Steve Metzger | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel |
Mel Payne | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Carlos Quezada | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Ben Brink | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Alex Paris | Barrington Research |
George Kelly | Roth Capital Partners |
Liam Burke | B. Riley |
Chris McGinnis | Sidoti |
Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Carriage Services Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference 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, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. Please go ahead.