PGM

Past Grand Matron

Jill Rice, PGM

O.E.S. Representative on the Masonic Home Board
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Angela Hensell, PGM

Past Grand Matron
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At age 12, Angela Hensell joined Rainbow for Girls in Lebanon, Indiana. She has held the office of Worthy Advisor several times and was a Grand Representative to Nevada. After serving 4 years as a Grand Officer, she became Grand Worthy Associate Advisor when she reached the age of Majority.

She worked as a store manager and later a bank teller before attending college at Purdue University. It was there that she met her future husband, Brian Hensell. They have 3 daughters who all became Rainbow Girls. Brian and Angela now have 3 grandchildren. Angela enjoys cooking, crafts, sewing and travel. She owned her own day care center before becoming a middle school science teacher and volleyball coach. She also works part time as a photographer.

Angela was initiated into Lebanon Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, in 1987. She has been Worthy Matron several times and was a dual member with Whitestown Chapter before her own Chapter consolidated with them. She served as District Deputy for Sister Tina Vredinburgh, PGM, in 2014 and as Grand Ruth for Sister Cindy Skura, PGM, in 2017. She was elected Associate Grand Conductress in 2018 and installed as Worthy Grand Matron of the Indiana Grand Chapter in June of 2022.

Gleda Brooks, PGM

Worthy Grand Matron 2021 - 2022
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Jennifer Nicholson, PGM

Worthy Grand Matron 2019 - 2021
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Sister Jennifer Nicholson is a member of Center Chapter #108 in District 15. She is a Past Honored Queen of Job's Daughters Bethel #8 in Fort Wayne. She is a gratuate of Ball State majoring in Elementary Education. She has been a school teacher at Eastern Elementary in Greentown for more than 30 years. She was District Deputy in 2011-2012 for Sister Deby Thomas and Brother Rob Maines in the "Moments of Time" Grand Family and Grand Esther in 2015-2016 for Sister Tina Vredenburgh and Brother Larry Frost in the "Dare to Dream" Grand Family.

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