Leaders of the Colorado Funeral Directors Association


CFDA Board of Directors

CFDA is a member-driven organization administered entirely by the association's Board of Directors and member volunteers. 

The CFDA's 2024 Board of Directors was installed on December 6, 2023. 

President 
(term ends 12/2024)

Joseph Walsh CMSP

Joseph Walsh, CMSP

5280 Cremation Services | Aurora
720-205-4393

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VIce President 
(term ends 12/2024)

Matt Whaley

SCI Denver Market | Wheat Ridge
303-445-4145

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Secretary / Treasurer
(term ends 12/2024)

Gary Thomas CMSP

Daniel T. Gorton

Front Range Burial & Cremation | Denver
720-217-4867

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Director at Large
(term ends 12/2024)

Beth Myklebust, CMSP

Arapahoe Community College | Littleton
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Director at Large
(term ends 12/2025)

Stephen Hunzeker, CMSP

Mountain Valley Mortuary | Monte Vista

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Director at Large 
(term ends 12/2025)

Tom Jenkins

Snyder Memorials & Funeral Home | Grand Junction

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Director at Large
(term ends 12/2025)

Kevin Wood, CMSP

Crist Mortuary & Cremation | Boulder

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Immediate Past President
(term ends 12/2024)

Javan Jones CMSP

Javan S. Jones, CMSP

Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home | Wray
970-332-5923

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Ex-Officio Board Member           Advisor and Advocacy Chair

 
Stacey Kleinman, CMSP

Horan & McConaty Funeral Service & Cremation | Aurora

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Colorado Funeral Service Board, Chair
Kevin Wood, CMSP

Crist Mortuary & Cremation | Boulder

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CFDA Association Administrator

info@cofda.org

phone 720-460-0512

The CFDA phone line is not answered regularly.

Please leave a voice message and a volunteer will return your call when available.

 

CFDA Master Trust

Trust Coordinator

Steffani Blackstock

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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