Laurette Willis Biography

BIOGRAPHY

• For over twenty-five years, Laurette Willis has been invited

to entertain and speak to groups as diverse as:

« U.S. Armed Forces in Asia with the U.S.O.

« Over 500,000 students in schools & universities since 1993

« Women’s Retreats and Conferences for United Methodist Women,

WMUs of the Southern Baptist Convention,

WMs of the Assemblies of God,

Catholic Women’s League, Episcopal Church Women,

Women of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America),

Christian Women’s Clubs, and others.

« Public school administrators and teachers as a

Certified Instructor for the Great Expectations Program

at Northeastern State University (1994-2000)

« The Smithsonian Institute aboard the Delta Queen Riverboat; and

« The President and nation’s Governors at the 85^th Annual

National Governors’ Association Conference.

• An award-winning actor and playwright, she studied Theatre Arts at New York University, and is an Artist on the Touring Rosters of the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Mid-America Arts Alliance. She has been a member of CITA (Christians In Theatre Arts), the Women’s Ministry Network and Women in Christian Media.

• She is the Founder of the PowerMoves Kids™ Program, the first classroom program to combine Character Education and Fitness, being used in public schools, private and home schools throughout the U.S. and Canada.

"Winning the War Against Childhood Obesity - with CHARACTER!"

• Laurette is the author of BASIC Steps to Godly Fitness and The Busy Woman’s Guide to Total Fitness (both from Harvest House Publishers), as well as the PraiseMoves DVD, 20-Minute PraiseMoves DVD, and Power PraiseMoves DVD, all from Harvest House Publishers. Her PraiseMoves production company has also produced a number of Christian Fitness DVDs for adults and children.

• As the Founder of PraiseMovesÒ Fitness Ministry, she trains PraiseMoves Instructors who bring this Christ-centered alternative to yoga to churches and fitness centers throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa and Australia.

• She offers Fitness for His Witness™ seminars as well as keynotes and one-woman shows at conferences, churches and women’s retreats.

• Laurette can help churches interested in setting up a Christian Fitness Ministry for their congregation or as an outreach. She is an IFPA-certified Women’s Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer and Aerobics Instructor, and a charter member of the Christian Wellness Association.

• The PraiseMoves television show may be seen regularly on CNL-TV, and her PraiseMoves Kids Show will begin December 2009 on TBN’s Smile of a Child Network. Laurette is a frequent guest on Christian radio and television talk shows. Her “Fitness for His Witness™ Nuggets” may be heard daily on the Oasis Radio Network—internationally via the internet at 8:40 a.m. Eastern/7:40 a.m. Central.

• As a Keynote Speaker, Laurette ignites her messages with a unique blend of heartfelt encouragement, touching personal stories and side-splitting humor. Laurette’s comedic edge was sharpened Off-Broadway in the 1980’s as an improvisational comedienne, where she earned the nickname “The Woman of 101 Voices!”

• Laurette is known for her original one-woman shows wherein she portrays famous women from history, the Bible and the Christian faith, as well as historical drama, storytelling and wacky musical comedy.

• Laurette wrote, directed and performed in the new drama for the Cherokee Heritage Center (formerly home of the acclaimed Trail of Tears outdoor drama). Under the Cherokee Moon premiered to critical acclaim during the summer of 2007 and promises to be a yearly favorite in Laurette’s adopted hometown of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, capital of the Cherokee Nation (entering its 4th season June-August 2010).

• A CLASS-certified Personality Trainer, trained by Florence and Marita Littauer, Laurette teaches seminars using the well-known foundation of The Personalities (THE standard in personality profiling for individuals, churches, schools and businesses).

• Laurette is a member of Calvary Church in Tahlequah, where she and her husband Paul live on a 40-acre ranch in the beautiful Ozark foothills of northeastern Oklahoma with their Poms, a great white Pyrenees and a cat named "Bubba."