Relevance Conference
Relevance Conference General Info
CONFERENCE LOCATIONS
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Double Tree by Hilton, 601 Walnut St, Evansville, IN 47708
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Morris Inn, 1399 N Notre Dame Ave, South Bend, IN 46617
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
February 19 | DoubleTree by Hilton $129 | Cutoff 2/17/24 | CLICK HERE to reserve your room or call 812-423-5002
Check-In time is 3:00pm | Check-out time is 12:00pm
February 21 | Morris Inn $149 | Cutoff 2/9/24 | CLICK HERE to reserve your room or call 800-280-7256
Check-In time is 4:00pm | Check-out time is 11:00am | CLICK HERE for parking map
CLICK HERE for Registration Brochure
Relevance Agenda
*times and order of events subject to change
7:30am – 8:10am Registration, continental breakfast, mingle with sponsors
8:10am – 10:00am Navigating the Storm Ahead
10:00am – 10:20am Break
10:20am – 12:10pm No Time to Cry – Tales of the Grieving Mortician
12:10pm – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm – 2:50pm Redefining a Good Funeral
2:50pm – 3:10pm Break
3:10pm – 4:00pm INSafe Presentation
4:10pm – 5:00pm Law Seminar
Times reflect location time zones
Relevance Registration
MEMBER RATE
Early Bird Registration by February 9th $175 | After February 9th $225
NON-MEMBER RATE
$450
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS (see general info tab)
February 19 | Double Tree Evansville $129 | Cutoff 2/17/24
February 21 | Morris Inn $149 | Cutoff 2/9/24
Relevance Speakers
Ruthann Disotell
Founder/CEO, MemoriaLeaf
No Time to Cry – Tales of the Grieving Mortician
Ruthann Disotell is a 1975 graduate of Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer in New Jersey and has worn ‘all the hats’ in this field. She has served on the Board of the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice, has been tapped for the inaugural Board of Pierce Mortuary Schools Alumni Association, and is regarded for her long career in funeral service as an owner, designer, and developer of new ways to serve the grieving and the industry that cares for them. She is a Life Celebrant, the director of CelebrationofaLifetime.com since 2006 and is the only Certified Celebrant to offer the Service of Remembrance at NFDA. Ruthann is also the creator of the remembrance pin, MemoriaLeaf, which is now international in useage. She can be contacted at ruthann@memorialeaf.com or 908-475-1711
James Fletcher
Regional Sales Director/Business Performance Analyst, Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions
Navigating the Storm Ahead
James Fletcher is a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner and a Business Performance Analyst and Regional Sales Director for Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions. James has worked with hundreds of funeral homes across the country over the last ten years to increase their revenue per call. He is a licensed Indiana Funeral Director and now resides in Florida with his wife and three daughters.
Brad Freeman
INSafe Evansville
INSafe Presentation
Brad has worked for the Department of Labor for 17 years. His career began as an Environmental, Safety and Health Coordinator at CNS, a steel processing company in Terre Haute. In 2008, Brad came to the DOL as an industrial hygiene compliance officer, and a few years later, transferred to the INSafe division. Brad has a Bachelor Of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Indiana University School of Health, and earned his Master's in Human Resource Development at Indiana State University. Brad resides in Bloomington, IN, and conducts most consultations in Southern and Central Indiana.
Gary Hulbert, CSP
INSafe South Bend
INSafe Presentation
Gary began his career as a Safety and Environmental Manager in the private sector before joining the Indiana Department of Labor as a compliance safety and health officer for IOSHA. After nearly two decades, Gary joined INSafe in September 2013 as a health consultant. He is a graduate of Illnois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety. He is a Certified Safety Professional. He conducts most consultations out of north-central Indiana.
Andy Clayton, CFSP
Executive Director, Indiana Funeral Directors Association
Indiana Law Seminar
Andy Clayton, CFSP, is a second-generation licensed Indiana funeral director and current Executive Director of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association. A graduate of Mid-America College of Funeral Service and Indiana University, he has been actively involved in funeral service since 1991.
Andy is a Past President of IFDA, 2013-14; a past member of the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; past Indiana Policy Board Representative to the National Funeral Directors Association; and a lifetime Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, CFSP, through the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice since 2002.
Relevance Sponsors
2024 Relevance Sponsor Brochure
