In this episode of Monument Matters, host Mike Johns speaks with Ryan Worthington, CM, AICA, and attorney William Stalter about the MBNA Advocacy Council. They discuss common challenges monument builders face with cemeteries, landmark legal cases that shape the industry, and how advocacy helps protect families’ rights to memorialization choices
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Monument Matters
- (00:01:01) - MBNA Monument Advocacy Program
- (00:02:05) - MBA Foundation Advocacy Council Meeting
- (00:03:39) - Have You Asked the Cemetery to Confess to You?
- (00:04:53) - How to Become a Monument Builder Member
- (00:05:51) - How to Approach a Monument Company with a Sherman Act Complaint
- (00:10:22) - Ohio Cemeteries Association
- (00:12:40) - Monument Builder's Association of NB
- (00:15:39) - MBNA Consumer Advocacy
- (00:18:51) - Do monument builders need advocacy?
- (00:22:32) - Top 3 complaints about cemeteries
- (00:23:17) - Staking and Inspection Fees at Cemetery Sites
- (00:24:48) - Cemetery Committee and the Council
- (00:26:01) - MONument Builders: Thank You!
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