Steve Metzger | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Mel Payne | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Ben Brink | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Shawn Phillips | Senior Vice President and Regional Partner |
Peggy Schappaugh | Vice President of Operations and Acquisitions Analysis |
Paul Elliott | Senior Vice President and Regional Partner |
Chris Manceaux | Senior Vice President and Regional Partner |
Carlos Quezada | Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Alex Paris | Barrington Research |
Chris McGinnis | Sidoti & Company |
Andrew Boord | Fenimore |
Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Carriage Services First Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Steve Metzger, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Please go ahead.