Our Staff

A lifelong native to Westlake, Andrew is the fourth generation to direct the Chapel.  He is a graduate of Westlake High School and the University of Findlay.  Andrew completed his studies for his funeral directors license early in 2007, and passed his State and National Boards in 2008.  Andrew is a member of the Cuyahoga Funeral Directors Association, Cremation Association of North America, and the West Shore Chamber of Commerce.  Andrew and his wife Kim reside in North Olmsted with their two children, B.J. and Macey Jane.

Lifelong Westlake native Keith is a member of the Ohio, Cuyahoga and Lorain County Funeral Directors Associations, and the Cremation Association of North America. Keith is past president of the Cuyahoga Funeral Directors Association. He is past president twice of the Westlake Kiwanis. Keith is a member of the CBOF (Christian Business Owners Fellowship. Keith was ordained a Deacon for the Diocese of Cleveland in May 2015 and is assigned to St. Joseph Parish, Avon Lake. Keith is past president of Westlake Historical Society. Keith and his wife Mary Beth are also members of the West Side Kononia Community and Lorain Spanish/English Cursillo.  Keith and his wife of over 40 years, Mary Beth, have three children: Andrew, Marlene Nagy, and Thomas. They also have four grandchildren B.J., Macey Jane, Harrison Edward, and Hudson.

Jim started with Jenkins in 1987, while attending Lorain Community College, as a part-time employee doing lawn maintenance. Jim spent his early years in North Ridgeville. He left to complete his degree in mortuary science in Cincinnati, returning to Jenkins in the spring of 1992. Jim is active in the Ohio, Cuyahoga and Lorain County Funeral Directors Association and Ohio and Cuyahoga County Embalmers Association. He is also a volunteer soccer and softball coach, and he participates in the Westlake Youth Commission. Jim and his wife Michele, and their daughter Natalie are members of St. Ladislas Catholic Church.

Ryan started at Jenkins going into his junior year at St. Ignatius, graduating in 2017. After graduating, Ryan took a year off of school to work at the funeral home full time to assure that  funeral service was the career he wanted to pursue. When Ryan is not working he enjoys officiating high school sports in the area. Ryan graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 2021. Ryan lives in Avon Lake and belongs to St. Joseph Parish.