The ICCFA Welcomes New Leadership at the 2025 Experience

STERLING, Va. (May 19, 2025) – The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) proudly announces the election of new leadership during the 2025 ICCFA Experience held from April 30-May 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The following esteemed individuals have been elected as ICCFA officers for the term 2025-2026:

President: Robert Gordon, Jr., CCE, Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association | Colma, California
President-Elect: John Bolton, CCE, CCrE, CSE, CXE, Park Lawn Corporation | Houston, Texas
Vice President, Education: René Negrete, Inglewood Park Cemetery | Inglewood, California
Vice President, Membership & Marketing: Shawna de la Cruz, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries | Glendale, California
Vice President, Internal Affairs: Rafael Ochoa, Hillside Memorial Park & Mortuary | Los Angeles, California
Vice President, External Affairs: Lauren Blevins Hogan, CCFE, CPLP, Park Lawn Corporation | Houston, Texas
Treasurer: Gary Freytag, CCFE, Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum | Cincinatti, Ohio
Secretary: Micah Singerman, MBA, Shalom Memorial Park & Funeral Home | Arlington Heights, Illinois

Additionally, the following regular members have been elected to serve three-year terms on the ICCFA Board of Directors:

Andrés Aguilar Heck, Señoriales Corporación de Servicio | Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stacy Adams, Trinity Memorial Gardens | Trinity, Florida
Shawna de la Cruz, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries | Glendale, California
Jason Diemer, Greenlawn Funeral Homes | Springfield, Missouri
Caressa Hughes, Service Corporation International | Houston, Texas

Furthermore, the Supplier/Professional member elected to serve a two-year term on the ICCFA Board of Directors is:

Curtis Funk, Tukios | Ogden, Utah

The members of the 2025-2026 Executive Committee are as follows:

President: Robert Gordon, Jr., CCE, Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association | Colma, California
President-Elect: John Bolton, Park Lawn Corporation | Houston, Texas
Immediate Past President: Lee Longino, Service Corporation International | Houston, Texas
Appointment by President: Shawna de la Cruz, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries | Glendale, California
Appointment by Past President: Darin Drabing, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries | Glendale, California

For more information on ICCFA’s leadership, visit iccfa.com/leadership.

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Founded in 1887, the International Cemetery, Cremation, and Funeral Association is the only international trade association representing all segments of the cemetery, cremation, funeral, and memorialization profession. The association is comprised of more than 10,000 members in the cemetery, funeral home, and crematory industries, as well as supplier and related businesses worldwide.