVID FALCONER
Regions Bank
Houston, TX
ANTHONY GUERRA*
Chair
Guerra & Gutierrez Mortuaries
Los Angeles, CA
JOHN HEALD*
Legacy.com
Chicago, IL
MARK KRAUSE*
Krause Funeral Homes &
Cremation Service
Milwaukee, WI
KIM MEDICI SHELQUIST
Homesteaders Life Company
West Des Moines, IA
KELLY MILBERGER
Global Atlantic
Financial Group
Batesville, IN
CHRISTINE PEPPER
NFDA Liaison
NFDA
Brookfield, WI
THOMAS PONTONE
Matthews Aurora
Funeral Solutions
Pittsburgh, PA
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON*
NFDA Liaison
Robinson Funeral Home
Easley, SC
TIMOTHY SCHRAMM*
Howe-Peterson Funeral Home
& Cremation Services
Dearborn, MI
ERIC TANZBERGER
Treasurer
Service Corporation
International
Houston, TX
CHRIS TRAINOR
Batesville
Batesville, IN
*Notes NFDA Member