SGIG QUINCY G. GANT, 33°

years, Brother Gant worked diligently in the Grand Lodge while moving through the respective seats. He received several awards such as the Grand Lodge Officer of the Year and Master Mason of the year in 2011. He was the first-ever recipient of the Charles W. Sharpe Award for achievement in Masonic Excellence in 2017, a recipient of The Grand Lodges’ second highest award which is the Perfect Ashlar award in 2012, and a recipient of the highest Grand Lodge award (The S. Matthew Hendershott) in 2018.

SGIG Gant’s Scottish Rite travels began in 1998 when he Joined Jonathon Davis Consistory #1 where he holds the 33rd and last degree of Masonry and the rank of Sovereign Grand Inspector General Emeritus. He currently serves as the Illustrious Secretary for the Louis W. Roy Council of Deliberation.

SGIG Gant has worked hard in the other bodies of masonry as well. He served as Excellent High Priest of St. Johns Chapter #7 in 2002 and now holds the title of Honorary Past Most Excellent Grand High Priest. He is an Honorary Past Right Eminent Grand Commander of John W. Freeman Grand Commandry Knights Templar. He served as Illustrious Grand Treasurer of the Prince Hall Grand Council Royal and Select Masters where he now holds the title of Grand Treasurer Emeritus and Honorary Past Thrice Illustrious Grand Master. He is also an Honorary Past Imperial Potentate of Mecca Temple #10 where he proudly serves on its award-winning Drill Team.

SGIG Gant has not only worked on the male side of freemasonry, he joined Redemption Chapter #14 of The Order of the Eastern Star in 1999, serving as Worthy Patron in 2007-08, and as Grand Worthy Patron in 2011-12. On a national level, he served as Associate Grand Patron of the Conference of Grand Matrons and Patrons in 2012.

As Most Worshipful Grand Master, a few of his goals were to build a stronger relationship with the community, bring awareness to the business side of masonry within his jurisdiction, and strengthen the jurisdiction ritualistically, administratively, and financially.

In SGIG Gant’s personal life, his professional trajectory began at TESST Electronics where he received his accreditation in computers and electronics.

In the six years that followed, he worked as a Field Engineer at The Eastman Kodak Co. and studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He continued to participate in learning opportunities such as the National Leadership Institute’s “Maximizing Your Leadership Potential,” the Department of Homeland Security’s (FEMA) “National Incident Management System,” and the Department of Transportation’s “Transit Safety and Security” cutting-edge programming. He has been employed with The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for 23 years where he currently holds the position of Assistant General Superintendent where he oversees fleet performance, service, inspection, and reliability. He has been married to Sophia Osei for twelve years and they have one beautiful daughter Sinae. He is a proud member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., the District of Columbia Branch of the NAACP, and a Board Member of WordSmith Rapport, a consulting firm specializing in leadership development, and the PGCU Chapter of the National Association of Parliamentarians. He is an avid horse rider and owner and he has participated in shows, competitions, and rodeos’.