Board of Directors
MetFDA Officers
| Lucy Vista Vice President • Flushing |
(718) 357-6100 |
| Patrick Kearns Secretary-Treasurer • Rego Park |
(718) 441-3300 |
| Michael Heredia, Secretary-Treasurer • Woodside |
(718) 639-3220 |
| Sherry Bensimon
President • Mount Vernon |
(914) 664-6800
|
Serving Until January 2026
| Paul Pizzo, Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home, Inc.
7447 Amboy Road - Staten Island, NY 10307 |
(718) 984-0913
|
| James R. Pescitelli,Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel
1076 Madison Ave, New York 10028 |
(212) 288-3500
|
| Thomas A. Golden, III, Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home
149-20 Northern Boulevard - Flushing, NY 11354 |
(718) 359-6300
|
| Jennifer Lee, Lee's Funeral Home
160 Fisher Avenue - White Plains, NY 10606 |
(914) 949-0372
|
| Charles S. Salomon, Riverside Memorial Chapel
180 West 76th Street - New York City, NY 10023 |
(212) 362-6600 |
Serving Until January 2027
| Henry M. Gutterman, Henry M. Gutterman
352 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128 |
(212) 567-7100 |
| Michael Scamardella, Matthew Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.
2508 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314 |
(718) 844-3300 |
| Kevin G. Moran, John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Inc.
28 Eltingville Blvd, Staten Island 10312 |
(718) 356-6363 |
| John A. Nieman, Funeraria Juan - John's Funeral Home LLC
509 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn 11207 |
(718) 827-1515 |
Serving Until January 2028
| Vincent C. Carey, Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home, LLC
149-20 Northern Boulevard - Flushing, NY 11354 |
(718) 359-6300
|
| Angelo Ambrosino, Werst & LaBella Funeral Home
71-41 Cooper Ave, Glendale, NY 11385 |
(718) 821-8777 |
| Anne Marie Guarino Getlik, Graham Funeral Home
1036 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 |
(914) 967-0129
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Tiffanie P. Weldon, George H. Weldon Funeral Home
|
(212) 427-3300 |
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
