NAFD Membership Committee appoints new chair

Yorkshire family funeral director James Schofield has been appointed as chair of the NAFD Membership Committee.

Schofield, of family funeral firm Ratcliffe Funeral Services in Honiley and Kirkheaton in Yorkshire, succeeded current NAFD president John Adams as chair of the committee, which oversees the development of membership services, strategy and benefits.

He is the third generation of the family in Ratcliffe Funeral Services, following his grandad Bryan and parents Gwen and Andrew. He has been involved in the committee since 2020 and is also on the Yorkshire Area Federation Executive, where he will become president in 2024.

Schofield said: “I want to make a tangible difference and roll up my sleeves and get involved. You can’t do that from the outside so, for me, being involved with the NAFD is essential. It gives me the opportunity to use my energy and experience  to make a difference to the experience of funeral sector employees and bereaved families.

“The NAFD provides the biggest voice for members in the profession and I see my role as a great responsibility to help shape the policies, processes and activities of the Association so that the NAFD’s voice can make the biggest difference it possibly can.”