Selected Independent Funeral Homes recently elected new officers to its board. Barbara Risher-Welch, owner of Risher Mortuary & Cremation Service, Montebello, California, will serve as president. Christopher Waite, owner of Waite Funeral Homes, Medina, Ohio, will serve as board chair.

In addition, the association has chosen Todd Bozell, president and owner of Bozell Funeral Homes, Lapel, Indiana, and Megan Comer, president and owner of Alhiser-Comer Mortuary, Escondido, California, as incoming board directors.

Risher-Welch, Waite, Bozell and Comer will begin their leadership terms at the 2025 Selected Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, later this year. selectedfuneralhomes.org