Alan joined our staff in July 2007. He brings over 30 years of experience as he served his apprenticeship between high school and college.

A native of Charlottesville, VA, Alan is a 1978 graduate of Charlottesville High School and in 1982 was graduated with honors from John Tyler College in Chester, VA, where he earned an associate degree in Mortuary Science.

He was associated for fifteen years with the Hill and Wood Funeral Home in Charlottesville as a funeral director. He moved to Maryland in 1993 and worked in Baltimore for several years. He has been working as a funeral director in Carroll County since 1998.

He is a member of the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association and a member and past president of the Tri-County Funeral Directors Association of central Maryland. He is a member of Westminster Lodge #2277 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Hesson-Snider Post #120 of the Sons of the American Legion in Taneytown. His hobbies include golf, birdwatching, reading and travel.

His wife, Natalie, is a licensed psychiatrist. Alan and Natalie reside in Westminster with their two Chihuahuas Georgia and Cheech.