Fairfield's Jonathan L. Green, CFSP, CPC, CCSP, is Elected President of CT Funeral Directors Association

Jonathan L. Green, CFSP, CPC, CCSP, is the new President of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). Green, who chairs CFDA’s Legislative Committee, most recently was the association’s 2025 Vice President, and has served on its Executive Committee for the past five years. He was elected as 2026 President at the CFDA’s Annual Meeting and Convention in December.

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 his grandfather, Abraham L. Green.

“It is a privilege to lead the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, and I look forward to collaborating with our Executive Committee, staff, and membership as a whole as we continue to provide meaningful experiences for the families we serve,” says 2026 President Jonathan L. Green. “I appreciate the profound dedication of fellow funeral directors across the state who set high professional standards and offer families a growing array of opportunities to honor their loved ones.”

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. Green is recognized as a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) through the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. 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. He also holds a CCSP (Certified Cremation Services Provider) designation from NFDA. Green received a Bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in New York and attended graduate school at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. He also is a former licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

Green lives in Fairfield, Conn. with his wife, Emily. He is President of KAVOD – The National Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels, and is President of the Men’s Club at Mozaic Senior Life in Bridgeport, Conn. He is a member of Congregation B’nai Israel and Congregation Rodeph Sholom, both in Bridgeport.

“Our 2026 leadership is ready to tackle the challenges facing Connecticut funeral service through meaningful advocacy and by building the next generation of professionals,” states Jesse M. Gomes, Executive Director of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association. “This Board – all licensed funeral directors/embalmers – is committed to delivering results that strengthen our profession and support every funeral director in the state.”

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.
• 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.

Executive Committee Members:

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