ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author, Corliss A. Udoema, is a preacher, evangelist, missionary, workshop facilitator, entrepreneur, and writer. Most of all she loves the Lord and prays continuously for opportunities to lift the name of Jesus. Since early childhood, she has used her gifts of exhortation and helps to reach out to those in need. God has blessed Udoema to travel to 59 countries, where she ministered, encouraged, and told the good news of Jesus.
She is an internationally accomplished motivational speaker and workshop facilitator. Over the past 35 years, Udoema has developed and facilitated contract workshops, federal women workshops, and budget workshops, as well as religious retreats.
She has served as key-note speaker and workshop facilitator for many government, non-profit, and faith based organizations including the General State Baptist Convention (NC), Wyeth, and the North Carolina Continuing Education for Community Colleges Convention. She is the recipient of two Congressional awards for her work in small business development.
She is a life-long community worker and recognized for her contributions to assist and improve the quality of life and foster spiritual growth for those in need. She has served as a volunteer at Johnston Lee- Harnett Community Action where she taught budgeting and financial literacy classes.
Udoema is President of Agape Love in Action, Inc.(ALIA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that reaches out to spread God’s message of love. Udoema has been involved with ALIA philanthropic efforts including ‘Hope in a Bag,’ which provides support and services to homeless shelter residents (Prince William County) and Wisdom Meets Technology (computer literacy training and computers to senior citizens).
She was educated in New Bern, NC and attended the University of Maryland. She has carried on the work as a missionary her entire life, and in 2002, accepted the call into the ministry. in 2003, Udoema started preaching at her home church in New Bern, NC, Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church where her former pastor, Dr. C. D. Bell presided.
Udoema retired from the Federal Government where she spent almost 33 years in various executive positions in contracting, grants, and procurement. Since 2006, she has served as CEO and President of her own international staffing and consulting company, Contract Solutions, Inc.