Any funeral establishment holding a current license issued from a state licensing agency is eligible for FIRM MEMBERSHIP in this Association. FIRM MEMBERS shall have voting privileges in the Association, by either open or secret ballot, but no member shall be entitled to vote by proxy.

As a FIRM MEMBER, each firm is entitled to one vote. Employees and additional staff of FIRM MEMBERS may attend Annual Conferences and other meetings of this Association, but only one representative of each firm shall have the privilege of voting on behalf of such firm. Each person on record as the firm’s representative shall hold a current funeral director’s license.

This directory also lists ASSOCIATE MEMBERS who work at the funeral homes of FIRM MEMBERS. They are listed in this document under the funeral homes at which they are employed. Any person who is regularly and consecutively employed by a FIRM MEMBER and endorsed by said FIRM MEMBER is eligible for ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP in the Association. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS shall not be entitled to vote, but may speak on the floor of the Annual Conference.

If such ASSOCIATE MEMBER leaves the employ of the FIRM MEMBER endorsing his/her membership, his/her ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP shall be immediately terminated.