Nancy Weil

Nancy Weil

Nancy Weil has worked in funeral service for over 18 years. She spent the last six years as the Membership Director for the Order of the Golden Rule (OGR). With expertise in the field of grief with Certifications as a Grief Management Specialist, Grief Services Provider and Funeral Celebrant, Nancy facilitates a twice monthly virtual grief support group on Zoom. For 15 years her column, Random Musings, has been in Funeral Home & Cemetery News.


She is also a Certified Laughter Leader, published author and professional speaker. Nancy uses her background to design innovative new programs and leads staff trainings on how to communicate the value of their business to people in their community, how to get Free, Positive Publicity, and other funeral related topics. Nancy has presented at NFDA, ICCFA, Wilbert EDU, and multiple state FDAs. 

A graduate of Empire State College with a bachelor’s degree in Business, Management and Economics, Nancy has served as Community Outreach & Marketing Director, as well as a Preneed Salesperson for cemeteries in the Buffalo, NY area as well as Veterans Funeral Care in Clearwater, FL. Through her company, The Laugh Academy, Nancy travels the country teaching busy professionals how to “stress less and laugh more.”



Nancy and her husband, Bob share their Florida home with an elderly cat, a special needs pug and a rescue “super-mutt.” She loves to walk the beach, volunteer at Fluff Animal Rescue and cook usually tasty plant-based meals (some recipes just don’t work out!).