[HistoricCemeterieslistserv] Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board - position update & service information

Wed Feb 17 11:12:19 PST 2021

The Oregon Mortuary & Cemetery Board (OMCB) is pleased to announce that the following board members have been appointed as Officers for 2021:

Angela McKenzie-Tucker, President
[Angela has worked in the death care industry for over fifteen years and has held a variety of positions. She started as an apprentice, obtained her Funeral Service Practitioner/Embalmer's license and then became the General Manager of Ross Hollywood Chapel, Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes, Caldwell's Hennessey, Goetsch and McGee and Zeller Chapel of the Roses. In 2016, she was promoted to General Manager of Lincoln Memorial Park and Funeral Home in SE Portland. In 2018, Angela took on the role of Market Manager for the Mountain Midwest area which is located in Northern Colorado and Western Nebraska. Currently, Angela is the Oregon Market Director for Service Corporation International.]

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A Montana native, Angela moved to Portland to attend mortuary school at Mt. Hood Community College. She is passionate about funeral service and especially loves training and mentoring new apprentices. Active in the community, Angela was the Chairperson of the Portland Veterans Day Parade for five years, President of the Hollywood Boosters Business Association for two years and President of the Mt. Hood Community College Foundation Board. She has been serving as an OMCB board member since 2017. She is excited to take on the role of Board Chair and looks forward to serving the great State of Oregon in this capacity.

Rob Gaskill, Vice President

Rob began working in the funeral service profession in 1984. At the age of 19, he was the youngest licensed funeral director in the entire State of Oregon. Rob has spent most of his career in Portland and then went to work for Estacada Funeral Chapel and Sandy Funeral Home in 2002. He moved his family to Estacada in 2005 and purchased Estacada Funeral Chapel in 2016. He has immersed himself in the community by serving in various capacities for his church, the City Council, the City Budget Committee, the Arts Commission, and two retirement housing facilities. Rob also serves as the Chairman of Mt. Hood Hospice Board and is the former Chamber of Commerce President. He is really enjoying serving as an OMCB board member and finds it a great learning experience and feels like he has a good grasp on being an advocate for the public and the profession.

Nancy Felton, Secretary/Treasurer

Nancy has worked in the funeral & cemetery industry for over 42 years and began her career in 1978 at Portland Memorial, where she started in the bookkeeping department. After working various clerical positions at Portland Memorial, she became licensed as a Funeral Service Practitioner in 1986. In 1987, Portland Memorial sold and Nancy became the Manager for Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham until 1989, when she became the Manager for Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes/Chimes Memorial Gardens. In 1995, Nancy accepted the position as General Manager of Crescent Grove Cemetery in Tigard and continues to work in that capacity. Nancy has served as a board member for the Cemetery Association of Oregon from 1992-2010 and 2015-2017, and served as President and Secretary.   She served as the Cemetery Association of Oregon's liaison with the Oregon Mortuary & Cemetery Board for over 20 years. In 2017, Nancy was appointed as an OMCB board member and now is the Secretary/Treasurer.

Nancy resides in East County with her husband Wayne; she loves spending time with her family and cherishes her grandchildren.

Here is the complete list of the 2021 OMCB Board Members:

2021 OMCB Board Members
1
Angela McKenzie-Tucker, President
For-Profit Cemetery
2
Rob Gaskill, Vice President
Licensed Funeral Establishment
3
Nancy Felton, Secretary/Treasurer
Non-Profit Cemetery
4
David Bone
Licensed Funeral Establishment
5
Ruggiero Canizares
Public Member
6
Craig Collins
Crematory
7
Bea Gilmore
Public Member
8
Deb Harris
Public Member
9
Beth Pacheco
Public Member
10
Melissa Porter
Municipal Cemetery
11
Randy Tjaden
Funeral Service Practitioner

Additionally, we understand that you are all busy individuals, but have you ever considered giving back to your industry and helping Oregonians by serving as an OMCB board member - especially if you reside outside of the Portland Metro area?

The most common response I've received from licensees who've served on the Board is:

"I'm so glad that I served on the Board and I never could have imagined how positively it has influenced my career and outlook - it has taught me a great deal about the industry and what I should be doing as a licensee/manager/owner and how I should be operating my facility."

For those of you who are interested, here is the link to the Executive Appointments Interest Form that must be completed and submitted:

https://www.oregon.gov/gov/admin/SiteAssets/Pages/How_To_Apply/Interest%20Form.pdf

*Please note that in order for an application to be considered complete, you must also include your resume, a statement of interest & a brief bio.

For additional information about Boards & Commissions, please visit the following website:

https://www.oregon.gov/gov/admin/Pages/Boards-and-Commissions.aspx

When you have completed everything, you may either email the documents to me or executive.appointments at oregon.gov<mailto:executive.appointments at oregon.gov>.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Thanks & have a wonderful week.

Chad

Chad Dresselhaus
Executive Director

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