NFDA is pleased to announce the NFDA Leadership Development Committee’s list of qualified candidates for open positions on the NFDA Board of Directors.
Officer Candidates
Officers on the NFDA Board of Directors will be elected by NFDA members during an electronic election August 1 -14, 2022.
Officers serve a one-year term that begins after the 2022 NFDA International Convention & Expo. The individual elected to the office of president-elect will automatically become president following the 2023 NFDA Convention.
The following individuals are candidates for officer positions:
Secretary Candidates
- Linda Allan Earl, Allan & Ciuferi Funeral Home, Collinsville, Illinois
- Daniel J. Ford, Alderson-Ford Funeral Home, Cheshire, Connecticut
Treasurer Candidates
- Larnique L. Mickens, Heritage Mortuary Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
- Christopher Payne Robinson, Robinson Funeral Home, Easley, South Carolina
President-elect Candidates
- Nathan Morris, Morris Family Services & Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory, Owensboro, Kentucky
- Douglas R. "Dutch" Nie II, Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan
At-Large Representative Candidates
On July 12, during the NFDA Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, state association representatives will elect the at-large representatives. State association representatives are the voting representatives from each state who cast the votes on behalf of their state for the at-large representatives on the NFDA Board of Directors.
At-large representatives serve two-year terms that begin following the 2022 NFDA Convention.
The following individuals are at-large representative candidates:
- Kristal Dufour, AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home, Albany, Oregon
- Anthony Guerra, Guerra & Gutierrez Mortuaries, Los Angeles, California
- Ellen Wynn McBrayer, Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Villa Rica, Georgia
- James M. "Jimmy" Olson, Olson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Timothy J. Schramm, Howe-Peterson Funeral Homes LLC, Dearborn, Michigan
- Bobby Steven Spann, Spann Funeral Home, Dickson, Tennessee
- Brad Walker, Walker Funeral Home, Spanish Fork, Utah
Get to Know the Candidates
Visit www.nfda.org/elections to view profiles for each candidate.
To help you get to know the candidates for office, NFDA has scheduled Virtual Candidate Forums – mark your calendar:
- Virtual At-Large Representative Candidate Forum: Friday, May 13, 10 a.m. CT
- Virtual Officer Candidate Forum: Wednesday, June 1, 10 a.m. CT
Watch your email for more information about the Virtual Candidate Forums and the 2022 NFDA Elections.