A Marine Corps Desert Storm veteran with 35+ years in cemetery operations, Tim Kolasa is the Director of Operations at Merendino Cemetery Care. He oversees more than 1,500 acres of cemetery property and supports operations involved in roughly 1 out of every 500 U.S. burials. A graduate of the CCC School of Leadership and Management Excellence and ICCFA University—and a former ICCFAU instructor—Tim is known for modernizing cemetery operations, improving service delivery, and expanding cremation-focused inventory.