mivey@ccms.edu

Mark Ivey is a licensed funeral director and embalmer who graduated from CCMS in 1990. Mark is returning to CCMS after having served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the college from 2018 to 2021. In addition to being a funeral home and crematory owner, Mark has extensive experience in end-of-life services. He has served as a manager for combination funeral and cemetery properties, large funeral organizations, family-owned businesses as well as a cremation service, taught courses at CCMS, and has a background in hospitality management. Mark earned his M.B.A. from Thomas More College in Kentucky. He brings a unique set of skills and experience and the college is excited that Mark has decided to return to CCMS as the Program Director.

hhoffman@ccms.edu   

Holly Hoffman is a lifelong resident of northwest Ohio with a short hiatus in Florida. Holly earned her M.B.A. from Tiffin University. During her hiatus in Florida, Holly was a Lifestyle Director at River Strand Golf & Country Club. Prior to her move, she spent almost 10 years at Terra State Community College in Fremont, Ohio in several positions including Administrative Assistant to the President, Manager of Conference & Event Services, Adjunct Faculty in the hospitality program, and most recent Coordinator of Workforce & Community Education.

Holly has relocated to the Cincinnati area with her husband Randy. She has a son Chris, two stepsons Matthew and Jarrod (Wife Raven and children River and Forrest), a stepdaughter, Jennie (Husband Tom and daughter Eva). Holly enjoys spending time with her friends and family and in her spare time, she loves cooking, crafts and working in the flowerbed!

ckindoll@ccms.edu    

Codi Kindoll is a lifelong resident of Northern Kentucky and is currently a licensed funeral director and embalmer in both Kentucky and Ohio, a licensed crematory operator in Ohio, certified funeral celebrant and Certified Funeral Service Practitioner. He has been working in funeral homes since he graduated from high school in 2012, where he discovered his passion for the funeral service profession.

Codi earned his A.A.S. degree from CCMS in 2014 and was awarded the Joel E. Crandall Award for excellence in the art of restoration. Later, he returned to CCMS to earn his B.M.S. and his celebrant certification. Codi served his apprenticeship at a local funeral home in Northern Kentucky and reciprocated his Kentucky licenses to Ohio in 2021 to open the door for more career opportunities.

Codi returned to CCMS in May of 2022 as a faculty and clinical faculty member and teaches courses dealing with management and regulatory compliance. Codi is passionate about funeral service and is equally as passionate about teaching stating: 

"It is our obligation as licensees to pass on our knowledge and experience to future death care professionals for the purpose of continuing to provide service through our profession. Giving students the tools to serve their communities and become outstanding members of our ever-evolving profession is truly an honor."

In Codi's spare time, he enjoys D.I.Y. home projects, which often involve "up-cycling" of everyday home items. He enjoys spending time with his loveable cat, Finn, and caring for his reef aquarium and koi pond. Codi also enjoys gardening, often growing plants from seeds or seedlings or propagating them from existing plants.

tdutko@ccms.edu   

Teresa Dutko is Academic Chair and faculty member at CCMS. For over 35 years she has taught the College’s social science curriculum, including courses such as Social Aspects of Death and Dying, Professional Relationships in Funeral Service, Psychology of Grief and Counseling and Aftercare in Funeral Service. Teresa coordinates the College’s assessment program designed to ensure student learning and improve institutional effectiveness. She also serves as the College’s liaison to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (ICFSEB).

Teresa holds the Fellow in Thanatology (study of death, dying and bereavement) advance-practice credential through the Association for Death Education and Counseling and a Death and Grief Studies Certificate through the Center for Loss and Life Transition. A certified funeral celebrant for 17 years, Teresa is also one of the celebrant trainers for CCMS bachelor’s degree students. 

In her leisure time, Teresa enjoys reading, cooking, and practicing yoga. She is married to writer and educator, Louis Martinelli. Together they enjoy hiking, canoeing, playing golf, and traveling.

Fellow in Thanatology, Death and Grief Studies Certificate, Certified Funeral Celebrant/Trainer, Certified Crematory Operator

kalford@ccms.edu

Kiana is a first generation funeral director, Cincinnati native, and alumni of CCMS class of 2022. She earned her bachelors degree and was award The Dodge Embalming Award for exceptional advancement in the art and science of embalming; she is also a certified Life Celebrant and Crematory Operator in Indiana. She is currently earning her Masters Degree in Thanatology from Marian University - Wisconsin. She has a background previously in sales and management. 

Kiana previously served two Indiana funeral homes as a funeral director and embalmer, both of which she contracts for as an embalmer. She grew up with an interest in death care, steming from research and close personal loss throughout her life. Care of the deceased was a calling, one that she loves deeply and hopes to infuse in the future of funeral service - her students. Her aims is to help them became the best possible funeral directors and embalmers they can be, all while ensuring they stay true to themselves and their beliefs. 

In her free time, she's often attending car shows, reading, creating art, caring for reptiles, and spending time with her nieces.

brouzaud@ccms.edu   

Brandon Rouzaud is a Navy Veteran with a wide variety of personal and professional experience. He holds a Master of Science in Library & Information Science with an Advanced Certificate in Management for Information Professionals from St. John's University, Queens; a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach; a Associate of Arts in English from Pasadena City College, and a Consumer Health Information Specialization Certificate from the Medical Library Association.

