Our Staff
Our dedicated staff are here to provide support, compassion, and information to help you through your journey of grief and the celebration of your loved one’s life.
Craig A. McInnis
Funeral Director/Owner
Craig is a graduate of Winslow High School in 1998. He attended College at the University of Maine at Presque Ilse. After college, he began working for the Security Department of Maine General Medical Center. Craig started out as a Security Officer and worked up to a Security Sergeant. He worked with the Department for fourteen years. Craig joined Gallant Funeral home in January of 2016 once his father Dana R. McInnis purchased the business. Craig is a graduate of American Academy of McAllister Institute in 2018. Craig lives in Waterville with his wife Jennifer and two children Cameron and Jaelynn. Craig enjoys spending time with his family, volunteering his time to coach children in a variety of different sports and is the Assistant Coach of the Waterville Junior High football team. He purchased Gallant Funeral Home from his father, Dana R. McInnis, in August of 2025.
Grace A. Poulin
Funeral Director
Grace is a graduate from Skowhegan Area High School, class of 2020. She then graduated from the Funeral Service program at North Shore Community College in Massachusetts in May of 2022. Not long after starting college, Grace began working as a cashier at Marden’s. 10 months later she left in pursuit of work in the mortuary field. Grace joined Gallant Funeral Home in 2021 and became a licensed funeral director in 2023. She lives in Waterville with her husband Matt. Grace enjoys spending time with her family, baking, being outdoors, and reading.
Dana R. McInnis
Funeral Director/Part Time
I am a graduate of Oxford Hills High School in South Paris, Maine, Class of 1977 and the Fine Mortuary College in Norwood, MA. in 1999. A licensed funeral director here since 2007, retired U.S. Army veteran, and police officer, and have been in the funeral profession since 1994. I purchased Gallant Funeral Home, October 2015, and sold to my son, Craig McInnis in August of 2025. I am now semi-retired, though will continue to serve as a funeral director. I reside in Winslow with my wife, Cheryl and we have two adult sons, Craig and Christopher.
Mark Stevens
Funeral Attendant
Marleena Pilla
Funeral Attendant
John O. Gallant
Retired
Graduate of Waterville Senior High School in 1972 and New England Institute of Anatomy in 1975.
While attending mortuary school, was employed at John G. Molloy Funeral Home in Dorchester, MA. as well as doing trade embalming in the Boston area for five years before being called home. Purchased the funeral home in 1979. In October 2015, John sold Gallant Funeral Home to Dana R. McInnis. John has retired from the funeral business.