2024 VFDA Winter Conference

Teresa joined LifeNet health 16 years ago. In her role as Liaison to Funeral Home Professionals throughout Virginia, her focus has been to foster relationships with Funeral Home Professionals through mutual respect and an open dialogue where Funeral Home Professionals can openly ask questions, share concerns and offer suggestions. Over the years, Teresa has sought collaboration with the Funeral Home industry for the design and implementation of key improvements; many of which improved collaboration among LifeNet Health and Funeral Homes when working together for grieving families.

• The Dodge Company, Sales Representative in Eastern North Dakota and Minnesota since 2018.
• Licensed funeral director and embalmer with over 30 years of experience in the preparation
room and helping his clients across his territory with their difficult and unusual cases.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mortuary Science, University of Minnesota, 1994.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Marketing, University of Wisconsin – 1992
• Manager/funeral director, O’Halloran and Murphy Funeral Homes for over 20 years.
• Trade embalmer in Minnesota and Wisconsin for over 13 years.
• Member of the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association.
• Member of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association.
• Member of the Arrowhead Funeral Directors Association (Minnesota).

11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Registration, Commonwealth Ballroom

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – LifeNet Health (Teresa Norrell) – 2 Hours

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Preserving and Restoring  of Tissue Donors (Lincoln Plain) – 1 Hour

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Jaundice and Methylene Blue: More Then Just Color (Lincoln Plain) – 1 Hour

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – The Challenges of Tissue Gas (Lincoln Plain) – 1 Hour

6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – Cocktail Reception – Ballroom Foyer

6:45 p.m. – Dinner – Commonwealth Ballroom

8 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast – Innsbrook Room

9:00 a.m. – Board of Directors Meeting, Innsbrook Room