CANA Board of Directors

The 2026-2027 CANA Board of Directors.
(not pictured: E. Gene Allen, Dirk Bearden, Robbie Pape)

CANA Officers

Denis Desrochers
Gregoire Desrochers
1300 Notre Dame East
Victoriaville QC G6P 0B4 Canada
Phone: 819.752.5131
Fax: 819.752.2322
Title: President
Holds Office Until: August 2027

​Sandra Walker
Pacific Northwest Cremation
3016 S Grand Blvd 
Spokane, WA  99203-2560 USA
Phone: 509.279.2653
Title: President-Elect
Holds Office Until: August 2027

William "Bill" Clark
Kootenay Enterprises Inc.
1298 Pine Avenue
Trail BC V1R 4E4 Canada
Phone: 250.512.9100
Fax: 250.368.8040
Title: First Vice President
Holds Office Until: August 2027

Timothy "Tim" Koch
Metro First Call
12600 Creek View Ave.
Savage, MN  55378 USA
Phone: 952.767.9300
Fax: 952.767.9301
Title: Second Vice President 
Holds Office Until: August 2027

John Goobeck
Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors
2025 W. University Dr.
Denton, TX 76201 USA
Phone: 940.383.4200
Title: Third Vice President 
Holds Office Until: August 2027

Robbie Pape
Carriage
43040 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 300
Houston, TX 77056 USA
Phone: 713.332.8510
Title: Treasurer
Holds Office Until: August 2028

Lindsey Ballard
Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation
104 First Street W.
Jordan, MN 55352 USA
Phone: 952.492.2818
Fax: 952.492.6018
Title: Immediate Past President 
Holds Office Until: August 2027

Members of the Board

Dan Applegate
The Arlington Memorial Gardens Association, Inc.
2145 Compton Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45231 USA
Phone: 513.521.7003
Fax: 513.728.4574
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2028

Evans Baldwin
Foundation Partners Group
369 N. New York Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789 USA
Phone: 407.622.0000
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2029

​Stephen "Steve" Bassett
Legacy Funeral Group
3103 Sackett Street
Houston, TX 77098 USA
Phone: 832.291.7454
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2028

Dirk Bearden
Service Corporation International
1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019 USA
Phone: 713.256.4888
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2027

Steve Brown
Mount Auburn Cemetery
580 Mount Auburn St.
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Phone: 617.547.7105
Fax: 617.607.2470
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2029

Katie La Bella
St. Michael's Cemetery and Crematory
72-02 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst, NY 11370 USA
Phone: 917.807.3785
Fax: 917.278.2168
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2028

Jimmy Lucas
Lucas Funeral Homes
1321 Precinct Line Road
Hurst, TX 76053 USA
Phone: 817.284.7271
Fax: 817.589.9524
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2029

​C.R. Lyons
C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors
628 Elm St.
Danvers, MA 01923 USA
Phone: 978.777.7900
Fax: 978.777.3399
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2029

Judy Olson
National Guardian Life Insurance Company
PO Box 1191
Madison, WI 53701 USA
Phone: 608.257.5611
Title: Supplier Liaison
Holds Office Until: August 2027

Katie Sullivan Frideres
Cremation Society of Illinois
17859 Bretz Drive
Homewood, IL 60430 USA
Phone: 773.752.6400
Title: Board Member
Holds Office Until: August 2027

Board Advisors

​Elwynn "Gene" Allen
Kerrville Funeral Home, Inc.
4901 - 116th Street
Lubbock, TX 79424 USA
Phone: 830.329.2360
Title: Education Liaison

Caressa Hughes
Service Corporation International
1929 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019 USA
Phone: 713.525.5230
Fax: 713.525.7674
Title: Technical Advisor - Government and Legal Affairs

Lara M. Price
Pappas Grubbs Price PC
2500 Two Houston Center
909 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77010 USA
Phone: 713.951.1075
Title: CANA Legal Counsel

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