MFDA Virtual Preneed Insurance Course 2025

Monday, November 17 & Tuesday, November 18

Virtual: On Zoom Only

This course is pending approval for the following 12 MN Insurance CEUs:
(must attend the full day(s) to receive assigned CEUs, partial credit will not be given)

Monday – 6 General CEUs

Tuesday – 3 General and 3 Ethics CEUs

This course has been approved for the following MN Funeral Director CEUs:

Monday – 6 Professional Practices CEUs

Tuesday – 1 CEU OSHA/1 CEU Regulations and Ethics or Body Prep
3 Professional Practices and 3 Regulations and Ethics CEUs

Monday, November 17, 2025

9:00am             Medicaid: Essentials and Changes – Callyn Bedker
12:00pm           Lunch Break
1:00pm             Estates & Fiduciaries: Rights, Rules and Responsibilities – Callyn Becker

4:00pm             Wrap up and Questions

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

8:00am              OSHA Training (Optional for Funeral Directors)
9:00am              Today’s Technology and Reaching End-of-Life Planning Insurance Clients - Don Strickland

12:00pm             Lunch Break

1:00pm               Ethical Practices in the Digital Age for Life Insurance Agents - Don Strickland

4:00pm               Wrap up and questions

Presenter Bios

Callyn Becker Attorney at Law, Bedker Law

Callyn has been in practice In Minnesota and Iowa specializing in estate planning and long-term care planning.  She serves clients by providing legal guidance in the areas of estate planning, Medicaid, in home care , business and succession planning.  She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and her juris doctor degree in 2015 from University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis. She has served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Elder Law Section of the MN Bar Association from 2021-2023.  She is the current Chairperson of the Medical Assistance Committee.  She and her husband reside in Redwood Falls with their two daughters.

Don Strickland
Implementation and Training Specialist, Funeral Directors Life
Don Strickland joined Funeral Director's Life in 2015 to work with select producers as a Director of Sales Development. He has a BBA in management, master’s degree in human resource management and have begun doctoral work in organizational leadership. He is a fourth-generation funeral professional and has his CFSP designation. He is also a licensed general lines insurance agent with over 35 years of management and family ownership experience. His specific experience includes new start-ups and market expansions, business operations, and risk and strategic planning. He joined the Learning & Development team in 2018 and is now the Director of Professional Development. He specifically works to research, create, and implement funeral director and insurance CEU training, and specializes in end-of-life and technology education, Wolfelt ‘Why of Funeral’ and ethics training, hospice educational initiatives, and guest lectures at mortuary science programs. Don lives in Texas, is married and has three children and six grandsons.

*Please note, as required by the MN Dept of Commerce a survey question must be answered live every 50 minutes of class to track your attendance to receive CEUs. Attending virtually requires the use of the webinar platform Zoom.