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William Schleifer Elected President of PFDA
William B. Schleifer, owner of the Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home in Duquesne was elected President of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association (PFDA) at the annual meeting of the association on June 15, 2010 held during the 129th PFDA Convention. He was installed as the PFDA President by John Reed, NFDA Past President, at the Board Dinner on June 16 at the Hotel Hershey. Bill and John were classmates in mortuary school.
William B. Schleifer, owner of the Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home in Duquesne was elected President of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association (PFDA) at the annual meeting of the association on June 15, 2010 held during the 129th PFDA Convention. He was installed as the PFDA President by John Reed, NFDA Past President, at the Board Dinner on June 16 at the Hotel Hershey. Bill and John were classmates in mortuary school.
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EMCC Funeral Service Students Participate In Commencement
Eleven of the thirteen graduating Sophomores of the Funeral Service Technology program at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Mississippi participated in the commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8, 2010 in the Keyes C. Currie Coliseum located on the Scooba campus. Participating in the ceremonies were Andrew T. Dearman (graduating with Honors) of Meridian, MS; Clifton Dion James of Okolona, MS; Justin Canterbury of Coffeeville, MS; Rachel B. Schultz (graduating with Honors) of Tuscaloosa, AL; Ashley McDowell of Starkville, MS; Vickie F. Dipuma graduating with Special Honors) of Morton, MS; Kimberly Pierce (graduating with Highest Honors) Cadillac Announces New Marketing Manager
 Detroit, MI – Patrick Nally recently assumed the position of marketing manager for DTS, STS and professional vehicles. Nally replaces Kim Shanahan and is responsible for strategic market planning and marketing execution for these vehicle lines. Nally will work closely with Ray Bush, Cadillac professional vehicle program manager, to bring the appropriate vehicles to market for the chauffeured and funeral transportation industries. “I’ve been on-board for a few months and am excited about the opportunities to create synergy Homesteaders’ Kleese named Director-Marketing Information
Homesteaders Life Company VP-Marketing Dean Lambert today announced that Pam Kleese is being promoted to Director-Marketing Information. Pam will head a new division called “Marketing Information.” Under Kleese’s direction, the division is primarily responsible for market research; Aurora Hires Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Aurora Casket today announces the hiring of Tim Dugan as senior vice president. In his role, Dugan will oversee and direct national brand, sales and communications efforts designed around Aurora’s purpose to create an honorable closure to every life. Indiana Funeral Education Foundation Recognizes Isaac Ball Fellows Keepsake Pendant Provides the Strength to Climb Mountains
 June 2010 -- The tear-shaped silver pendant feels nearly weightless around the neck of Lori Schneider, yet this simple piece of jewelry gives her the strength to climb the world’s highest peaks. A Wisconsin native, Schneider finds mountain climbing to be empowering, in some ways a means of defying the multiple sclerosis that threatens to restrain her. Having climbed some of the world’s summits, she was preparing to climb Mt. Elbrus in Russia. But just days before she was to leave she lost her mother, the woman who had always been her strongest supporter Connecting Directors Launches Social Media Coaching ServicesConnecting Directors Launches Social Media Coaching Services
 It’s official – social media is now the #1 activity on the Internet. In fact, popularity of social media sites is growing so fast, it’s almost impossible to have accurate statistics to share. But you’ve got to admit the available numbers are staggering: as of January, 2010, Facebook claims that at least 175 million users visit the site every day; Twitter has 75 million user accounts, and the average number |
