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• Sponsor the 2025 WFDA Professional Women's Conference

  • Start
    January 17, 2025
  • End
    April 01, 2025
  • Location
    The Abbey Resort 269 Fontana Blvd, Fontana, WI 53125

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  Join us for the 4th Annual Professional Women's Conference at the Abbey Resort in Lake Geneva on April 15-16, 2025. The PWC is the premier event in the Midwest for women in funeral service to learn from and connect with our industry leaders. We welcome you to engage with our dedicated audience of funeral directors, business owners, educators, students, medical examiners, and other professionals in related fields.

  Interested in donating a raffle item or gift basket? Fill out our raffle donation form.

  Want to attend the PWC? Register as an attendee here.

  Questions about partnership? Email office@wfda.info or call (608) 256-1757. We can't wait to see you there!
  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  
  

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• MWCFDA District Meeting: Future of the District Roundtable

  • When
    March 26, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Double D's Sports Pub & Eatery 5171 S 108th St. Hales Corners, WI 53130

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  MWCFDA District Meeting: Future of the District Roundtable

  Directors will discuss plans for the future of the Milwaukee/Waukesha District, meeting details and strategies for furthering engagement. 

  1.5 CEUs Cat 2

  
  

  March 26, 2025

  6:00pm

  
  

  Double D's Sports Pub & Eatery

  5171 S 108th St.

  Hales Corners, WI 53130

  
  

  
  

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• WFDA 4th Annual Professional Women's Conference

  • Start
    April 15, 2025
  • End
    April 16, 2025
  • Location
    The Abbey Resort - 269 Fontana Boulevard, Fontana, WI 53125
  • Registered
    47 registrants

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  The WFDA Professional Women’s Conference provides opportunities for women in funeral service to build valuable connections, partake in professional development, and address the unique challenges they face in a safe environment. We invite you to join us for a day of networking, continuing education, and relaxation!

  You can expect to earn 9+ CEUs (including OSHA) with sessions covering each of the four funeral director continuing education categories + OCI credits. Stay tuned for further information on optional fun activities, conference schedule, clothing exchange, and more!

  Early Bird Registration (20% discount; ends 2/14/25):
  WFDA Member - $140
  Non-Member - $280

  General Registration (after 2/14/25):
  WFDA Member: $175
  Non-Member: $350

  Student Registration

  $75

  Registration cost for members and non-members includes dinner on Tuesday night + breakfast and lunch on Wednesday. Student ticket is for Day 2 only and includes breakfast and lunch.

  
  

  Clothing Exchange:
  Bring your gently used suits and dress clothes to the PWC Clothing Exchange
  and browse for new-to-you outfits! The remaining clothing items will
  be donated to a local women's clothing drive.

  
  

  Hotel Room Block:

  Registrants of the WFDA Professional Women's Conference will get a special room block rate at the Abbey Resort in Lake Geneva. Reserve your special room rate here.

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• Preneed Course: Milwaukee

  • Start
    April 22, 2025
  •  
    7:30 AM
  • End
    April 23, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    11801 W Silver Spring Dr. Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53225

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  PRENEED COURSE

  Instructor: Dr. David Finkbeiner
  

  Dates: April 22 - 23, 2025

  Location: Wisconsin Association Management (upstairs 2nd floor)

  11801 W Silver Spring Dr. Suite 200

  Milwaukee, WI 53225

  Hotel Accommodations: To reserve your room, please call (414) 462-3500 and tell them you are reserving at the WAM corporate rate ($89/night).

  Comfort Suites Milwaukee West

  11777 W Silver Spring Drive

  Milwaukee, WI, 53225

  
  

  Schedule:
  

  Tuesday, April 22 - 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM

  Wednesday, April 23 - 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM

  
  

  • For already licensed agents: fulfill 24 continuing education credits for your license renewal including ethics
  • For funeral directors: attain the full complement of funeral director credits for this biennium (6 CEU Cat 1, 6 CEU Cat 2, 6 CEU Cat 3, and 6 CEU Cat 4).
  • This class does fulfil 2025 OSHA requirements. 
  • This class is not for those wishing to sit for the Wisconsin insurance licensing exam. Please register for the Pre-licensing course if you wish to sit for the state exam. 
  • On site registration is NOT allowed, please register online. 

  • Lunch will be provided as the course includes a working lunch both days

    **Course requires a minimum of 15 people 1 week before or course will be canceled and amount refunded**

  
  

  Fees:

  WFDA Member: $315

  Non-member: $425

  
  

  Topics Covered:

  • Federal Trade Commission Laws
  • Wisconsin Preneed Insurance law
  • Wisconsin Statutes
  • Ethics
  • Funeral Service and Final Disposition Options
  • Funding Mechanisms for Burial Agreements
  • Financial Benefits Available at Death
  • Ethical Communications

  
  

  Meet Our Instructor: 

  David R. Finkbeiner, M.D., CCSP

  David is licensed in both Michigan and Wisconsin and is a Certified Cremation Service Provider. He is affiliated with the Lakeside Memorial Chapel, Inc. In addition, he is an emergency responder with the State of Michigan's Mortuary Response Team.
  

  David is a graduate of Northern Michigan University with a B.S. in biology with a physiology emphasis and a minor in chemistry. During his time at NMU, he spent 2.5 years working on the synthesis of polyhedral borane anions with primary and secondary amine ligands. He was recognized for his contributions in chemistry research by the science faculty with an associate membership to Sigma Xi.

  David received his Doctor of Medicine from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and participated in their Leadership in Rural Medicine Program. During at time in medical school he had the opportunity to work with the Chief Medical Examiner of Marquette County, Michigan. He presented his senior case study research at the Keweenaw Regional Medical Conference.

  In 2023, David graduated from Wayne State University and received a B.S. in Mortuary Science. At Wayne State University, David was awarded the Mary L. Williams Science Award in Funeral Service, the Dr. Gordon Rose Scholarship, the National Funeral Service Foundation Joseph E. Hagan Memorial Scholarship and was a SCI Mortuary Science Scholarship Program recipient.

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• Chippewa St. Croix District Meeting: April Meeting & CheckObit.Com Demonstration

  • When
    April 24, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Monk's Bar & Grill 3560 Oakwood Mall Dr., Eau Claire, WI 54701
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  Chippewa St. Croix District Meeting: April Meeting & CheckObit.Com Demonstration

  Join us for our April District Meeting and for a presentation from Joe Borton, CPA, MBA, the Co-Founder of CheckObit.com. Joe will teach us the benefits of using a new website offering local obituaries. 

  1 CEU Cat 1

  1 CEU Cat 2

  
  

  April 24, 2024

  11:00 AM

  
  

  Monk's Bar & Grill

  3560 Oakwood Mall Dr.

  Eau Claire, WI 54701

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