About the Author
Christella Pickens is a Memphis native who currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. She is the mother of two adult children and married. She has been in the industry for more than 17 years and currently teaches Mortuary Science. Instrumental in developing apprentices out of mortuary school, she assists them with completing required embalming cases for licensure in Illinois. Being part of an elite group in the art of restoration, she is consistently called upon throughout Chicago to take care of such cases. Christella is a member of the National Funeral Directors Assocation, Illinois Funeral Directors Association, a graduate of Malcolm X College Mortuary Science Program and she holds an A.A.S. After being told that her career could not flourish by others in the field, she persevered and has become skilled in working with special embalming cases. Her belief and trust in God has catapulted her to this level of confidence in this industry.
Christella Pickens is a Memphis native who currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. She is the mother of two adult children and married. She has been in the industry for more than 17 years and currently teaches Mortuary Science. Instrumental in developing apprentices out of mortuary school, she assists them with completing required embalming cases for licensure in Illinois. Being part of an elite group in the art of restoration, she is consistently called upon throughout Chicago to take care of such cases. Christella is a member of the National Funeral Directors Assocation, Illinois Funeral Directors Association, a graduate of Malcolm X College Mortuary Science Program and she holds an A.A.S. After being told that her career could not flourish by others in the field, she persevered and has become skilled in working with special embalming cases. Her belief and trust in God has catapulted her to this level of confidence in this industry.