The Treasurer of NFDA serves for one year on the Board of Directors and is responsible for all funds, securities, deeds and other assets belonging to NFDA, subject to any finance-related policies as may be imposed by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer is elected each year by plurality vote of NFDA firm and individual members.
Your 2025-2026 Treasurer Candidate:
Steve Spann, CFSP, CCO
Spann Funeral Home
1961 Hwy 48 North
Dickson, TN 37055
spann@guptoncollege.edu
615-347-4955
Campaign Statement
I am a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in the State of Tennessee for more than 43 years. I live in Dickson, Tennessee with my wife Meryl and Daughter Madison. I hold the AA Degree from John A. Gupton College, the BS Degree from Lipscomb University, and the MS Degree from Trevecca University. I am President of John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science since 1994. Founder and owner of Humphreys County Funeral Home, Waverly, TN and Spann Funeral Home Dickson, TN. Active in the local community and the professional community. Served as President of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association. Member of the American Board of Funeral Service Education, and served six years on the Committee on Accreditation, four years as committee chair, providing oversight and accreditation of the fifty-six mortuary programs in the United States.
My unique experience in both the funeral service profession, as an owner/operator, and my funeral service education background, as a Mortuary College President, provides a perspective uniquely qualified for a Board member. I believe that funeral service is one of the most noble professions. It is our duty to build and mold the appearance, the ethical standards, and the educational knowledge of our future.