President
Carmaine Demby Dickerson, CFSGM
Carmaine Demby Dickerson began her career at Demby & Son Funeral Home in January 2006. Obtaining her funeral director's license in 2015, she became a member of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association and Louisiana Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, where she currently serves as the state's President. She also serves on the Louisiana State Board of Funeral Directors and Morticians Laws and Rules Committee. Carmaine graduated the National General Managers Academy in August 2024. Carmaine is a member of the Donaldsonville Area Chamber of Commerce currently serving as Vice President for the past 6 years.
Vice President
Courtney A. Johnson, CFSP, CFSGM, CCO
Courtney, a native of Homer, Louisiana, is a 2013 graduate of the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, Texas. He holds multiple certifications, including Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), Certified Funeral Service General Manager (CFSGM), and Certified Crematory Operator (CCO). He also serves on the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors Laws and Rules Committee. Courtney is a member of numerous professional associations, including the International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association, National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association, Inc., and the Louisiana Funeral Directors & Morticians Association.
Executive Secretary
LaZandra N. Hudson, CFSP
Zan is a proud graduate of Southern University Class of 2007 with an Applied Science degree in Mortuary Science and a 2023 graduate of Southern University A&M College with a bachelor degree in Accounting. She is a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since 2008, currently the Mortician and Assistant Manager at Richardson Funeral Home of Clinton, LA. Lazandra is an active member of the Louisiana Funeral Directors and Morticians Association where she serves as Executive Secretary, and a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated Mu Zeta Chapter.
Clerk of the House
Junear Leshay Canna
Junear Leshay-Canna is a 1977 graduate of Second Ward High School and a 1980 graduate of Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science. She became a licensed funeral director and mortician for the state of Louisiana in June 1981 and is now the second generation owner of Jenkins Funeral Home in Mansfield and Many, Louisiana. Junear is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Zeta Iota Chapter in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
Treasurer
Rhonda King-Frank, CFSP
Chairman of the Board
Ja'Vorius R. Canna
A third generation funeral director and embalmer at Jenkins Funeral Home in Mansfield, LA, licensed in Louisiana since 2014. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from Louisiana Tech University and his Associates of Applied Science in Funeral Service from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He is a member of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Inc. and has been a part of the LFDMA and NFDMA for his entire life.
Sergeant at Arms
Samuel Booker, Jr. CFSP
Samuel is a 2007 graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Decatur, GA and owner of S.L. Booker Services, LLC, a graphic design and consulting firm. He is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and an active member of the Baton Rouge Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Louisiana Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, and the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
Parliamentarian
Bishop Rodney McFarland I, CFSP
Bishop McFarland received his degree in Mortuary Science from Worsham College in Chicago, IL and a Master of Theology from Hope Bible Institute of Baton Rouge. He is the former President of the Louisiana Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, serving as the youngest President ever elected in 1995. He is the Founder and Mortician of McFarland Funeral Companies of Delhi and Monroe, Louisiana, and Founder of Morning Rest Memorial Gardens of Tallulah, Louisiana. He currently serves as Councilman for District 4 of Monroe, Louisiana.
Chaplain
Lydell L. Scott, D.Min.
Rev. Dr. Lydell Lorenzo Scott is a native of Monroe, Louisiana and a graduate of Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Wiley University, a Master of Divinity from Payne Theology Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology. He is the Pastor of Greater New Bethel AME Church in Springhill, LA, and a life member of Delta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Public Relations
Alecia Nychole Smith
Alecia N. Smith is a proud graduate of Our Lady of the Lake College, Southern University, and Grambling State University, holding a Bachelor in Hospital Administration and a Master of Public Administration. She served the Town of Homer as Mayor for 4.5 years. She is a Licensed Funeral Director and Administrative Office Manager at Memorial Funeral Homes of North Louisiana, servicing 6 locations: Homer, Arcadia, Ringgold, Plain Dealing, Cullen, and Farmerville.
