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North Carolina Board of Funeral Service

Board Staff Direct Contact Information

ADMINISTRATION

Executive Director
Stephen Davis
(919) 743-5635
Assistant Director
Amy D. Acord
(919) 743-5646 
Administrative Officer 
Karen Loveland
(919) 743-5632
Continuing Education
Glenda Ryan
(919) 743-5642
At-Need Services/ Licensure
Amy D. Acord
(919) 743-5646
Traineeship
 
(919) 733-9380

PRENEED SERVICES

Preneed Program Manager
Paul Richardson
(919) 743-5637
Senior Preneed Services Specialist
Rebecca Williams
(919) 743-5639 
Preneed Services Specialist    
Phyllecia Townsend-Banks    
(919) 743-5641

 
 
 

FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE OF NC CITIZENS

Ensuring Funeral Directors are
Fully Qualified and Licensed

 

 

2020 Preneed Annual Report Portal
2021 License Renewal Portal
Cremations Report Portal
Compliance Guide
Administrative Rulemaking
Verify/Look-up Licensee
Board Newsletters

Continuing Education

Information and complete listings are on the Continuing Education Information and Listings page.

Sponsor:  North Carolina Board of Funeral Service (NCBFS) / Forest Lawn Funeral Home

CONTACT:  BRETT LISENBEE   BLISENBEE@NCBFS.ORG

“Rules & Regulations – What’s New”
   ($25 / 2 Hours)
  Payment must be received in advance and can be remitted through the Board’s online payment portal. Please use your individual license number as your “Customer ID.”

Classroom CE Courses

Various Sponsors provide CE training in the classroom, at various locations. Our comprehensive list is kept up-to-date, and contains class information, fees, locations and Sponsors.

Complete List of Classroom Courses

Online CE Courses

There are many CE courses available to take online. These are provided by various Sponsors, and can be taken at the student’s convenience.

Complete List of Online Courses

Webinar CE Courses

Webinars are growing in popularity. They combine the ease of online home study with the advantages of a classroom course. Often webinars are able to offer more CE credit than the two-hour online limit the Board’s rules currently impose.

Complete List of Webinar Courses

News/Notices

Next Board Meeting

The next Board meetings is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 9:00 am, at the NCBFS office suite at 1033 Wade Avenue, Suite 108, Raleigh, NC 27605. Guests will be subject to social distancing guidelines and required to wear a mask during the meeting.

This meeting will be livestreamed through YouTube.
Click here to access the livestream.

Revised Death Certificate

The revised death certificate currently is available on DHHS, Division of Public Health, Vital Records’ website, under the "Funeral Directors" tab.

Certificate of Performance/Preneed Calculator

Certificate of Performance [COP] (fillable BFS PN-5, revised Sept 2019)
COP – IP Calculator (XLSX file, revised Sept 2019)
IP Calculator Instructions (revised April 2019)

Inspector On-call Schedule

Please be aware that fluctuations due to various factors, such as work load, unplanned issues, and available personnel, may affect where a call is routed.

Monday Debbie Hamm (984) 275-5522
Tuesday Darrell Cagle (919) 604-4828
Wednesday Chris Stoessner (919) 215-8851
Thursday Karen Davis-Brunson (919) 219-8701
Friday Terri Y. Robinson (919) 410-4608

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