Jolena Grande

Jolena Grande, CFSP, has more than 30 years of professional experience as a multi-jurisdictional-mortuary science practitioner, licensed as a funeral director, embalmer, cemetery manager, crematory manager, and cremationist. Beginning her funeral service career in 1989 working for a large mortuary/cemetery/crematory combination operation in Southern California, she is also a longtime faculty member in the Mortuary Science Department at Cypress College where she has served as an instructor since 1995. She serves on various committees with the California Funeral Directors Association, is the current secretary of the National Associated Colleges of Mortuary Science, and past-president of the American Board of Funeral Service Education. She is also involved with the California Department of Consumer Affairs Cemetery and Funeral Bureau Advisory Committee and is an item writer for the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards.