Meet Our Staff

Amy Gage

Family Service Advisor

Bonnie McCreary

Administrator

Bonnie McCreary lives in Caldwell, Idaho with her husband and beloved dog. Bonnie has 5 grown children and 13 sweet grandchildren. She has worked as an Office Manager/Customer Service Representative in the treasure valley since 1989.  Bonnie began as the Administrator at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Caldwell, Idaho in 2019.

Travis C.

Cemetery Maintenance

Travis has been with Hillcrest since 2018. He takes great pride in keeping the cemetery looking its best and in helping families when they come to visit the cemetery.

Jacob Flores

Grounds Superintendent

Jake is the Grounds Superintendent and is responsible for the care and maintenance of our cemetery grounds including the mausoleums, cremation gardens and niches.

Jake has been the grounds superintendent since October 2011 but, began his career in 2007 as a grounds crew member at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Caldwell.  He is responsible for a crew of 6 full-time team members.

Being a native of the Treasure Valley, nothing makes Jake feel more proud than giving back to the community that he loves and that his family loves. When Jake is not at Cloverdale, he enjoys hunting, fishing and being outdoors in Idaho’s beautiful mountains.

Tom Chrisos

Sales Director

Tom began his cemetery career in January 1997 in Skokie Illinois. Throughout the years he has managed several cemeteries and funeral homes. He moved to Boise in June of 2019 to serve the treasure valley community.

Tom has a son attending the University of Missouri majoring in film production.

Dave Salove

Managing Partner

Managing Partner Dave Salove brings more than 45 years of experience to Hillcrest and Cloverdale, returning in September of 2018.  He had previously been associated more than 25 years ago when the Gibson’s were owners of Cloverdale Funeral Home. 

Dave is a native Idahoan, born in Nampa and raised in Marsing and Owyhee County.  His career as a funeral director and cemeterian spanning more than 4 decades began in 1973 in Boise.  He has been associated with funeral homes and cemeteries in the Nampa/Caldwell and Boise areas, in Alaska and more recently was a regional manager of a group of funeral homes and cemeteries along the West Coast from Seattle to San Diego. 

Dave welcomes you to come for a tour of our facilities and visit about all the options that will best tell your story.

Lynn Leigh

Office Manager

Lynn is the Office Manager responsible for overseeing all of the administrative functions of our company including records keeping, human resources and staffing.

Originally from California she moved to Idaho in the 90s to attend school at the University of Idaho. It was there that she met and married her husband in 1996. Lynn worked in the building supply industry for 15 years before starting her career in the funeral industry. She began working as the administrator at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in 2008. In September of 2012, Lynn was promoted to Office Manager and quickly made the changes necessary to allow our businesses to become more engaged with our client families.

Lynn is very passionate about giving back to the community and prides herself in giving of her time to many amazing organizations, including the Boys and Girls club and the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

As the mother of 4 active children, she spends most of her free time on the field or court at a number of sports cheering on her children. Lynn and her family love to travel  and entertain at their home in Boise.