Stafford Springs' Michael J. Introvigne Elected Treasurer of Connecticut Funeral Directors Association

Michael J. Introvigne has been elected Treasurer of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). Prior to this position, he served as the association’s Secretary. He was elected to this position at the association’s Annual Meeting and Convention in December.

Introvigne is a licensed funeral director/embalmer at Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc. in Stafford Springs. The funeral home is owned by his father, Joseph R. Introvigne, and where he works alongside his brother, Joseph R. Introvigne, Jr., who also is a licensed funeral directors/embalmers. The family has been in the funeral service profession for 60 years and three generations, first with Michael’s grandfather, the late Joseph A. Introvigne.

Introvigne became a licensed funeral director/embalmer in 2012 after receiving his professional schooling from Lincoln College of New England (now known as Goodwin University). In addition, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Western New England University in Springfield, Mass.

He is the President of the Citizens Scholarship Foundation of Stafford Springs/Dollars for Scholars, and is a Corporator of Stafford Savings Bank. He lives in Stafford Springs, Conn. with his wife, Alessandra, and two children.

The Connecticut Funeral Directors Association’s 2026 Officers and Executive Committee are:

• President, Jonathan L. Green, CFSP, CPC, CCSP, Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield;
• Vice President, Lissa Lovetere-Stone, CCO, Munson-Lovetere Funeral Homes, Inc. in Southbury and Woodbury;
• Treasurer: Michael J. Introvigne, Introvigne Funeral Home in Stafford Springs;
• Secretary: Jessica J. Mercuri, Ahern Funeral Homes in Hartford and Unionville; and
• Immediate Past President: Melissa Melin-Miles, Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes, Inc. and the Buckmiller Ford Mengacci Funeral Home in Cheshire, Naugatuck, and Waterbury.

Executive Committee Members:

• Jonathan Erickson, Beecher & Bennett, Inc. in Hamden and Meriden;
• Patrick L. Ferry, John J. Ferry & Sons, Inc. in Meriden;
• Emily A. Randolph, CFSP, CPC, CCO, East Windsor Community Funeral Home, and Nutmeg Trade Services, LLC,
• Jonathan E. Jones, CFSP, Howard K. Hill Funeral Services in New Haven, Hartford, and Bloomfield;
• Brendan McKeon, CFSP, CCO, Spear-Miller Funeral Home in Fairfield; and
• (Alternate) Denise Verner, CFSP, CCO, Duksa Family Funeral Homes in Newington and New Britain.

The 137-year-old Connecticut Funeral Directors Association is comprised of funeral directors at more than 220 funeral homes. Based in Wethersfield, Conn., the professional organization is committed to the promotion and advocacy of high ethical standards in funeral service. This includes the development and presentation of ongoing professional training opportunities for practitioners and educational programs for association members and the public. For more information about the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association or its holiday collection drive, call 860-721-0234 or visit www.ctfda.org