Derr served for more than a decade on the board of directors of the local Family Counseling Agency. She was president and chairman of the group called Church Women United in Central Louisiana. She was the first female [[deacon]] at First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria<ref name=derr/> and served on the task force that organized the establishment of her subsequent congregation, the Woodland Presbyterian Church in Pineville.<ref name=derr/> | Derr served for more than a decade on the board of directors of the local Family Counseling Agency. She was president and chairman of the group called Church Women United in Central Louisiana. She was the first female [[deacon]] at First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria<ref name=derr/> and served on the task force that organized the establishment of her subsequent congregation, the Woodland Presbyterian Church in Pineville.<ref name=derr/> |