Board of Directors

MetFDA Officers

Lucy Vista President • Flushing	(718) 357-6100
Patrick Kearns Vice President • Rego Park	(718) 441-3300
Michael Heredia Secretary-Treasurer • Woodside	(718) 639-3220
Sherry Bensimon Immediate Past President • Manhattan	(914) 664-6800

Serving Until January 2027

Henry M. Gutterman, Henry M. Gutterman	(212) 567-7100
Vacant
Kevin G. Moran, John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Inc.	(718) 356-6363
Michael Scamardella, Matthew Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.	(718) 761-5544

Serving Until January 2028

Vincent C. Carey, Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home, LLC	(718) 359-6300
Vacant
Tiffanie P. Smith, George H. Weldon Funeral Home	(212) 427-3300
Anne Marie Guarino Getlik, Graham Funeral Home	(914) 967-0129
Angelo Ambrosino, Werst & LaBella	(718) 821-8777

Serving Until January 2029

Paul Pizzo, Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home, Inc.	(718) 984-0913
James R. Pescitelli, Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel	(212) 288-3500
Thomas A. Golden, III, Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home	(718) 359-6300
Jennifer Lee, Lee's Funeral Home	(914) 949-0372
Charles S. Salomon, Riverside Memorial Chapel	(212) 362-6600

Past Presidents

Samuel J. Waters, 1928-1932 *

Samuel L. Buckingham, 1932-1934 *

George W. Pease, 1934-1936 *

John J. Flynn, 1936-1938 *

John N. Gennerich, 1938-1940 *

Wiallam M. Weigand, 1940-1942 *

Jeremiah D. Buckley, 1942-1944 *

N. Francis Walker, 1944-1946 *

Willaim A. Walters, 1946-1948 *

Rudolph Stutzmann, Jr, 1948-1950 *

Burr Davis, 1950-1952 *

Lewis R. Peet, 1952-1954 *

Benjamin F. Powell, 1954-1956 *

Joseph G. Duffy, 1956-1958 *

Lawrence D. Rouse, 1958-1960 *

Samuel Q. Baxter, 1960-1962 *

Joseph E. Bedell, 1962-1964 *

James P. Nolan, 1964-1966 *

Felix A. Farenga, 1966-1968 *

Robert W. Schnautz, 1968-1970 *

Vernon C. Wagner, 1970-1972 *

N. Francis Walker, 1972-1973 *

Charles Scott, 1973-1974 *

William E. Quinn, 1974-1975

John S. Possenriede, 1975-1977 *

David I. DeFriest, 1977-1978

Edward F. Lynch, 1978-1980 *

Ronald W. Clayton, Jr, 1980-1982

George E. Dalton, 1982-1984 *

Gerome O. Primm, 1984-1986 *

Savatore Farenga, 1986-1988

Wayne C. Baxter, 1988-1990 *

Eugene M. Guarino, 1990-1992

John J. Hogan, 1992-1994 *

Daniel B. McManus, 1994-1996

Franklin O. L. Steinberg, 1996-1998 *

John C. Sommese, 1998-2000

Ayris B. Granby, 2000-2002

Ralph A. Francisco, 2002-2004 *

Anthony J. Martino, 2004-2006

Frank J. Cieri, 2006-2008

Martin D. Kasdan, 2008-2011

Robert J. Hogan, 2011-2013

John O. D'Arienzo, 2013-2015

Peter DeLuca, 2015-2017

John A. Golden, 2017-2019

John O. D'Arienzo, 2019-2021

Sal Anthony Farenga, 2021-2023

Sherry Bensimon, 2023-2025

* Deceased