Rena was born and raised in the 4 corners area and has lived here for most of her life. Graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, minoring in art history. A diverse career history that has spanned from the oilfield, airline industry and now the funeral industry. She takes great pride in helping families in honoring their loved ones at their time of need.

Outside of work, family and friends are very important. Mother of two wonderful men and grandmother “YaYa” to a 18yo girl, and 6yo boy. Her time at home is spent crocheting, talking on the phone and facetiming with her grandchildren in TX., and drawing and painting in various mediums.

Melanie Kee is a full-time licensed funeral arranger at our Alternative Choice Funeral and Cremation location in Farmington, New Mexico. She has worked for our company since December of 2021. Farmington is her hometown where she was born and raised. 

Some activities that Melanie enjoys outside of work are reading non-fiction novels, running, and bowhunting on the Navajo Nation. 

An alumnus of two nearby colleges, Melanie’s passion for higher education continues to this present day. Melanie plans to and uses her experience working as a funeral arranger as a gateway to further help others in varying capacities, both professionally and personally.

Nadine DeMay was born in southern CA but moved around the US throughout her life as the daughter of an army First Sergeant. Right out of high school, Nadine knew she wanted to pursue a career as an embalmer, so she went on to graduate from Cypress College in 2018 with her Associate’s in Mortuary Science. 

She started out as a removal technician in 2017 and was later promoted to become an embalmer, then shift lead, funeral director, and now a manager.  

Nadine began a career in Funeral Service due to her passion for helping those in their darkest days. She wanted to be able to restore someone from what would be a traumatic sight to a peaceful state in an environment where the family can grasp the reality of their loss. Overall, helping others is what gives her life purpose. Nadine is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of professionalism and support for grieving families.

When Nadine is not at work- the rest of her time is spent with her loving husband, two sons, as well as her other family in NM. The only thing more important to Nadine than her career, is her family.