Regulatory Agencies - United States and Canada*
*While the DCRA has tried to include all known regulatory agencies and contacts, it is not intended that this listing represents that all the agencies are active members.
Please contact Association Executive Director Amy Foster Tisdale (amy.tisdale@sos.ms.gov) about changes, corrections, or if your agency is interested in becoming an active member of the DCRA.
*While the DCRA has tried to include all known regulatory agencies and contacts, it is not intended that this listing represents that all the agencies are active members.
Please contact Association Executive Director Amy Foster Tisdale (amy.tisdale@sos.ms.gov) about changes, corrections, or if your agency is interested in becoming an active member of the DCRA.
ALABAMA
Charles Perine
Alabama Board of Funeral Service
4276 Lomac Street
Montgomery, AL 36106
Telephone: (334) 242-4050
E-Mail: charles.perine@fsb.alabama.gov
Website: www.fsb.alabama.gov/
ALBERTA, CANADA
Karen J. Carruthers, Executive Director
Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board
Telephone: (780) 452-6130
E-mail: office@afsrb.ab.ca
Darren Thomas, Statute Administrator (Alternate)
Service Alberta, Consumer Programs
Telephone: (780) 422-8046
E-mail: darren.thomas@gov.ab.ca
Deborah Wagar, Statute Administrator
Service Alberta, Consumer Programs
Telephone: (780) 641-9832
E-Mail: deborah.wagar@gov.ab.ca
ARIZONA
Cindy Ferrin, Manager
Arizona Department of Real Estate
Development Services Division
2910 North 44th Street, Suite 130
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
Telephone: (602) 771-7757
Fax: (602) 955-9361
Website: www.azre.gov
E-mail: cferrin@azre.gov
ARKANSAS
Amelia Vestal, Senior Examiner
Arkansas Department of Commerce
Insurance Department | Funeral Services Division
1 Commerce Way, Ste 502
Little Rock, AR 72202-2087
Direct: 501-371-2646
Work Cell: 501-251-7948
Email: amelia.vestal@arkansas.gov
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Tayt Winnitoy, Executive Vice President
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority
307 – 3450 Uptown Blvd
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8Z 0B9
Location Address: 307 – 3450 Uptown Blvd
Telephone: (604) 320-1667
Fax: (250) 920-7181
Toll Free: (888) 564-9963
Website: www.consumerprotectionbc.ca
E-mail: tayt.winnitoy@consumerprotectionbc.ca
CALIFORNIA
Gina Sanchez, Bureau Chief
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-208
Sacramento, California 95834
Telephone: (916) 574-7870
Web Site: www.cfb.ca.gov
Main E-Mail: emailcfb@dca.ca.gov
E-Mail: Gina.Sanchez@dca.ca.gov
COLORADO
Debbie Hulstrom, Financial Credit Examiner
Division of Insurance
1560 Broadway, Suite 850
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 894-7475
Fax: (303) 894-7455
Website: www.dora.state.co.us/
E-mail: deborah.hulstrom@dora.state.co.us
FLORIDA
Mary Schwantes, Division Director
Florida Department of Financial Services
Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
200 E. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0361
Direct Telephone: (850) 413-4984
Email: Mary.Schwantes@myfloridacfo.com
Website: www.myfloridacfo.com/division/funeralcemetery/
Main Telephone: (850) 413-3039
-Ellen Simon, Assistant Division Director
Email: Ellen.Simon@myfloridacfo.com
- Thurman Lowe, Financial Administrator
Email: Thurman.Lowe@myfloridacfo.com
- Donald Carr, Investigation Manager
Email: Donald.Carr@myfloridacfo.com
GEORGIA
Steve Lindsey, Executive Director
Professional Licensing Board
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Telephone: (478) 207-1467
Email: bslindsey@sos.ga.gov
Website: www.sos.state.ga.us/securities
· Roy White, Supervisor
E-mail: royw@sos.state.ga.us
· Becky Wallace, Examiner
E-mail: bwallace@sos.state.ga.us
· Melissa Jones, Investigator
E-mail: mjones@sos.state.ga.us
· Lori Young, Analyst
E-mail: lyoung@sos.state.ga.us
HAWAII
Candace Ito, Executive Officer
Hawaii State Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Professional & Vocational Licensing Division
Cemetery & Funeral Trust Program
P. O. Box 3469
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801
Telephone: (808) 586-2704
Fax: (808) 586-2689
Website: www.state.hi.us/dcca/pvl/
E-mail: cemetery@dcca.state.hi.us
IDAHO
Patty Perkins, Director
Idaho Department of Finance
800 Park Blvd., Suite 200
Boise, ID 83712
Telephone: (208) 332-8000
Fax: (208) 332-8099
Website: http://www.finance.idaho.gov
E-mail: finance@finance.idaho.gov
Annamarie Harden, Securities Examiner/Investigator
E-mail: Annamarie.Harden@finance.idaho.gov
ILLINOIS
Percy Lucina, Director
PLACE Division
Office of the Comptroller
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 5-625
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Telephone: (877) 203-3401
Fax: (312) 814-3464
Website: https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/about/place
E-mail: percy.lucina@illinoiscomptroller.gov
INDIANA
Tracy Hicks, Director
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service
Indiana Government Center South
302 West Washington Street, Room E034
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Telephone: (317) 234-3031
Fax: (317) 232-2312
Website: www.in.gov/pla/funeral
E-mail: thicks@pla.in.gov
· Nancy Harvey, Assistant Director
· Julie Biddle, Case Manager
· Martin Mahern, Case Manager
· Angie Stallings, Case Manager
· Angie Tyler, Case Manager
IOWA
Iowa Insurance Division
1963 Bell Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, Iowa 50315
Phone: (515) 654-6600
Andrew Hartnett, Assistant Commissioner for Securities and Regulated Industries
andrew.hartnett@iid.iowa.gov
Heather Schaffer, Assistant Bureau Chief
heather.schaffer@iid.iowa.gov
Connie Dykstra, Investigator
connie.dykstra@iid.iowa.gov
Christina Hazelbaker, Compliance Officer
christina.hazelbaker@iid.iowa.gov
Hilton Ssozi, Compliance Officer
hilton.ssozi@iid.iowa.gov
Suzanne Owens, Compliance Officer
suzanne.owens@iid.iowa.gov
KANSAS
Mindi Caskey, Audit Manager
Secretary of State
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka , KS 66612 -1594
Website: www.sos.ks.gov
Email: mindi.caskey@ks.gov
Clay Barker, General Counsel
Secretary of State
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka , KS 66612 -1594
Website: www.sos.ks.gov
Email: clay.barker2@ks.gov
KENTUCKY
Mary Dailey, Adm. Section Supervisor
Cemetery & Funeral Home Section
Consumer Protection Division
Office of the Attorney General
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Telephone: (502) 696-5389
Fax: (502) 573-8317
Website: www.law.state.ky.us/cp/preneedb.htm
· Currently Vacant, Administrative Specialist
Telephone: (502) 696-5341
E-mail:
LOUISIANA
Lucy L. McCann, Director
Louisiana Cemetery Board
3445 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 700
Metairie, Louisiana 70002
Telephone: (504) 838-5267 or Toll Free 1-866-488-5267
Fax: (504) 838-5289
Website: www.lcb.state.la.us
E-mail: lmccann@lcb.state.la.us
· Anna Aucoin, Assistant to the Director
aaucoin@lcb.state.la.us
Ryan Seidemann, Assistant Attorney General
Louisiana Department of Justice
1885 North third Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Telephone: (225) 326-6085
Fax: (225) 326-6099
E-mail: seidemannr@ag.louisiana.gov
MAINE
W. Clough Toppan, Director
Maine Department of Human Services
Division of Health Engineering
State House Station #11
Augusta, Maine 04333
Telephone: (207) 287-5686
Fax: (207) 287-3165
Website: www.state.me.us/dhs/eng/
Penny Vaillancourt, Board Administrator
Board of Funeral Service
Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
Office of Licensing & Registration
35 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0035
Telephone: (207) 624-8420
Fax: (207) 624-8637
Website: www.state.me.us/dhs/eng/plumb/accessible/cemetery.htm
E-mail: penny.vaillancourt@maine.gov
MANITOBA, CANADA
Gerry Gaudreau, Executive Director
Phone: (204) 945-2644
E-mail: gerry.gaudreau@gov.mb.ca
Kristine Shields, Associate Secretary
The Public Utilities Board
Family Services and Consumer Affairs
Corporate Details:
The Public Utilities Board
400-330 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
R3C 0C4
Phone: (204) 945-2638
Fax: (204) 945-2643
E-mail: publicutilities@gov.mb.ca
Website: http://www.pub.gov.mb.ca/
MARYLAND
Paulette Wirsching, Assistant Attorney General
Maryland Dept. of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
Office of the Attorney General
500 North Calvert Street, Suite 406
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3651
Telephone: (410) 230-6143
Fax: (410) 333-6503
E-mail: pwirsching@dllr.state.md.us
MICHIGAN
Julia Dale
Director, Bureau of Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing
Cemetery Commissioner
Telephone: (517) 241-9223
E-Mail: dalej@michigan.gov
Cemetery Licensing Phone: (517) 241-8070
MINNESOTA
Health Division
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
NCL Tower, Suite 1200
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Telephone: (651) 296-9412
Fax: (651) 282-5437
Website: www.ag.state.mn.us/
E-mail: attorney.general@state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Secretary of State's Office
Business Services and Regulation Division
125 S. Congress Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Mail to: Post Office Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
Main Telephone: (601) 359-9055
Fax: (601) 576-2546
Website: http://www.sos.ms.gov/
Jeff Lee, Esq.
