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Laurette Willis is a speaker, actor, author, founder of PraiseMoves®, and the PowerMoves Kids™ Program for Public Schools

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.

A versatile and energetic presenter, Laurette Willis will captivate your audience and turn a special project or gala evening program into an experience to be remembered!

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

- The President and nation’s Governors at the 85th Annual National Governors’ Association Conference.

An award-winning actor and playwright, Laurette 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 (search under “Willis”). She is 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 – offering dynamic strength and character-building exercises to public school classrooms.

Laurette is the author of BASIC Steps to Godly Fitness (2005, Harvest House Publishers) and The Busy Woman’s Guide to Total Fitness (January 2008, Harvest House Publishers), as well as the PraiseMoves DVD and 20-Minute PraiseMoves DVD, both from Harvest House Publishers. .

As the Founder of PraiseMovesÒ she trains PraiseMoves Instructors who bring this Christ-centered alternative to yoga to churches and fitness centers in 25 states in the U.S., Canada, England, Germany and Australia. Laurette produces Christian Fitness DVDs and Scripture-to-Music CDs (such as “Healing Scriptures” ©2008 PraiseMoves, LLC).

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 Faith TV, and 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 5:40 p.m. Eastern/4:40 p.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.

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). Click Here for more information.