Board Officers:
Rob Gaskill, President
Rob began working in the funeral service profession in 1984. At the age of 19, he was the youngest licensed funeral director in the entire State of Oregon. Rob has spent most of his career in Portland and then went to work for Estacada Funeral Chapel and Sandy Funeral Home in 2002. He moved his family to Estacada in 2005 and purchased Estacada Funeral Chapel in 2016. He has immersed himself in the community by serving in various capacities for his church, the City Council, the City Budget Committee, the Arts Commission, and two retirement housing facilities. Rob also serves as the Chairman of Mt. Hood Hospice Board and is the former Chamber of Commerce President. He is really enjoying serving as an OMCB board member and finds it a great learning experience and feels like he has a good grasp on being an advocate for the public and the profession.
Ruggiero Canizares, Vice President
Nancy Felton, Secretary/Treasurer
Nancy has worked in the funeral & cemetery industry for over 42 years and began her career in 1978 at Portland Memorial, where she started in the bookkeeping department. After working various clerical positions at Portland Memorial, she became licensed as a Funeral Service Practitioner in 1986. In 1987, Portland Memorial sold and Nancy became the Manager for Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham until 1989, when she became the Manager for Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes/Chimes Memorial Gardens. In 1995, Nancy accepted the position as General Manager of Crescent Grove Cemetery in Tigard and continues to work in that capacity. Nancy has served as a board member for the Cmemtery Association of Oregon from 1992-2010 and 2015-2017, and served as President and Secretary. She served as the Cememtery Assocation of Oregon's liaison wtih the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board for over 20 years. In 2017, Nancy was appointed as an OMCB board member and now is the Secretary/Treasurer.
Nancy resides in East County wtih her husband Wayne; she loves spending time with her family and cherishes her grandchildren.