Current Member of Pierce Mortuary Colleges, Board of Directors. Jay Dodds is a licensed funeral director with over 33 years of experience in the funeral and cemetery profession. For the past five years, Dodds has served as founder, owner and President/COO of the Signature Group. Signature owns and operates 21 funeral homes and 10 cemeteries in 5 states. Jay Dodds received his BBA from the University of Texas in Arlington and is a graduate of the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Current serving as officer of the International Cemetery Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) as Vice President of External Affairs, Trustee for the Funeral Service Foundation, Trustee for the ICCFA Educational Foundation and Trustee for Matthew’s Children’s Foundation. Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Carriage Services, a company where he served in a senior operations leadership role for 17 years and directly managing businesses in every region of the country.
