IFDF Committees

IFDF Committees support members by overseeing member benefits, continued education, networking opportunities and various other elements of the association. 

Annual Conference Planning Committee

  • William Heath
    William Heath
    Licensed Funeral Director and IFDF Student Liaison
    Chairperson
  • Tim Adams
    Tim Adams
    LFD Adams Funeral Home, Inc. (850)674-5449
    Committee Member
  • Stanley Kelley
    Matthews-Aurora Funeral Solutions (727)560-9507
    Committee Member
  • Debbie Holmes
    Vice President, Trust Officer Argent Trust Company (318)251-5856
    Committee Member
  • Vernon E Dorsey II
    Vernon E Dorsey II
    Osceola Memory Gardens - Kissimmee (407)931-4811
    Committee Member
  • Robin Crawford
    Robin Crawford
    MBA, Licensed Preened Sales Agent, Realtor Owner & CFO Phillip & Sons The Funeral Directors, Inc. East at Melrose
    Committee Member
  • Danielle Flowers
    Lankford Funeral Home (386)734-2244
    Committee Member
  • Jill E. Peeples
    Peeples Family Funeral Homes (904)764-2542
    Committee Member

Disaster Response Committee

  • P. Cameron Naugle Jr.
    P. Cameron Naugle Jr.
    LFD Naugle Funeral Home & Cremation Services (904)396-1611
    Chairperson
  • Peter Rene Martin
    Peter Rene Martin
    Bernardo Garcia Funeral Homes-Miami (305)226-1010
    Committee Member
  • James Clay Roberson
    James Clay Roberson
    Vice President Roberson Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc. (941)628-3118
    Committee Member
  • Jon A. Sims
    Sims Funeral Home (850)547-3841
    Committee Member
  • Michaelene Dowers
    (661)728-7659
    Committee Member

I-Trust Committee

  • Charles E. Davis
    Charles E. Davis
    Charles E. Davis Funeral Home (352)726-8323
    Chair
  • Debbie Holmes
    Vice President, Trust Officer Argent Trust Company (318)251-5856
    Committee Member
  • Roger Beyers
    Beyers Funeral Home & Crematory (352)787-4343
    Committee Member
  • Cheryl Lankford
    Cheryl Lankford
    Lankford Funeral Home (386)734-2244
    Committee Member
  • Bruce Buggs
    Bruce Buggs
    Buggs Funeral Home (321)728-7076
    Committee Member
  • Tim Adams
    Tim Adams
    LFD Adams Funeral Home, Inc. (850)674-5449
    Committee Member
  • Chrissy Fichtner
    Chrissy Fichtner
    Administrative Systems, Inc. (800)486-1531
    Committee Member
  • Paul VonSchoeler
    Paul VonSchoeler
    Administrative Systems, Inc. (480)650-6201
    Committee Member
  • Eric McKenna
    Eric McKenna
    Gables Capital Management (800)313-9427
    Committee Member
  • Michael S. Lewis
    Michael S. Lewis
    Lewis Funeral Home-Milton Chapel (850)623-2243
    Committee Member

Political Action Committee

  • Cheryl Lankford
    Cheryl Lankford
    Lankford Funeral Home (386)734-2244
    Chairperson
  • P. Cameron Naugle Jr.
    P. Cameron Naugle Jr.
    LFD Naugle Funeral Home & Cremation Services (904)396-1611
    Committee Member
  • Thomas B. Dobies
    Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes & Crematory-Holiday Chapel (727)937-7555
    Committee Member
  • Michaelene Dowers
    (661)728-7659
    Committee Member
  • Karl N. Flagg
    Karl N. Flagg
    LFDIC - CEO Karl N. Flagg Serenity Memorial Chapel (386)312-0444
    Committee Member
  • Tanner Morris
    Tanner Morris
    President / Funeral Director & Embalmer Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel (850)478-3292
    Committee Member

