Dr. Venecia C. Bessellieu, of Temple Hills, MD, was
elected in August 2021 as a member of the Imperial Court Daughters, an Auxiliary
to the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine of North and South
America and its Jurisdictions, Inc. In 2023, Dr. Bessellieu was elected to the
office of Imperial High Priestess. She is part of the 12-member elected
governing body (Divan) that presides over this fraternal organization.
Organizations
- Mecca Court No. 2, – Past
Illustrious Commandress (2006)
- Georgiana Thomas Grand
Chapter, Jurisdiction of DC – Past Grand Worthy Matron (2015-2016)
- Julia A. Jackson Grand
Court, Jurisdiction of DC - Past Most Ancient Grand (2017-2018)
- Dorcas Grand Court,
Jurisdiction of DC – Past Royal Grand Perfect Matron (2019-2021)
- Marie I. Smith Grand
Court, Jurisdiction of DC – Past Grand Princess
Commandress (2010-2011)
- Matthew Ellis Jr. State
Grand Assembly, Orient of DC – Past State Grand Loyal Lady Ruler (2017-2018)
- Bertha M. Bragg Prelate
Court #6, Jurisdiction of DC – Past Regal Prioress (2022-2023)
- Venecia C. Bessellieu
Research and Education Chapter, District of Columbia – Charter
Member/Treasurer
- Forest Temple No. 9,
IBPOEW - Past Daughter Ruler (1997)
- Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Incorporated (Diamond Life Member)
- National Council of Negro
Women (Legacy Life Member)
- National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (Silver Life Member)
- National Congress of Black
Women (Life Member)
- National Association of
Networking (NAN)
- National Society of Black
Engineers (NSBE)
- International Council of
Systems Engineers (INCOSE)
- Women in CyberSecurity
(WiCyS)
Education/Military Service
- Ph.D., Systems Engineering
- George Washington University
- M.S., Engineering
Management-National Louise University
- B.S., Computer Science
Engineering - University Of Pittsburgh
- United States Air Force
(Veteran)
Professional
- Dr. Bessellieu is a
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Systems Engineering Manager in support of the
United States Department of Defense and National Intelligence Agencies.