Precoa recently honored its top client funeral homes and advance funeral planners from across the country for their preneed performance during the past year. Massachusetts-based O’Donnell Funeral Home was named a Precoa “Distinguished Partner.” A client for six years, the firm’s willingness to test new innovations and its consistent support of the ProActive Model led to O’Donnell having its best sales year ever in 2022.

Texas-based Lucas Funeral Homes was also honored as a “Distinguished Partner” for growing its preneed sales by more than 20% last year.

Charles Anderson, founder of the Outlook Group, received the “Lifetime Achievement Award.” Precoa was founded as “a place where everyone treats each other with kindness, love and respect,” and similar dreams inspired Anderson to start the Outlook Group in 1985. He is a humble visionary, loyal friend and fearless leader.

“Sales Leader of the Year” Nectar Ramirez might have started at Forest Lawn during the pandemic, but she did not let that slow her down. Her focus and drive helped lead Forest Lawn to not only its largest preneed sales year ever but also its largest year in cemetery sales.

Jessica Ceille’s leadership and efforts to ensure that her colleagues at Krause Funeral Home and Cremation Services feel valued resulted in an astonishing increase in preneed sales. For this, she received the “Sales Leader of the Year” award.

Sean Riley, a Precoa regional director, earned the “Field Manager of the Year” award for delivering on the company’s promise to grow and sustain preneed sales. In 2022, he helped grow sales at many of his longtime partnered funeral homes and helped his advance funeral planners surpass sales targets.

Joe Maughan, a Precoa regional director, also earned “Field Manager of the Year” for an incredible year of helping families preplan their funeral arrangements. precoa.com