Copiague Funeral Director Beatrice Lewanduski Elected President of the NYS Funeral Directors Association

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ALBNAY, NY (08/18/2011)(readMedia)-- Beatrice E. Lewanduski, CFSP, manager of the D'Andrea Brothers Funeral Home in Copiague, was elected president of the New York State Funeral Directors Association (NYSFDA) at the organization's annual convention which concluded August 17, 2011 in Niagara Falls, New York.

A New York State licensed funeral director since 1977, Ms. Lewanduski will serve for the 2011-2012 term. Ms. Lewanduski has served on the NYSFDA Board of Directors and the Funeral Director Support Services Board of Directors, a subsidiary of NYSFDA. She is a past president of the Nassau-Suffolk Funeral Directors Association, and former Governor of NYSFDA Region 5. She is a member and Secretary of the Deer Park Lions Club (formerly the Rockville Centre Lions); member of the Copiague Chamber of Commerce; the Deer Park Fire Department Band; a Junior Girl Scout Leader, and cantor at Our Lady of Grace Church in West Babylon. Ms. Lewanduski is a graduate of Deer Park High School and SUNY Farmingdale.

Founded in 1889, NYSFDA's mission is to promote the highest standards of funeral service to the public and to enhance the environment in which its members operate. More than 900 member firms and 3500 licensed funeral directors who operate across the state belong to the New York State Funeral Directors Association. In addition to maintaining a Web site at www.nysfda.org, NYSFDA also publishes a quarterly newspaper column "Transitions" and brochures which educate and inform consumers about end-of-life issues.

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Editor's Note: For more information or to schedule an interview with Beatrice Lewanduski, please call her at 631-691-5700, or Randy McCullough or Rana Huber at 518-452-8230, or Vera Nuspliger at 518-882-9816; cell 518-424-8719.