Jim McCready, is . A 1969 BS Degree graduate of the University of Minnesota and a former funeral home owner in my native State of Nebraska. I served as president of the Arizona Funeral Directors Association and research project manager for the National Funeral Directors Association. I also served on several committees for NFDA including the Governance Committee, the Policy Board, and the Advocacy Committee. I have had experience as a director of operations for a corporate funeral service company with multiple locations as well as management experience for a family owned funeral home in a large metropolitan area. I hold professional funeral service licenses in Nebraska and Arizona and life insurance licenses in three states.