7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

AM Insurance Seminar: Maintaining Relevance and Ethical Standards in Today’s Insurance Industry

Funeral Directors Life

5 CE, Ethics

Insurance license ONLY 

Approved with Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI)

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

OFDA Master's Training Seminar

Multiple Presenters

6 CE 

12:30 - 5:30 PM

PM Insurance Seminar: Leveraging Technology and Data to Meet the Life Insurance Needs of Today’s Generational Consumer

Funeral Directors Life

5 CE

Insurance license ONLY 

Approved with Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI)

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Registration

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Difficult Conversations

Dr. Jennifer Lares, CFSP

1 - Laws & Rules

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Life Beyond the Obituary: Storytelling That Builds Trust

Diane Hurd

1 - Preneed Ethics Principles

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Learning Lab: Ethics in Cremation: A Colorado Case Study

Faith Haug, MBA

1 Ethics

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Embalming Learning Lab: The Relevance of Restorative Art

Dominick J. Astorino

1 General

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: The Best Marketing Tactic Everyone Knows and No One Uses

Michael Anderson

1 General

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Bridging the Gap: What Funeral Directors Believe vs. What Cremation Families Do

Barbara Kemmis, CAE

1 General

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Succession Is Not Just a TV Show—It’s Preserving Your Legacy

Chris Cruger

1 General

10:45 - 11:30 AM

Opening Ceremony, Annual Meeting, Board Installation and Past President Recognition

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 - 1:15 PM

Awards and Recognition Ceremony

1:15 - 1:30 PM

Refresh & Recharge

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Keynote: Lead Your Evolution

Judson Laipply, M.Ed, CSP

2:30 - 2:45 PM

Refresh & Recharge

2:45- 3:45 PM

Keynote: The 5 Essential Laws of Hospitality (to Build Loyalty, Engagement, and Revenue)

Rob Yanok

1 General

4:00 - 6:30 PM

Exhibit Hours

1 General

Exhibit viewing: 1 CE hour permitted for the duration of the convention

4:00 - 6:30 PM

Exhibitor Reception

4:00 - 6:30 PM

Portrait Studio 

7:00 - 9:30 PM

Young Funeral Directors Social Event - offsite at PBR Cowboy Bar + Smokehouse

7:00 AM- 5:30 PM

Registration

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Rise & Inspire Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Leaders are Learners

Tyler J. O’Brien, Ed.D., CFSP, CCSP & Kenn Peterson

1 Ethics

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Legacy's Last Breath

Amanda Joy Loveland & Riley Facer

1 Ethics

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Ferfolia/Ingram: Title TBD

Donald B. Ferfolia, Jr., JD, CFSP & 

David A. Ingram, Esq.

1 Preneed Ethics Principles

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Unclaimed Cremated Remains

Lanae Strovers

1 General

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Multimillion Dollar Mistakes: Minimizing the Risks of Mortuary Litigation

Emily de la Cruz

1 Ethics

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Embalming Learning Lab: Assessment and Restoration Treatments of Gunshot Wounds

Dominick J. Astorino

1 General

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Tools of the Premier Funeral Home Workplace

Nelson Thulin

1 General

10:30 - 11:15 AM

Service of Remembrance

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Learning Lab: Funerals ARE for Children

Lanae Strovers

1 General

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Learning Lab: Exhaustion, Burnout & Stress – Oh My! Self-Care Strategies for the Funeral Professional

Sherrie Dunlevy

1 Ethics

11:00 - 11:45AM

Mortuary Student Lunch

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Grab & Go Lunch on the Exhibit Floor

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

OFDA Job Fair

1:15 - 2:45 PM

Mortuary Student Forum

YFD Committee Members

12:45 - 1:30 PM

Awards and Recognition Ceremony

1:30 - 1:45 PM

Refresh & Recharge

12:15 - 1:45 PM

National Update  and Keynote: The Collaboration Imperative: Strengthening the Profession from Within

Avi S. Olitzky

1.5 General

3:00 - 5:30 PM

Exhibit Hours

1 General

Exhibit viewing: 1 CE hour for the duration of the convention

3:00 - 5:30 PM

Portrait Studio

5:30 - 7:00 PM

President's Reception: Shamrocks & Shenanigans

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science (CCMS) Alumni & Friends Reception

Courtesy of and hosted by CCMS

7:00 - 12:45 AM

Registration

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Fish and Funerals: Deathcare in the post-Chevron Doctrine Era 

Dr. Jennifer Lares

1 Laws & Rules

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: The Power of Human Connection

Sherrie Dunlevy

1 Ethics

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Outside the Box Brunch

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Next-Gen Leadership: Building a Legacy through Succession Planning

Cressa Chalmers & Amy Hagen

1 General

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Unifying Funeral Homes and Hospice Care

Edda W. Sedon, MSSA, LSW & Scott Mason

1 General

10:15 - 11:45 AM

Exhibit Hours

1 General

Exhibit viewing: 1 CE hour for the duration of the convention

10:15 - 11:45 AM

Portrait Studio

11:45 - 12:45 PM

Keynote: Best Practices in Embalming: A Comprehensive Approach

Emily de la Cruz & Monica Torres

1 Laws & Rules

12:45 - 1:45 PM

Keynote: Choose to Rise: 5 Keys to Maintain Balance + Ignite Momentum

Janine Stange

1 General

1:45 - 2:00 PM

Closing Remarks