Colorado's Voice for Funeral Professionals
Mission
The mission of the Colorado Funeral Directors Association is to advance and protect the practice of funeral service, including funeral directing, embalming, cremation, preneed counseling, cemetery services, and other related final disposition services through advocacy, education, and business resources.
Serving the entire state of Colorado, the Colorado Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) is committed to advancing and protecting the funeral profession through advocacy, education, and business support.
We train and equip funeral professionals to serve with dignity, compassion, and professionalism in times of death and bereavement. As society changes, CFDA remains a trusted voice, helping families and funeral providers navigate meaningful final arrangements with confidence and care.
Leadership
Stephen Hunter, CFD-CET
Mountain Valley Mortuary - Monte Vista, CO
2025 CFDA Vice President
Kevin Wood, MSP
Crist Mortuary & Creamation - Boulder, CO
Colorado Funeral Service Board, Chair
Kelsi Tesonne Mathews
In Memoriam - Broomfield, CO
2025 CFDA Secretary
Kathi Schildt
Advanced Association Management
Executive Director
Mark A. Ratliff, CFSP, MSP
Newcomer Funeral Service Group - Lakewood, CO
2025 CFDA Treasurer
Cassandra Dinges
Advanced Association Management
Associate Director
Matt Whaley, MSP
SCI Denver Market - Wheat Ridge, CO
2025 CFDA President
Joe Walsh, MSP
5280 Cremation & Funeral Services - Aurora, CO
2025 CFDA Immediate Past President & NFDA State Executive
CFDA District Map
District Governors
District 1: Tom Jenkins
District 2: Kevin Wood
District 3: Dallas Bowin
District 4: JaCobe Payne
District 5: Jim Cohen
District 6: Jimmy Brown
District 7: Jeff Graf
West-At-Large: Jesse Arthurs
East-At-Large: Faith Haug
Past Presidents of the Colorado Funeral Directors Association
1897 – W.D. Nash
1898 – F.B. Waters
1899 – J.G. Trezise
1902 – Charles A. Rogers
1903 – T.G. McCarthy
1904 – George S. Thompson
1905 – Fred B. Waters
1906 – James E. Collier
1907 – F.J. Buchheit
1908 – I.L. Glenn
1909 – H.M. Balmer
1910 – E.R. O’Malia
1911 – E.R. O’Malia
1912 – Milo G. Rice
1913 – Arthur Jackson
1914 – T.N. Chapman
1915 – W.P. Horan
1916 – C.C. White
1917 – E.T. Beyle
1918 – B.B. Sipe
1919 – F.J. Allnutt
1920 – S.D. Church
1921 – A.E. Howe
1922 – A.L. Springer
1923 – W.T. Hollowell
1924 – Rex B. Yeager
1925 – Henry M. McCarthy
1926 – William D. Nash
1927 – Roy Campbell
1928 – George I. Richards
1929 – W.P. Horan, Jr.
1930 – William H. Farnum
1931 – Gabe N. Furphy
1932 – Carl M. Ustick, Sr.
1933 – George R. Henning
1934 – George R. Powell
1935 – O.A. Saunders
1936 – O.A. Saunders
1937 – Carl W. Kibbey
1938 – Edward A. Martin
1939 – William J. Quinn
1940 – Curtis R. Green
1941 – Bernard Vessey
1942 – Kendall Hammond
1943 – George Lorton
1944 – A.R. McCormick
1945 – Glen Kirkpatrick
1946 – George W. Howe, Sr.
1947 – Robert E. Long
1948 – W. Edward Sharp
1949 – Ralph E. Peacock
1950 – Tom J. Sardy
1951 – Lloyd B. Allnutt
1952 – C. Harry Blunt
1953 – R. Paul Horan
1954 – Bert Frezieres
1955 – Robert W. Burnam
1956 – Carl M. Ustick, Jr.
1957 – W. Sidney Phelps
1958 – Jack Farnum
1959 – John Allnutt
1960 – James W. Buchanan
1961 – Frances S. VanDerbur
1962 – J. Walter Geddes
1963 – R.E. “Sam” Peacock
1964 – Orval L. Sowder
1965 – LeRoy Austin
1966 – Donald B. Donelson
1967 – Merle Roberts
1968 – Donald M. Chase
1969 – J. Max Lewellen
1970 – Richard K. Walters
1971 – Harold Warren
1972 – Paul E. Morris
1973 – Kermit K. Koester
1974 – Kermit K. Koester
1975 – William B. Sumner
1976 – Harold W. Frye
1977 – George W. Howe, Jr.
1978 – Harold D. Young
1979 – Harold P. Woods
1980 – Joseph Cervi
1981 – Milo D. Bohlender
1982 – Richard Austin
1983 – Michael W. Blackburn
1984 – Harry G. Stevenson
1985 – Millicent Donelson
1986 – John J. Berg
1987 – Don Heer
1988 – Don Heer
1989 – Joseph Ashford
1990 – W. Arthur Wolverton
1991 – Geoffrey W. Howe
1992 – Michael Murphy
1993 – Raymond L. Penick
1994 – Steve Trevino
1995 – William Campbell
1996 – Craig Wolverton
1997 – Darrel Brenner
1998 – Laura Zabel
1999 – J. Michael Rogers
2000 – James Schmidt
2001 – Linnea Ahlberg
2002 – Scott Moser
2003 – David O. Schoenfeld
2004 – Charles T. "Chuck" Bowman
2005 – William 'Mike' Reager
2006 – Chalmer Swain
2007 – Steve Vessey
2008 – Kevin Rogers
2009 – George Malesich
2010 – Elvin Caldwell, Jr.
2011 – Arlen Brown
2012 – Ryan Phelps
2013 – Gary M. Thomas
2014 – Michelle Bernhardt
2015 – Carla Hanold Dolan
2016 – Adam Findley
2017 – Edward M. Halouska
2018 – Jehn-ai Jackson
2019 - Stacey Kleinman
2020 - Kevin Wood
2021 - Javan Jones
2022 - Javan Jones
2023 - Joseph Walsh
2024 - Joseph Walsh
Current Job Listings
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