Assistant Secretary of State
E-mail: jeff.lee@sos.ms.gov
Amy Foster Tisdale, Esq.
Director, Business Regulation
E-mail: amy.tisdale@sos.ms.gov
Sarah Mann, Esq.
Staff Attorney
E-mail: sarah.mann@sos.ms.gov
Billy Luckey, Director of Examiners
E-mail: billy.luckey@sos.ms.gov
MISSOURI
Patty Faenger, Executive Director
Office of Endowed Care Cemeteries
P. O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Telephone: (573) 751-0849
Fax: (573) 751-0890
Website: HTTPS://pr.mo.gov/endowedcare.asp
E-mail: Patty.Faenger@pr.mo.gov
Sheila Solon, Division Director
E-mail: Sheila.Solon@pr.mo.gov
Patty Faenger, Executive Director
State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
E-mail: patty.faenger@pr.mo.gov
NEBRASKA
Shari Sohl, Examiner II
Nebraska Department of Insurance
Terminal Building
941 "O" Street, Suite 400
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
Telephone: (402) 471-3580
Fax: (402) 471-4610
Website: www.nol.org/home/NDOI/
E-mail: ssohl@doi.state.ne.us
NEVADA
Debbie Thurner, Licensing Supervisor
Department of Business & Industry
Nevada Division of Insurance
788 Fairview Drive, Suite 300
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5491
Telephone: (775) 687-4270 (Ext. 239)
Fax: (775) 687-3937
Website: www.doi.state.nv.us
E-mail: dthurner@doi.state.nv.us
Diane Shaffer, Staff Support
Nevada State Funeral Board
4894 Lone Mountain Road, PMB186
Las Vegas, Nevada 89130
Telephone: (702) 290-5366
Fax: (702) 648-5100
Website: http://funeral.state.nv.us/
E-mail: nvfuneralboard@sbcglobal.net
NEW HAMPSHIRE
William R. Bolton, Jr., State Registrar
Department of State
Bureau of Vital Records Administrtion
Health & Welfare Building
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, New Hampshire 03301-6527
Telephone: (603) 271-4505
Fax: (603) 271-3447
Website: www.sos.nh.gov/vitalrecords/index.html
E-mail: wbolton@sos.state.nh.us
NEW JERSEY
Dianne L. Tamaroglio, Executive Director
State of New Jersey
New Jersey Cemetery Board
P.O. Box 45036
Newark, New Jersey 07101
(Location Address: 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor)
Telephone: (973) 504-6553
Fax: (973) 648-3536
Website: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmedical/cemetery.htm
E-mail: tamarogliod@dca.lps.state.nj.us
John Hugelmeyer, Deputy Attorney General
Counsel to Cemetery Board
Department of Law and Public Safety, Div. of Law
PO Box 45029
Newark, New Jersey 07101
Telephone: 973 648 3452
Fax: 973 648 7462
Email: John.Hugelmeyer@dol.lps.state.nj.us
Susan Berger, Deputy Attorney General
Counsel to Board of Mortuary Science
Email: Susan.Berger@dol.lps.state.nj.us
NEW MEXICO
David Gee, Industry Manager
Financial Institutions Division
Regulation and Licensing Department
P. O. Box 25101
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Telephone: (505) 476-4563
Fax: (505) 476-4670
Website: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/fid
E-mail: david.gee@state.nm.us
· William J. Verant, Director
· Janis Rutschman, Deputy Director
NEW YORK
Lewis A. Polishook, Director
Department of State
Division of Cemeteries
123 William Street, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10038-3804
Telephone: (212) 417-5708
Fax: (212) 417-2322
Website: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cmty
E-mail: Lewis.Polishook@dos.ny.gov
Chester Butkiewicz, Assistant Director
Department of State
Division of Cemeteries
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12231-0001
Telephone: (518) 474-6226
Fax: (518) 473-0876
Website: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cmty
E-mail: chester.butkiewicz@dos.ny.gov
NORTH CAROLINA
Stephen E. Davis
Executive Director
NC Board of Funeral Service
1033 Wade Avenue, Suite 108
Raleigh, NC 27605
Telephone: (909) 733-9380
Website: www.ncbfs.org
