Lady Karlette Porter

Born to Lester and Martha McQuillon on August 18, 1970, Karlette is a native of Sacramento. Raised in a Christian home, and having accepted the Lord at the tender age of eight, participated in many activities while growing up representing her church and the Lord. Some included competing in Bible Memory Verse, Bible Sword Drill, and Ushering Competitions on the local, state, and national levels. She is an accomplished speaker and workshop instructor. She has taught Sunday School classes, Bible Study sessions, and Women's Enrichment Workshop Seminars. She has also directed several Christian plays written by her mother-in-law, Hazel Porter.

Presently, Karlette sings in the Genesis Mass Choir and supervises the Youth Explosion Choir. She is also a staff writer for Genesis Today, the church's monthly magazine.

Karlette co-chairs the Genesis Minister's Wives and Minister's Widows Ministry along with her sister-in-love Tiwana Porter. She is also actively involved in the Sacramento Valley Association of Minister's Wives and Minister's Widows (SVMWMW), where she serves as President , and the California Association of Minister's Wives and Minister's Widows (CAMWMW). At the CAMWMW conference in 2001, Karlette was honored to be the valedictorian for the school's commencement exercises.

She submitted a devotional which was accepted and has now been published in the International Association of Minister's Wives and Minister's Widows (IAMWMW) Devotional Bible. The Bible, under the direction of Mother Hazel Porter, was unveiled in June of 2002 at the IAMWMW convention held in Dearborn, Michigan.

Sister Porter has been happily married to Pastor Tecoy Porter Sr. since June 5th, 1993. From this happy union, Tecoy Markee Porter, Jr., affectionately known as "T.J.", was born on July 17, 1998. Another added blessing Kamarion Markee Porter was born on April 11, 2002. A third blessing arrived on December 19, 2003, in the form of Little Miss Kara Thais Porter.

She, along with her husband, Tecoy and brother-in-law Ellington, own a company, Markee-Wes Productions which specializes in recordings, music workshops, and music lessons in piano, percussions, voice, and organ.

Academically, Karlette holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Science from Southern University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Karlette is currently employed with AT&T where she is a manager for the Broadband Provisioning and Maintenance Group.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, traveling, and exercising.

Her favorite scripture is Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me."