MFDA 2018 Insurance CEU Course

October 9-10, 2018

$225 Member, $275 Non-Member
Single Day $175 Member, $195 Non-Member

Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West

3131 Campus Dr., Plymouth, MN 55441

To book a room for Monday, October 8 and/or Tuesday, October 9, call 763-559-6600 by September 15 and ask for the MN Funeral Directors block. Rate is $103 plus tax.

Approved for the following Continuing Education Units CEUs)

12 MN Insurance CEUs (Tuesday – 6 CEUs & Wednesday – 6 CEUs)

13 MN Funeral Director CEUs

(Tuesday – 6 CEUs Professional Practices & Wednesday – 1 CEU OSHA/Regulations and Ethics,
3 CEUs Regulations and Ethics, and 3 CEUs General)

Tuesday October 9, 2018  (6 MN Insurance CEUs) (6 MN FD Professional Practices CEUs)

8:30 a.m.             Registration Open

9:00 a.m.             Medical Assistance Updates and Funeral Planning Changes - Callyn Bedker, Pluto Boes Legal, PLLC

12Noon                Lunch (included in registration)

1:00 p.m.             Common Problems with Burials and How to Fix Them - Callyn Bedker, Pluto Boes Legal, PLLC

4:00 p.m.             Wrap up and conclusion

Dinner on your own

Wednesday, October 10, 2018  (6 MN Insurance CEUs) (1 OSHA/MN FD Regulations and Ethics, 3 MN FD Regulations and Ethics, 3 MN FD General CEUs)

7:30 a.m.             Registration Open

8:00 a.m.             OSHA Training (optional)

9:00 a.m.             Ethics in the Workplace - Don Strickland, Funeral Directors Life

12 Noon               Lunch (included in registration)

1:00 p.m.             Financial Intelligence - Don Strickland, Funeral Directors Life

4:00 p.m.             Wrap up and questions

Presenter Bios

Callyn Bedker

Attorney at Law, Pluto Boes Legal, PLLC

Callyn T. Bedker joined the firm in 2016. Callyn is licensed to practice law in Minnesota. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science, Global Studies and History from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 2012 and her Juris Doctor from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2015. Callyn is from Buffalo, Minnesota and currently lives in Olivia, Minnesota with her husband, Alex. In her free time she enjoys running, attending auctions and spending time with her family and friends.

Don Strickland

Implementation and Training Specialist - Learning and Development, Funeral Directors Life

Don Strickland joined Funeral Director's Life in 2015 to work with our Select Producers as an Active Channel Director of Sales Development. He has a Bachelors in Business Administration and Master's in Human Resource Management. He is a fourth-generation funeral professional with 35 years of experience in family run businesses, ownership, new startups and expansions, corporate operations and marketing as well as sales management and product training. In 2017, he has joined Learning & Development to work on new select producer initiatives and present the Wolfelt experience. Don is married to Sheri and has 3 children with 4 grandsons (and 1 on the way).