Members & SuppliersA Johnson Consulting Group Promotes Roberge to Senior Business Consultant Johnson Consulting Group promoted Vince Roberge to Senior Business Consultant in June. Roberge joined the company in March 2019 working on their customer experience focus for funeral home and cemetery clients. Roberge is a Certified Funeral Celebrant with a license in mortuary science and degree in economics, and has previously worked in location management and leadership operations. “Vince has been a major contributor in the development of our signature Business Consulting Services as well as monthly client meetings,” said Nelson Thulin, director Iverson Joins Messenger Sales Team Messenger appointed Christopher Iverson as sales consultant for southern California, Arizona, and Hawaii in May. He has 22 years of experience as a licensed funeral director and crematory manager. Iverson retired in 2014 but rejoined the industry a few years later, working in mortuaries for a time before moving to Messenger’s sales team. 32 www.ogr.org | Summer 2020 of business consulting. “Vince has consistently provided insight and support to all departments and leadership within JCG and has done so at an exceedingly high level.” In his new role as Senior Business Consultant, Roberge will work directly with Johnson Consulting Group clients and provide a wide variety of consulting services including performance management, strategic planning, and leadership development. He will also assist in managing the company’s ever-increasing vendor partnerships. Veterans Funeral Care Opens Second Clearwater Location OGR member Jim Rudolph purchased a new location for his funeral home just as the coronavirus pandemic began. Even with the safety restrictions that made the remodel and move more difficult, Jim and his staff were able to open the funeral home on schedule. The second location is a full-service funeral home that serves every member of the Tampa Bay community and incorporates the veteran’s branding throughout the building, starting with the Marine Corps 5-ton truck parked in front of the funeral home.
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