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Curriculum Vita in Brevity
Shun Newbern,MS, BS, CFSP
- Available Nationwide -
31227 Shadow Ridge Drive Menifee, CA 92584 Phone: 562-607-5281 or 951-683-5400
Fax: 951-683-5401
Email Address: shunnewbern@aol.com
Funeral Service Profession Speaker and Consultant
With A Reputation For Making The Complex Easily Understood
Areas of Expertise:
Shun Newbern is experienced in embalming 12,000 decedents, all types of conditions, over the past 20 years.In addition, he has experience in supervising small and large sized mortuaries and implementing hazards in management action plans to improve standards and minimize risk.He provides fifteen years of experience in a broad range of areas to your organization including but not limited to he following issues: .Embalming / Restorative Art
.Stages of Decomposition
.Embalmers Law
.Mortuary Law
.Matters of Misidentification
.Embalming Standard of Care
.Cremation Standard of Care
.Transport / Removal Standard of Care
.Gross Negligence
. Professional Practices
Special Training: Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practices, Springfield, IL
March 2003
Contact Hours of Additional and Advance Training
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV, August 2, 2012 - 4 Contact Hours
Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity National Convention, Chicago, IL, March 12, 2012 - 4 Contact Hours
International Cemetery, Crematory, and Funeral Association (ICCFA) Convention, Las Vegas, NV, March 20, 2012 - 4 Contact Hours
Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity Embalming Seminar, Los Angeles, CA April 28 - 29, 2011 - 12 Contact Hours
Forensic Expert Witness Seminar - Avoid Mistakes on the CV and in the Depositions, Newport Beach, CA May 3, 2011 - 2 Contact Hours
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association Convention, Atlanta, GA July 31 - August 2, 2011 - 6 Contact Hours
National Funeral Directors Association Convention, Chicago, IL October 23-24, 2011 - 6 Contact Hours
National Funeral Directors Association Convention, New Orleans, LA October 10-12, 2010 – 8 Contact Hours
Forensic Expert Witness Seminar – Costly Mistakes during Video Depositions, Newport Beach, CA September 21, 2010 – 2 Contact Hours
Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity Education Sessions, Ft. Lauderdale, FL August 4, 2010 – 2 Contact Hours
Fountain Academy International Embalming and Restorative Art Conference, Springfield MO August 6-8, 2 2010 – 12 Contact Hours
Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity Embalming Seminar, Long Beach, CA May 9, 2010 – 5 Contact Hours
International Cemetery, Crematory and Funeral Association (ICCFA) Convention, San Antonio, TN March 13, 2010 – 6 Contact Hours
Fountain National Academy of Restorative Art, Springfield, MO June 2009 – 12 Contact Hours
Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity Embalming Seminar, Long Beach, CA May 8, 2009 – 5 Contact Hours
ICCFA Convention, Las Vegas, NV April 22-23, 2009 – 8 Contact Hours
Full-Time Occupational Experience:
October 2012 - Present Mortuary Manager and Owner
June 2003 – October 2012
Quality Control Embalmer Supervisor
March 1995 – May 2003
Embalming Supervisor
March 1993 – March 1995
Apprentice Embalmer
Part-Time Occupational Experience: January 2011 - Present Adjunct Professor - Mortuary Science
Plenary Presentations and Publications:
Frequent 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 funeral home management, embalming challenges, shipping methods, cremation issues, funeral ethics, standard of care in funeral service, restorative art techniques and many others.A full list of attorney references, presentations and articles are available upon request.
Active/Current Licensure:
EmbalmerMarch 1995
Funeral Director June 2010
Cemetery ManagerOctober 2002
Crematory ManagerOctober 2002
Education: Master of Science in Leadership and Management University of LaVerne, Orange County Campus, Irvine, CA
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management University of LaVerne, Orange County Campus, Irvine, CA
Mortuary Science San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, San Francisco, CA October 1992