Todd Carlson is a part-time teaching specialist for the Funeral Service Marketing and Merchandising course. He serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer for the Directors Investment Group family of companies which include Funeral Directors Life, Passare and CLAIMCHECK. Todd received his B.S in Mortuary Science from the University of Minnesota in 1989 and has accumulated more than 35 years of experience in the funeral profession. Early in his career, he was a licensed funeral director in Minnesota. Since 1994, he has been on the preneed funeral side of the profession. From 2001 to 2006, he was the Preneed Services Director for the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association. His professional career is dedicated to helping funeral home owners grow their businesses, implement innovative technology and marketing solutions, and be more relevant as they serve today’s changing funeral consumer.
