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.
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.
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!
"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