VIRGINIA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
“Cemeteries Reimagined: Cultivating a Welcoming Atmosphere to Shatter Stigmas and Inspire Celebrations”
The Virginian Hotel, Lynchburg, VA
June 12-14, 2025
*Hotel Group Rate has ended but you can still reserve your room.
RESERVE HERE.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN THROUGH MAY 19
Annual Meeting Schedule
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Thursday
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June 12, 2025
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8:00 am
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Golf Outing at Poplar Grove Golf Club, 129 Tavern Lane, Amherst VA
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| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Registration and Vendor Set up |
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6:00 pm -8:00 pm
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Welcome Reception
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Friday
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June 13, 2025
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8:00 am – 8:30 am
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:00am – 2:00 pm
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Exhibit Hall Open
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8:45 am – 9:15 am
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VCA Annual Membership Meeting
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9:15 am – 10:15 am
10:15 am - 10:45 am
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Amber Caron, Wreaths Across America
Break with Suppliers in Exhibit Hall
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10:45 am – 11:30 am
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John Bolton, “My Cemetery: Simple Burial Ground or Multi-faceted Community Asset?”
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11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Shaun Spencer-Hester, The Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum
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12:15 pm-1:00 pm
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Lunch Buffet in Exhibit Hall
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1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
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John Bolton, ICCFA Report
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1:15 pm- 1:30 pm
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Wally Frankland, Veteran’s Update
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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Maps available for location)
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Kenneth Glass, "Robotic Equipment", Stihl Demo at Historic Presbyterian Cemetery 2020 Grace Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
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Saturday
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June 14, 2025
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8:00 am – 8:30 am
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:00 am-2:00 pm
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Exhibit Hall Open
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8:35 am-12:35pm
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Mike Doherty, Cemetery Training for the Compliance Agent
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9:00 am – 9:45 am
9:45 am - 10:15 am
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Jay Brooks, "From Solemn to Celebratory: The Cemetery as a Space for the Living"
Break with Suppliers in Exhibit Hall
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10:15 am - 11:00 am
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Dr. Rev Joe Cobb, Mayor of Roanoke
“Honoring Their Breaths: When the Bones of our Ancestors Breathe Forth Reparation and Justice”
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11:10 am -11:20 am
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Legislative Report; Jimmy Stuart
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11:20 am – 11:30 am
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VFDA Report; VFDA President Gregg Faulkner
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11:30 am -11:40 am
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SCCFA Report; SCCFA President Jodie Dupree
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11:40 am-12:00 pm
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DPOR Update; Anika Coleman
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Lunch Buffet in Exhibit Hall
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1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
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Alan Creedy, “How to Win Back Lost Customers”
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2:00 pm
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Family Time
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5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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President's Reception
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6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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Installation Banquet featuring Mary Pope Maybank Hutson President, Sweet Briar College, "Honoring the Legacy of Monument Hill: A Tribute to our History"
Officer/Board Installations: Jodie Dupree, SCCFA
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REGISTER BY MAY 19 FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTED RATE!
Please join us in thanking our Conference supporters!
Reception Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor:
Emerald Sponsor:
Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsor:
Bronze-Coffee/Snack Break Sponsors:
Compliance Training Sponsor:
Columbia Gardens Cemetery
Friends of VCA:
Sponsors/Exhibitors Information & Registration
Terms and Conditions
By registering for this Virginia Cemetery Association event or program you consent to being photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded at the event or program. By doing so, you grant to the Association rights to the release, publication or reproduction of any recorded media taken at the event or program of your appearance, voice or name for use by the Association and its management team.
Cancellation Policy:
Registrants canceling on or before May 19, 2025, are entitled to a refund, less a $50 processing fee. Registrants canceling after May 19, 2025, are NON-REFUNDABLE. Substitutions are allowed and encouraged. All Cancellations must be directed in writing to VCA office.
