GRAND WORTHY MATRON
Darneasha C. Pickett, PYCH
“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12)
Thanks are given to God for each of you. You are uniquely and wonderfully made and it is a blessing to be in service with such a dynamic jurisdiction of sisters and brothers.
Sister Darneasha C. Pickett is a faithful member of Canaan M.B Church where she serves as the Vice President of the Young Adult Choir. It is that same enthusiastic service that she brought with her when she joined Bright Ray Chapter No. 136 in 2012. In 2014 she was elected to serve as Worthy Matron. Sister Pickett was appointed to serve as Grand Esther in 2016 and was appointed to serve as the Grand Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence (Grand C.C.F.C) in 2018. In 2019, she was appointed to serve as an Advisory Board member for Excelsior Grand Chapter. In 2021, Sis. Pickett was elected to serve as the Honored Grand Associate Conductress, In 2023, she was elected to serve as the Honored Grand Associate Matron. She holds membership in:
Bright Ray No. 136, OES
Marion H. Croom No. 18, HOJ
Brownsville Court No. 9, LOCOP
W. F. Lacey No. 6, HOTC
Sir. Michael E. Steele Priorate No. 2, PYCH
Fannie A. Dobbins, No. 94, OGC
Fatima Court No. 30, Daughters
Sister Pickett joined and became a life member of the Phyllis Chapter of the Phylaxis Society in 2014. There she has written several scholarly papers that have been published in the quarterly issue of the Phyllis magazine. She has also been chosen to present her research during annual sessions of the Phyllis Chapter. Furthermore, she was invited to present her research to the honorable brothers of the Phylaxis Society at their annual session in March of 2020. It was with great thanks that she received the “Cup of Knowledge” from the honorable brothers as a token of appreciation.
Sister Darneasha C. Pickett is a member of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), a member of the Association of Black Women Historians, a member of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center and she is a researcher for the West Tennessee Heritage Center in the city of Brownsville.
In Closing, all thanks to God and the ancestors for their fortitude, passion, and persistence. It is by way of their labors over the years that have kept our Grand Chapter striving. As we go forth into this incoming year I will keep God first, the ancestors in mind, and do my best in serving Excelsior Grand Chapter as Grand Worthy Matron!
