SPEAKER | COACH | TRAINER
Jeanette M. Willis, LCPAA is CEO of Advantage Adoptions – OCOC (AA0C0C) and Owner of Advantage
Professional Training, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX.
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She has over 25 years of experience in non-profit management, with more than 20 years of special needs targeted child recruitment and adoption experience with AAOCOC. She is a skilled speaker and presenter with extensive knowledge of the One Church One Child faith-based adoption recruitment model.
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Jeanette Willis | SPEAKER TRAINER COACH
God keeps his promises to discipline his people"
~Jeanette M. Willis
​Jeanette is experienced in faith-based collaboration, parent and youth training, program planning and development, research, and evaluation. She is a Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrator, and is certified in USF Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Special Needs Adoption, and PRIDE Train-the-Trainer.
A former kinship child, Jeanette is a proud HBCU grad of Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA., and also a US Army veteran.
Jeanette has been married to Joel for 26 years strong; they are biological and adoptive parents of four with one granddaughter.
Jeanette loves God, family, helping others, music and singing! She recognizes that only God loves her singing!
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"This is the best webinar I've ever participated in. Thank you, thank you, thank you.! "~Participant
Speaker/Trainer Experience
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Certificate 2021 (University of Southern FL Muma College of Business)
National Speaker/Presenter on Adoption/Kinship Adoption/Foster Parenting related topics
Texas Alliance for Child and Family Services (TACFS) 2021 in-person & 2020 Childcare Administrators Virtual Conference Presenter; 2018 TCCAC Adoptive Family of the Year;
Families Like Mine Conference (Coalition for Children, Youth, & Family, Inc., WI) - Keynote Speaker 2020 and 2021
Tapestry Adoption Conference 2021, TX
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), Conference Presenter 2019 & 2020
Trainer, University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Social Work 2020
Community Involvement
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Ministry in the Middle, Board Member
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TACFS Equity & Access Workgroup Leader, Austin, TX 2020 - Present
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DFW Toys For Tots since 2005
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Creating a Family Support Group Partner 2020 – Present
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AdoptUsKids Recruitment Response Team, TX 2000-2007
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National One Church One Child since 1995
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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, since 1995
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ACH Child and Family Services, since 1995
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Methodist Children's Home, Boys' Ranch
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Presbyterian Children's Home
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Hope Farm (conducted training with moms, volunteer, community partner)
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Ripley Arnold Housing Project
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OCBF Church, Outreach
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Crosspoint Bible Fellowship
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Grace Tabernacle MBC
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Great Commission Baptist Church
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The Spellmon Fine Arts Academy
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Laterras R. Whitfield, Inc.
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Southern University and A&M College (College of Sciences)
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Southern University and A&M College, Army ROTC
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United States Army
Jeanette Willis helps others with your story! "~Participant
Gratefule for My Journey