E-mail: sdavis@ncbfs.org
Jimmy Miller, Administrator
North Carolina Cemetery Commission
1001 Navaho Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Telephone: (919) 981-2536
Fax: (919) 981-2538
Website: www.nccommerce.com
E-mail: jmiller@nccommerce.com
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
Gerald Hashey
Department of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Program Management and Corporate Services
P. O. Box 2723
8 South Maritime Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3J 3P7
Phone: (902) 424-0656
Website: http://www.gov.ns.ca/
E-mail: hasheygj@gov.ns.ca
OHIO
Laura A. Monick, Registration & Resolution Chief
Cemetery Section
Ohio Department of Commerce
Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing
77 South High Street, 20th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone: (614) 466-4100
Fax: (614) 220-7103
E-mail: laura.monick@com.state.oh.us
State of Ohio Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
77 South High Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Email: info@funeral.ohio.gov
Telephone: 614-466-4252
Fax: 614-728-6825
OKLAHOMA
Chris Ferguson
Executive Director
Oklahoma Funeral Board
Email: chris.ferguson@funeral.ok.gov
Telephone: (405) 522-1790
Website: www.ok.gov/funeral
Paul Qualls, Director of Examinations
Oklahoma State Banking Department
2900 North Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Telephone: (405) 522-3783
Fax: (405) 522-2993
Website: www.osbd.state.ok.us
E-mail: paul.qualls@banking.ok.gov
Stephanie Steward
Oklahoma Insurance Department
Regulated Industry Services
Division Manager
400 NE 50th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Telephone: 405 521 3968
Fax: 405 522 4160
Email: stephanie.stewart@oid.ok.gov
Website: www.ok.gov.oid
ONTARIO, CANADA
Carey Smith, Registrar
Bereavement Authority of Ontario
100 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 505
Toronto, Ontario M2N 6N5
Canada
Telephone: (647) 483-2645
Toll free: (844) 493-6356
Fax: (647) 748-2645
Website: www.bereavementauthorityontario.ca
Email: carey.smith@thebao.ca
OREGON
Michelle Gaines, Executive Director
Oregon Mortuary & Cemetery Board
Portland State Office Building, Suite 430
800 Northeast Oregon Street
Portland, Oregon 97232
Telephone: (971) 673-1507 or (971) 673-1500 (auto attendant)
Fax: (971) 673-1501
Website: http://www.oregon.gov/MortCem
E-mail: michelle.gaines@state.or.us
· Carla Knapp, Office Manager 971 673 1507
· Lynne Nelson, Compliance Manager 971 673 1503
Dennis L. Powell
Acting Manager, Non-Depository Programs
Division of Finance & Corporate Securities
Department of Consumer and Business Services
350 Winter Street, N.E., Room 410
Salem, Oregon 97301
Telephone: (503) 947-7480
Website: http://www.dfcs.oregon.gov
E-mail: dennis.l.powell@oregon.gov
· Mary McCarron, Examiner (503) 947-7499
E-mail: mary.e.mccarron@state.or.us
PENNSYLVANIA
Debi Sopko, Administrative Assistant
Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission
P. O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105
Telephone: (717) 783-3658
Fax: (717) 787-0250
Website: www.dos.state.pa.us
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA
Linda Peters
Consumer Affairs
P. O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Phone: (902) 368-5653
Fax: (902) 368-5283
Email: lmpeters@gov.pe.ca
Website: www.gov.pe.ca
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
Colin Borden Bachynski, Registrar
Funeral and Cremation Services Council of Saskatchewan
3847C Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada S4S 3R4
Phone: (306) 584-1575
Fax: (306) 584-1576
Website: www.funeralinfo.ca
E-mail: registrar@funeralinfo.ca
SOUTH CAROLINA
Amy Holleman, Administrator
Board of Funeral Services
Perpetual Care Cemetery Board
Auctioneers Commission
SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Office of Business and Related Services
110 Centerview Drive
P. O. Box 11329
Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1329
Telephone: (803) 896-4558
Fax: (803) 896-4554
Website: www.llr.state.sc.us
E-mail: amy.holleman@llr.sc.gov
Stacy Staley, Licensing Examiner
SC Department of Consumer Affairs
293 Greystone Boulevard|Suite 400
Columbia, SC |29210
PO Box 5757 |Columbia, SC |29250-5757
800.922.1594 | 803.734.4251(P) | 803.734.4287(F)
www.consumer.sc.gov
SStaley@scconsumer.gov
Telephone
SOUTH DAKOTA
Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Secretary
Department of Commerce and Regulation
South Dakota Board of Funeral Service
135 East Illinois, Suite 214
Spearfish, South Dakota 57783
Telephone: (605) 642-1600
Fax: (605) 642-1756
Website: www.state.sd.us/doh/funeral
E-mail: proflic2@rushmore.com
TENNESSEE
Robert B. Gribble, Executive Director
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Burial Services Section
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1145
Telephone: (615) 741-5062
Fax: (615) 532-1903
Website: http://funeral.tn.gov
E-mail: robert.gribble@tn.gov
TEXAS
Amey Stuart-Garza, Financial Examiner
Non-Depository Supervision
Texas Department of Banking
2601 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78705
Telephone: (214) 546-2817
Website: www.dob.texas.gov
E-mail: amey.stuart-garza@dob.texas.gov
UTAH
VIRGINIA
Christine Martine, Executive Director
Cemetery Board
Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation
3600 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230
Telephone: (804) 367-0402
Fax: (804) 367-6946
Website: www.dpor.virginia.gov
E-mail: Christine.Martine@dpor.virginia.gov
· Herb Nichols, Sr. Investigator
P. O. Box 2522
Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116
Telephone: (804) 840-6312
Fax: (804) 559-1834
E-mail: Herbert.Nichols@dpor.virginia.gov
WASHINGTON
Lorin Doyle, Administrator
Department of Licensing
Regulatory Boards
P.O. Box 9012
Olympia, WA 98507-9012
Telephone: (360) 664-1555
Fax: (360) 570-7098
Website: www.dol.wa.gov/business/funeralcemetery
Email: funerals@dol.wa.gov
Jill Short, Investigations and Compliance Manager
(360) 664-1561
Email: jshort@dol.wa.gov
Jeanne Todd, Program Coordinator
(360) 664-1555
Pamela Griese, Inspector/Investigator/Trust Examiner
(360) 664-1553
Email: pgriese@dol.wa.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Kevin L. Lanham, Tax and Revenue Manager
Department of Tax and Revenue
P. O. Box 902
Charleston, West Virginia 25323-0902
Telephone: (304) 558-8533
Fax: (304) 558-8526
Website: www.wvtax.gov
E-mail: kevin.l.lanham@wv.gov
Roger Wright
Acting Assistant Director of Business Taxes
Tax Account Administration Division
West Virginia Department of Tax & Revenue
Telephone: (304) 558-8700
Fax: (304) 558-8713
Website: www.wvtax.gov
E-mail: Roger.L.Wright@wv.gov
Jill Miles, Deputy Attorney General
Consumer Protection & Antitrust Division
Office of the Attorney General
P. O. Box 1789
Charleston, West Virginia 25326-1789
Telephone: (304) 558-8986
Fax: (304) 558-0184
Website: http://www.wvago.gov
WISCONSIN
Patricia Hoeft, Administrator
Division of Board Services
1400 E. Washington Avenue
P. O. Box 8935
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Telephone: (608) 266-2112
Fax: (608) 267-3816
Website: http://drl.wi.gov
· Jacquelyn Rothstein, Attorney
Office of Legal Counsel
E-mail: jacquelyn.rothstein@drl.state.wi.us
WYOMING
Mavis Earnshaw, Financial Specialist
Wyoming Insurance Department
Herschler Building, 3rd Floor East
122 West 25th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Telephone: (307) 777-6884
Fax: (307) 777-5895
Website: http://insurance.state.wy.us/index.asp
E-mail: mearnshaw@state.wy.us
