It’s been an exciting 2 weeks traveling the circuit statewide with the Washington State Funeral Directors’ Association for their spring meetings. I was able to present what we do at Lasting Eulogies all across our beautiful State of Washington. I’ve met some really amazing people. As a whole, I’ve found the professionals in this industry to be incredibly kind and compassionate as well as a lot of fun to spend time with!
I learned that the service of custom written eulogies is actually pretty new to the death care industry. Many of the professionals I met hadn’t heard of it. This was such valuable information. It will really direct my efforts as I move forward.
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What is the Washington State Funeral Director’s Association?
The Washington State Funeral Directors Assocation, also known as WSFDA is a non profit professional organization here in the State of Washington, whose goal is to sustain, encourage, and promote the funeral profession through continued education, legislation and community involvement.
As the professional association for funeral providers in Washington State, the WSFDA is solely focused on one primary goal - fulfilling the needs of its members. They are the largest non-profit funeral service association in Washington State and the number one source for information, resources, and continuing education for their members. They understand the challenges that businesses in the industry face and are highly committed to providing the essential tools and resources to help solve them.
Executive Director Rob Goff, CFSP
Rob Goff is the current Executive Director of WSFDA. He served as a WSFDA Board Member and also a WSFDA Executive Board Member. He is also a Past President of the WSFDA. He is a licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer in the States of Washington and Idaho and has served in funeral service for over 30 years.
Rob also owns and operates Dignified Assurance Planning, an insurance agency that specializes in advanced funeral planning and pre-purchasing of funeral, cremation, terramation, and alkaline hydrolysis services. Dignified Assurance Planning also offers trade and removal services throughout Washington State. If you’re looking for a great preplanning expert and an all aound great guy, Rob is it! https://www.dignifiedassuranceplanning.com/
WSFDA Board Members
The WSDFA has an active Board that was engaged and participating at all the meetings I attended. The current members include:
Jamin Mohler, CSFP and current President of the WSFDA. Jamin in the Cental Valley Representative.
Travis Locke, CSFP is the President-elect of the WSFDA and the Blue Mountain District Representative.
Carissa Rill is the Scretary of the WSFDA and the Peninsula District Representative.
Jess Wakefield, CSFP is a past President of WSFDA and Puget Sound District Representative.
Lisa Devereau, NFDA At-Large member and Puget Sound Representative
Mike Meyer, Funeral Partner Representative.
Theresa Sullivan, Board Member and Inland Empire District Representative.
Craig Corbeill, Board Member and Inland Empire District Representative.
Katey Houston, Board Member and Puget Sound District Representative.
Jeff Dorothy, Board Member and Southwest District Representative
This spring’s meeting included an opportunity for some continuing education, a legistlative overview and update as well as information from a representative from Donate Life. The mission of Donate Life is to increase the number of donated organs, eyes and tissues available to save and heal lives, while developing a culture where donation is embraced as a fundamental human responsibility. April is National Donate Life Month and we had fun getting photos of our group to flood social media with #donatelife this month to help the cause!
First stop: Southwest District
Winlock, WA
Second Stop: Peninsula District
Port Orchard, WA
Stop 3: Northwest District
Bow, WA
Stop 4: Puget Sound District
Tukwila, WA
Stop 5: North Central District
East Wenatchee, WA
Stop 6: Central Valley District
Yakima, WA
Stop 7: Blue Mountain District
Walla Walla, WA
The Assocation also welcomed speakers from End of Life Washington. We were able to hear different representatives from the organization speak in each region that we traveled to. End of Life Washington upholds your right to the full range of end of life choices, including Death with Dignity (now known as medical aid in dying) through advocacy, education, and support.
This was interesting and all new information to me. I’ve included the Act below in case it’s new to you, too.
The Washington Death With Dignity Act
The Washington Death With Dignity Act allows terminally ill adults to request a prescription for life-ending medication from physicians. Patients must be Washington State residents, have less than six months to live, be capable of making an informed decision, and have the ability to self-administer the prescribed medication.
This was my first business trip with Lasting Eulogies and the bar is now set high! I can’t think of a better group of professionals to have jumped in the deep end of the pool to. They were a super audience to a girl that hasn’t presented or socialized this much since before the pandemic! Everyone was incredibly welcoming and knowledgeable and so willing to share information and contacts with me.
Feeling energized and excited to keep moving forward, learning and sharing what we do. Looking forward to the convention in 2024!