Born and raised on the beaches of California, Brandon moved around from the West Coast to the East Coast for his naval submarine service, and then to the Midwest for library career opportunities. Since starting his career in librarianship, he has worked at the Tippecanoe County Public Library, the Indianapolis Public Library, the Indiana Historical Society in Indiana, and at Fortis College Centerville.

In Brandon's free time, he volunteers remotely in addition to his hobbies of reading, gaming, woodworking, gardening with a variety of plants, and traveling to National Parks with his Fiancée.

sunderhill@ccms.edu

Sara Underhill is a first-generation funeral director and a Cincinnati native. She holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Cincinnati in Biology and Business and graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in Spring 2011, with Summa Cum Laude Honors, receiving the Ivan P. Bowsher Award for Excellence in Restorative Arts and the OFDA Leadership award. Sara currently lives in Reading with her 10 year old son, Linus and their two cats. She enjoys gardening, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

cwestfall@ccms.edu   

Cyanna Westfall is a graduate from the University of Cincinnati! After attending the School of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning (aka DAAP), she received her Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. She has lived & worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mexico City, and Chicago, Illinois. Not only did she choose Interior Design as her degree because of her love of creating beautiful spaces, it's also because she loves people and bringing them to in said spaces. She is a born and raised Cincinnati native and the oldest of six siblings ranging from 26 (herself) to 5 years old.

She is a pro at multi-tasking and being a big sister. In her free time she enjoys thrifting, reading, listening to music/going to concerts, trying new food, and adventuring to new places with her longtime boyfriend - Carlo.

Adam Dwyer graduated from CCMS in 2001 and went on to do trade services for the Greater Cincinnati Funeral Trade Company & Crematory. He is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Kentucky and Ohio and has six years of funeral home experience. Adam is a Clinical Adjunct Instructor with CCMS.

jgetts@ccms.edu 

Author, educator and pastor, Joel Getts has been involved in education for most of his life. After spending nearly two decades owning and operating two funeral homes in southwest Ohio, he continued his education in pastoral ministry. Joel studied history extensively at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio. He is a 1979 CCMS graduate, the Church Leadership Academy of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and holds certifications in Biblical Counseling and Life Coaching from the Light University of Forest, Virginia. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Concordia College in Wilmington, Delaware and a Master of Arts in Philosophy and Apologetics from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana. He also earned his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the St. Luke School of Biblical Studies in Hephzibah, Georgia. He has authored and contributed to several books on theology and history over the last 15 years. Since 1999 Joel has also compiled over a dozen continuing education courses for various licensed professionals throughout Ohio. He has been an adjunct instructor at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science since 2009 and a continuing education seminar presenter for the Central Institute for Educational Advancement in Dayton, Ohio since 2001. He currently serves as the pastor at Trinity Church of Miamisburg, Ohio. He and his wife Jeri, reside in Miamisburg.

mmolony@ccms.edu 

Marty is the Clinical Lab Manager of the Anatomical Education and Research Laboratory for the Body Donation Program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  He has been an Adjunct Faculty member at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science since 1999.  Marty earned his Bachelor’s Degree from CCMS in 1997.  He teaches the Gross Anatomy for the Embalmer Program at the college and has been involved in many other facets of the Anatomy Curriculum.

kolding@ccms.edu

Kurt graduated from CCMS in 2011 and has worked as a licensee in a range of funeral homes from small family owned and operated firms to large central preparation facilities. His experience covers facets of the funeral home work life from funeral attendant work to management. He is most proud of his time spent developing and managing a large central care facility and has always gravitated to the clinical aspects of the industry, but never losing sight of serving families in the process. The many responsibilities and experiences in Kurt’s career have shaped a strong mentorship mentality and he is excited to assist in developing the future generations of the death care industry.

Outside of CCMS, Kurt is still working with families and conducting funerals as a certified celebrant; and works as a fulltime firefighter for the Cincinnati Fire Department. He is a proud girl dad and enjoys many hobbies that surround computer and table-top gaming. 

hsauerbrunn@ccms.edu 

Holly Sauerbrunn graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northern Kentucky University in 1990, with a B.A. in English and minors in speech and Honors. She went on to achieve a Master’s degree in English at Indiana University.  Holly has been teaching English for over 20 years, both at CCMS and at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

awelsh@ccms.edu

Andrea "Andee" Welsh is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in Ohio. She earned her Associates of Applied Science in Technology Degree from Kent State University in 2009. She went on to graduate CCMS with both an A.A.S. and B.M.S. in the Spring of 2011, where she graduated Cum Laude and as Class Vice President. Andee is currently employed at Spring Grove Funeral Homes, at their Cremation Society. She is also a licensed Substitute Teacher for K-12 in the State of Ohio. 

Since the beginning of her licensure in 2013, Andee has had the opportunity to serve many families at many different types of funeral homes; from the small family-owned, to the large scale corporate. She also had the opportunity to work in preneed insurance sales, which helped her realize that at-need funeral directing better fit her passion. 

Andee moved to Cincinnati in 2017 from Northeast, Ohio (Warren/Youngstown area). She currently lives on the Westside (Bestside) with her partner, Craig; daughter, Zella; bonus kids, Abby and Charlie; and two golden retrievers, Samson and Noodles. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, tending to her plants and garden, playing dungeons and dragons, volunteering at her kids' school, and enjoying the local bar-band and karaoke scene.