Local Funeral Director Re-Elected to Statewide Board

Jonathan L. Green, CPC, has been elected to his second term as a member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA).

Green is a licensed funeral director/embalmer at Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, where he works with his father, Samuel A. Green, also is a licensed funeral director/embalmer. The funeral home was founded in 1948 by Jonathan’s grandfather, Abraham L. Green.

Green became a licensed funeral director/embalmer in 2013 after receiving his professional schooling from American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York City, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He is a CPC (Certified Planning Consultant) from the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), making him qualified to help families plan appropriate and customized services, manage funding options and ensure consumer protection for the families he serves. In addition, he holds a Bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in New York and attended graduate school at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Green also is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who is certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

Green lives in Fairfield with his wife, Emily. He is a Board member of the Men’s Club at Jewish Senior Services in Bridgeport, Conn. and at Merkaz Community High School for Judaic Studies in Bridgeport. He is a member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom and of Congregation B'nai Israel, both in Bridgeport.

For information about the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, call 860-721-0234 or visit www.ctfda.org or www.facebook.com/ConnFDA.