Janet McGee
Janet McGee, MBA, is a 2002 graduate of the University of Minnesota Mortuary Science program and worked as a Minnesota licensed mortician in her earlier career. She later attained her MBA and established herself in the corporate world for almost a decade. When her 22-month-old son, Ted, she left her career behind to advocate nationally for furniture tip- over prevention. McGee is the Founder and President of The LifTed, LLC (short for The Life of Ted) which provides modern education to death care professionals in our ever-changing world. She was instrumental in passing the Stop Tip- overs of Unsafe, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act, which became effective in 2023 and required furniture manufacturers to follow a stronger and mandatory safety standard before selling dressers to consumers in the U.S. She is the author of the children’s book, “Visiting Ted in Heaven”