There are ten Trustees of the Educational Trust Board, each serving a three-year term. The Executive Director of Selected Independent Funeral Homes serves as the Administrative Trustee. The Board meets quarterly to conduct business.

Al Asta
Whitney & Murphy
Funeral Home
Phoenix, AZ

Tim Bridgers
Live Oak Bank
Wilmington, NC
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Kevin Brown
Hinsey-Brown
Funeral Service, Inc.
New Castle, IN

Ashlee Etzweiler
Etzweiler Family
Funeral Service
York, PA

Jeffrey Jacoby
Jacoby
Funeral Home
Rawlins, WY

Dean Lambert
Homesteaders Life
Company
Des Moines, IA

Tony Lloyd
Flanner Buchanan
Indianapolis, IN

Rob Paterkiewicz
Selected Independent
Funeral Homes
Lincolnshire, IL

Scott Pridemore
Hippensteel Funeral
Service & Crematory
Lafayette, IN

Lacy Robinson
Funeral Service
Trainer and Coach
Louisville, KY

Rachel Wartes
Gunderson
Funeral and
Cremation Care
Madison, WI

John Wild
Iles Funeral Homes
Des Moines, IA
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Trust Staff

Bea Pedersen
Executive Director and
Administrative Trustee
Lincolnshire, IL
bea@selectedtrust.org

Leslie Kowalczyk
Programs Coordinator
Lincolnshire, IL
leslie@selectedtrust.org

Deb McReynolds
Administrative Assistant
Lincolnshire, IL
deb@selectedtrust.org