Selected Independent Funeral Homes held its Leadership Conference in Centennial, Colorado, from April 29-May 2. The event kicked off with orientation for the Leadership Academy’s new 2025-27 class. The conference continued with a variety of events and activities. Members of the 2023-25 graduating class, Second Wind, gave individual capstone presentations prior to their graduation ceremony.

This year’s graduates include: Matt Asta, Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, Phoenix, Arizona; Stacy Billow, The Billow Company, Akron, Ohio; Meghan Burmeister, Busch Funeral and Crematory Services, Cleveland, Ohio; Hyrum Heward, Larkin Mortuary, Salt Lake City, Utah; Jill Lazar, Hoffman Funeral Home & Crematory, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Joeylynne Luck, Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center Inc., Hanover, Pennsylvania; Francis Maggiore, Keohane Funeral Home, Quincy, Massachusetts; Doug Reinbold, Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Jason Storm, Starks Family Funeral Homes, St. Joseph, Michigan; and Ping Wu, Cypress Lawn, Colma, California. selectedfuneralhomes.org