Academy Leadership & Staff

APSP Board of Trustee Members:
Members of the Board are elected by the general membership every two years. Officers are elected by the Board.
Click HERE for a listing of the Past Presidents of APFSP

President (Term Expires: 2028)
Kyle P. Ledford, Sr., CFSP
Ledford Funeral Home, Inc.
929 S. Clinton Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08650

Vice President (Term Expires: 2026)
Crystal Matthews-Marrow, CFSP
Matthews Family Mortuary
1000 Winstead Ave.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

Treasurer (Term Expires: 2028)
Gary S. Potts, CFSP
D’Elia Funeral Home
1300 Vermont Ave
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Secretary (Term Expires: 2028)
Jerri Reed-Taylor, CFSP
Leak & Sons Funeral Home
7838 S. Cottage Grove
Chicago, IL 60619

Board Member 
(Term Expires: 2026)
Laurel L. Klosterman, CFSP
Terrybear Urns & Memorials
946 W Pierce Butler Rte. Ste. 11

St. Paul, MN 55104

Board Member (Term Expires: 2026)
Sheri Stahl, CFSP
14 Old Post Circle
Bluffton, SC 29910

Board Member (Term Expires: 2030)
Robert L. Barnes, CFSP
Elite Life Celebrations by Barnes and Co.
14000 Chrisman Rd.
Houston, TX. 77039

Board Member (Term Expires: 2030)
Rhonda K. Pleasants, CFSP
Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, Inc.
518 N. Washington Hwy
Ashland, Va. 23005

Board Member (Term Expires: 2030)
Allyse K. Worland, CFSP
Lauck & Veldhof Funeral Home
1458 S Meridian St,
Indianapolis, IN 46225

Immediate Past-President (Term Expires: 2026)
Lauren M. Budrow, CFSP
Wayne State University
5439 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202


APFSP Staff:

Executive Director
Christie R. Ward Email Christie
PO Box 67136, Lincoln, NE 68506
Phone: (866) 431-CFSP (2377)
Fax: (308) 230-5418
Education Specialist
Patty S. Hutcheson, CFSP Email Patty
PO Box 1160, Buchanan, GA 30113-1160
Phone: (770) 646-8988
Fax: (308) 230-5418