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October 8, 2024
11:25AM - 3:55PM

OFDA Apprentice Seminar

Online Registration is Open!

Sheraton Suites, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Seminar Overview:

  • Registrations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.
  • Registration Fee: $32
  • Funeral Director/Embalmer CE not applicable.
  • Schedule:
    • 11:00 AM: Arrival/Sign-In
    • 11:25 AM: Seminar
    • 4:30 PM: Closing Remarks

How to Register:

Register Online Here!

By registering for this event, you consent that photos and videos of you at the event may be published in print, online or in online photo albums; on photo/video-sharing sites such as YouTube; on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn; and in other web-based media at the sole discretion of OFDA.

Learn from Expert Presenters in Key Topics:

  • Department of Veterans Affairs & Social Security Benefits
  • Embalming*
  • Exam Prep
  • FTC Funeral Rule
  • Grief/Aftercare*
  • Ohio Department of Health
  • OSHA*
  • Preneed Marketing/Sales*
  • Preneed Regulations
  • State Board Representation
  • Vital Statistics

* Topics satisfy Apprentice Task List Requirements

Meet Your Trainers:

  • Michael T. Smith, CFSP, OFDA Past President/Education Committee Chair, Snyder Funeral Homes – Greetings
  • David Ingram, OFDA General Counsel – Topic: FTC Funeral Rule & Preneed Regulations and Department of VA Benefits/Social Security Benefits
  • Dan Burleson, Ohio Department of Health/Office of Vital Statistics – Topic: Vital Statistics Regulations and Rules
  • Barb Garrison, Safety and Environmental Solutions – Topic: OSHA Guidelines
  • Jon W. Rettig, Sr., Secretary/Treasurer, State of Ohio Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors – Topic: Laws & Rules
  • Jarrod Williams, Executive Director, State of Ohio Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors – Topic: Laws & Rules
  • Lauren N. Oxender, Thompson Funeral Homes - Topic: Grief/Aftercare
  • Laura Dempsey, OFDA – Topic: Marketing/Preneed Sales
  • Robert "Bob" G. Mayer, Ohio Embalmers Association (OEA) – Topic: OEA/Embalming

OFDA Apprentice Study Guide:

The OFDA Study Guide aligns with the current test question bank as approved by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards and Pearson Vue. The Conference issued the new Ohio Laws and Rules Exam on July 1, 2019. The OFDA Apprentice Study Guide is available for purchase through the OFDA Online Store.

Venue:

Sheraton Suites Akron Cuyahoga Falls
1989 Front St.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

The deadline to reserve a room under the OFDA group rate has passed. If you still wish to stay at the hotel, the OFDA had arranged a block of rooms, but the final day to secure the group rate of $159.00 per night plus tax was Friday, September 13, 2024. Please contact the hotel directly for current availability and rates.

 

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