NFDA is pleased to announce the Leadership Development Committee’s list of qualified candidates for open seats on the association’s Board of Directors. 

Officer Candidates

Officers on the NFDA Board of Directors will be elected by qualified NFDA members during an electronic election July 25 through August 7.

The officers who are elected will serve a one-year term that begins after the 2023 NFDA International Convention & Expo. The individual elected to the office of president-elect will automatically become president following the 2024 NFDA Convention. 

The following individuals are candidates for officer positions: 

Secretary Candidates

• Chris E. Christian, Christian-Sells Funeral Home, Rogersville, Tennessee
• Beatrice E. Lewanduski, Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Home, Babylon, New York

Treasurer Candidate

• Daniel J. Ford, Alderson-Ford Funeral Home, Cheshire, Connecticut

President-elect Candidate

• Christopher P. Robinson, Robinson Funeral Home, Easley, South Carolina

At-Large Representative Candidates

During the NFDA Leadership Conference, taking place June 25 through 28 in Phoenix, Arizona, state association representatives will elect two 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.

The at-large representatives who are elected will serve two-year terms that begin following the 2023 NFDA Convention. 

The following individuals are at-large representative candidates: 

• Homer E. Elwood Jr., Gray Funeral Home, Inc., Clinton, South Carolina
• 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
• Shawn R. Phillips, Carriage Services, Houston, Texas
• Bill Vallie, Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home, Odessa, Texas

Get to Know the Candidates

Visit www.nfda.org/elections to view profiles for each candidate and find the latest information about the NFDA elections.

To help you get to know the candidates running for office, NFDA will hold Virtual Candidate Forums for both the at-large representative and officer candidates. Details about these forums will be announced in the weeks to come.