Elevating Women in Funeral Service with Barbara Kemmis

Women in Leadership
Listen in as Lisa Baue of Your Funeral Coach is joined by Barbara Kemmis, the Executive Director of Cremation Association of North America (CANA) as they discussed how she came to the Association and how she grew CANA 11 years ago to become the successful Association it is today.

Elevating Women in Funeral Service with Barbara Kemmis

Women in Leadership
Listen in as Lisa Baue of Your Funeral Coach is joined by Barbara Kemmis, the Executive Director of Cremation Association of North America (CANA) as they discussed how she came to the Association and how she grew CANA 11 years ago to become the successful Association it is today.

Description

Barbara shares that CANA has almost 10 Women Presidents in their Association history. She talks about her early mentors, her incredibly efficient team serving 3,300 members, her most admired woman in history, and the newest book she is reading about women and examining their relationship with power. This is part of Your Funeral Coach Talks “Elevating Women in Funeral Service” podcast series that honors Women’s History Month this March.

Barbara Kemmis

Barbara@CremationAssociation.org

www.CremationAssociation.org

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