Master of Science in Leadership and Management (MSLM)
University of La Verne, Orange County Campus, Irvine, CA College of Business & Public Administration
Graduation January 2012
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management (BS)
University of LaVerne, Orange CountyCampus, Irvine, CA College of Business & Public Administration
Dean's List each semester
January 30, 2010, With Honors
Contact Hours of Advance Training
FountainNationalAcademy of Restorative Art
Springfield, MO
June 2009
Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP)
Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practices, Springfield, IL
March 2003
Mortuary Science Studies
San FranciscoCollege of Mortuary Science, San Francisco, CA,
October 1992
Professional Experience
Embalmed approximately 15,000 decedents (including major and minor Restorative Art), Funeral Profession Consultant, Certified Eye Enunciator, Past Department of Consumer Affairs – Cemetery and Funeral Bureau Subject Expert, Professional Case Review and Expert Witness opinion in the fields of California Funeral Service and Embalmers Law,
Local and National Lecturer on many subjects.Has worked 50% plaintiff and 50% defendant on less than 50 cases nationwide.
Professional Societies and Organization
§Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practices
§American Society of Embalmers
§California Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
§California Funeral Directors Association (Corporate)
§Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, Inc, National Officer
§Funeral Ethics Association
§InternationalCemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association
Managed preparation operations for funeral establishment.
Trained apprentices and cosmetic applications.
Implemented personal property and casket inventory system.
Wrote removal and decedent identification procedures resulting in reduced hazards.
Supervised 4 embalmers, 3 non- licensed staff.
C.P. Bannon Mortuary, Oakland, CA
March 1993 – March 1995
Apprentice Embalmer
Helped supervisor embalmer with daily embalming task.
Wrote articles for company newsletter
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
License Obtained
EmbalmerMarch 1995
Funeral Director June 2002
Cemetery ManagerOctober 2002
Crematory ManagerOctober 2002
Notary December 2003
Embalmer / FD (TN)February 2003
Plenary Presentations and Publications
Speaker and Writer.Over 50 articles published in international trade magazines, websites and over 50 lectures or seminars conducted at funeral service state association meetings, conferences and conventions.Subject matters included embalming challenges, shipping methods, cremation issues, funeral ethics, funeral home management, standard of care in funeral service, restorative art techniques and many others.A full list of presentations and articles are available upon request.