Membership Committee

  • Bruce Buggs
    Bruce Buggs
    Buggs Funeral Home (321)728-7076
    Committee Chairperson
  • Rocky Bevis
    Rocky Bevis
    Bevis Colonial Funeral Home Inc (850)385-2193
    Region 1 Director/Committee Member
  • Jack Roland
    Jack Roland
    LFD Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC (352)489-2429
    Region 2 Director/Committee Member
  • Charles E. Davis
    Charles E. Davis
    Charles E. Davis Funeral Home (352)726-8323
    Region 3 Director/Committee Member
  • Kayla Alexander
    Kayla Alexander
    Sunrise Funeral Home (321)354-4302
    Region 4 Director/Committee Member
  • Quinn Haisley-Wheeler
    Quinn Haisley-Wheeler
    Operations Manager Haisley Funeral & Cremation Service, Inc. (772)461-5211
    Region 5 Director/Committee Member
  • William L. Schichtel Jr.
    William L. Schichtel Jr.
    Vice-President Heath Funeral Chapel & Crematory (863)682-0111
    Region 6 Director/Committee Member
  • Michael S. Lewis
    Michael S. Lewis
    Lewis Funeral Home-Milton Chapel (850)623-2243
    At-Large Director/Committee Member

Nominations/Past Presidents Committee

  • David Rosenbalm
    David Rosenbalm
    Beyers Funeral Home & Crematory (352)787-4343
    Chairperson
  • Bruce Buggs
    Bruce Buggs
    Buggs Funeral Home (321)728-7076
    Co-Chairperson

Public Relations/Outreach Committee

  • William Heath
    William Heath
    Licensed Funeral Director and IFDF Student Liaison
    Chairperson
  • Beatriz Cains
    Beatriz Cains
    St. Petersburg College (813)300-3873
    Committee Member
  • Earline Blumhagen
    Earline Blumhagen
    Lead Family Rep / PN Consultant / Trade FD Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel (407)448-1987
    Committee Member
  • Peggy Harris
    Sarah's Memorial Chapel (772)464-2525
    Committee Member
  • Diana "Mascot" Brooks
    Diana "Mascot" Brooks
    (727)255-1899
    Committee Member
  • Monica Torres
    Monica Torres
    LE, LFD, LC, Post Mortem Reconstructive Specialist Owner (480)433-0045
    Committee Member
  • Justine Almquist
    Justine Almquist
    Administrative Assistant Independent Funeral Directors of Florida (850)222-0198
    Committee Member

IFDF Foundation Board

  • Eric McKenna
    Eric McKenna
    Gables Capital Management (800)313-9427
    Chair
  • Earline Blumhagen
    Earline Blumhagen
    Lead Family Rep / PN Consultant / Trade FD Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel (407)448-1987
    Board Member
  • Howard R. Beckham Jr.
    Howard R. Beckham Jr.
    Florida State College at Jacksonville (904)766-6622
    Board Member
  • Rocky Bevis
    Rocky Bevis
    Bevis Colonial Funeral Home Inc (850)385-2193
    Board Member
  • Vernon E Dorsey II
    Vernon E Dorsey II
    Osceola Memory Gardens - Kissimmee (407)931-4811
    Board Member
  • Robin L. Williams
    LFD (727)527-1177
    Board Member
  • William Heath
    William Heath
    Licensed Funeral Director and IFDF Student Liaison
    Board Member
  • Austin Flowers
    Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Services (386)734-2244
    Board Member

Professional Development Committee

  • Howard R. Beckham Jr.
    Howard R. Beckham Jr.
    Florida State College at Jacksonville (904)766-6622
    Chairperson
  • William Heath
    William Heath
    Licensed Funeral Director and IFDF Student Liaison
    Committee Member
  • Terrill L. Morris
    Morris Funeral Chapel (863)385-0101
    Committee Member
  • Angela Awbrey
    Phi Theta Kappa Licensed Apprentice Funeral Driector and Embalmer St. Petersburg College (863)414-3990
    Committee Member
  • Anastasha Fuller
    Anastasha Fuller
    Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer, Concurrent Intern St. Petersburg College (864)314-9769
    Committee Member
  • Beatriz Cains
    Beatriz Cains
    St. Petersburg College (813)300-3873
    Committee Member

Legislative Committee

  • Roger Beyers
    Beyers Funeral Home & Crematory (352)787-4343
    Chairperson
  • Howard R. Beckham Jr.
    Howard R. Beckham Jr.
    Florida State College at Jacksonville (904)766-6622
    Committee Member
  • S. Chase Lewis
    Funeral Director/Embalmer & Crematory Operator Lewis Funeral Home-Milton Chapel (850)623-2243
    Committee Member