“While he has been at the helm of some of the leading companies in funeral service, Jay Dodds is also the person who grew up in a funeral home and has done – and can still do – almost every job in a funeral home and cemetery. He’s held some of the top management positions at Stewart Enterprises and Carriage Services, struck out on his own (with J. Bradley Green) to form The Signature Group, and later sold his company to Park Lawn Corporation. Becoming that company’s chief operating officer. Dodds shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, he’s taking on a new role… 2019-2020 president of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA). We recently had a chance to chat with Dodds about his career path, the challenges facing death care and his advice to the next generation of funeral professionals and cemeterians.”
