Board of Directors
MetFDA Officers
| Sal Anthony Farenga
President • Bronx |
(718) 654-0500 |
| Sherry Bensimon
Vice President • Mount Vernon |
(914) 664-6800 |
| Lucy Vista Secretary-Treasurer • Flushing |
(718) 357-6100 |
| John O. D'Arienzo
Past President • Brooklyn |
(718) 388-0235 |
Serving Until January 2023
| Paul Pizzo, Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home, Inc.
7447 Amboy Road - Staten Island, NY 10307 |
(718) 984-0913 |
| James R. Pescitelli, Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel
1076 Madison Ave, New York 10028 |
(212) 288-3500 |
| Thomas A. Golden, III, Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home
149-20 Northern Boulevard - Flushing, NY 11354 |
(718) 359-6300 |
| Jennifer Lee, Lee's Funeral Home
160 Fisher Avenue - White Plains, NY 10606 |
(914) 949-0372 |
| Charles S. Salomon, Riverside Memorial Chapel
180 West 76th Street - New York City, NY 10023 |
(212) 362-6600 |
Serving Until January 2024
| Henry M. Gutterman, Henry M. Gutterman
352 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128 |
(212) 567-7100 |
| Patrick J. Kearns, Leo F. Kearns, Inc.
61-40 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park 11374 |
(718) 441-3300 |
| Kevin G. Moran, John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Inc.
28 Eltingville Blvd, Staten Island 10312 |
(718) 356-6363 |
| John A. Nieman, Funeraria Juan - John's Funeral Home LLC
509 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn 11207 |
(718) 827-1515 |
Serving Until January 2025
| Vacant |
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| George H. Weldon, Jr., George H. Weldon Funeral Home
343 East 116th Street, New York 10029 |
(212) 427-3300 |
|
Vacant |
|
| Michael Heredia, Conway Funeral Home
41- 45 58th Street, Woodside, NY 11377 |
(718) 639-3220 |
Past Presidents
| Samuel J. Waters, 1928-1932 * |
| Samuel L. Buckingham, 1932-1934 * |
| George W. Pease, 1934-1936 * |
| John J. Flynn, 1936-1938 * |
| John N. Gennerich, 1938-1940 * |
| Wiallam M. Weigand, 1940-1942 * |
| Jeremiah D. Buckley, 1942-1944 * |
| N. Francis Walker, 1944-1946 * |
| Willaim A. Walters, 1946-1948 * |
| Rudolph Stutzmann, Jr, 1948-1950 * |
| Burr Davis, 1950-1952 * |
| Lewis R. Peet, 1952-1954 * |
| Benjamin F. Powell, 1954-1956 * |
| Joseph G. Duffy, 1956-1958 * |
| Lawrence D. Rouse, 1958-1960 * |
| Samuel Q. Baxter, 1960-1962 * |
| Joseph E. Bedell, 1962-1964 * |
| James P. Nolan, 1964-1966 * |
| Felix A. Farenga, 1966-1968 * |
| Robert W. Schnautz, 1968-1970 * |
| Vernon C. Wagner, 1970-1972 * |
| N. Francis Walker, 1972-1973 * |
| Charles Scott, 1973-1974 * |
| William E. Quinn, 1974-1975 |
| John S. Possenriede, 1975-1977 * |
| David I. DeFriest, 1977-1978 |
| Edward F. Lynch, 1978-1980 * |
| Ronald W. Clayton, Jr, 1980-1982 |
| George E. Dalton, 1982-1984 * |
| Gerome O. Primm, 1984-1986 * |
| Savatore Farenga, 1986-1988 |
| Wayne C. Baxter, 1988-1990 |
| Eugene M. Guarino, 1990-1992 |
| John J. Hogan, 1992-1994 * |
| Daniel B. McManus, 1994-1996 |
| Franklin O. L. Steinberg, 1996-1998 * |
| John C. Sommese, 1998-2000 |
| Ayris B. Granby, 2000-2002 |
| Ralph A. Francisco, 2002-2004 * |
| Anthony J. Martino, 2004-2006 |
| Frank J. Cieri, 2006-2008 |
| Martin D. Kasdan, 2008-2011 |
| Robert J. Hogan, 2011-2013 |
| John O. D'Arienzo, 2013-2015 |
| Peter DeLuca, 2015-2017 |
| John A. Golden, 2017-2019 |
| John O. D'Arienzo, 2019-2021 |
* Deceased
