Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of
Purpose
The purpose of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers is to establish standards of service and practice; regulate and inspect funeral service establishments, their operations, and licenses; enforce relevant regulations of the State Board of Health; enforce local ordinances; establish, supervise, regulate, and control programs for resident trainees; establish standards for and approve schools of mortuary science or funeral service; and regulate preneed funeral contracts and preneed funeral trust accounts.
Term
Four year terms
Composition
The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers shall consist of nine members as follows: seven funeral service licensees of the Board with at least five consecutive years of funeral service practice in the Commonwealth immediately prior to appointment and two nonlegislative citizen members. The terms of office shall be for four years from July 1. Appointments shall be made annually on or before June 30 as the terms of the members respectively expire. Appointments to the Board should generally represent the geographical areas of the Commonwealth. The Board shall annually elect a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer.
Vacant Seats
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members
Mr. Sergio Hines
Licensed Funeral Service Membership expires on 6/30/2026Dr. Kenneth S. Hickey
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026Eric V. Wray
Licensed Funeral Service Membership expires on 6/30/2027Robert T. Slusser
Licensed Funeral Service Membership expires on 6/30/2027Jason S. Graves
Licensed Funeral Service Membership expires on 6/30/2027Mr. John Edward Piotrowski
Licensed Funeral Service Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mr Blair Hearn Nelsen
Licensed Funeral Service Membership expires on 6/30/2028Amanda Reeves Perry
Licensed Funeral Service Membership expires on 6/30/2029