Steven Metzger | Executive Vice President, Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel |
Mel Payne | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Carl Brink | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Carlos Quezada | President and Chief Operating Officer |
Alex Paris | Barrington Research |
Liam Burke | B. Riley |
George Kelly | ROTH Capital Partners |
Barry Mendel | Mendon Money Management |
Chris McDonald | Kennedy Capital |
Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Carriage Services Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Thank you. It is now my pleasure to turn the conference over to Steve Metzger, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Metzger, please go ahead.