Corliss A. Udoema

The author 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 (and islands), 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 many contract workshops, federal women workshops, 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 of North Carolina, Wyeth, and the North Carolina Continuing Education for Community Colleges Convention. She is the recipient of two Congressional awards for her work in the small business development area.

Udoema is a life-long community worker and has been 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 501c3 non-profit organization that reaches out to spread God’s message of love by helping those in need. Most recently, Udoema has been involved with ALIA philanthropic efforts including ‘Hope in a Bag,’ which provides support and services to homeless shelter residents in Prince William County and Wisdom Meets Technology which provides computer literacy training and computers to senior citizens.

She was educated in the public schools of New Bern, NC and attended the University of Maryland. In the church at an early age, she has carried on the work of an evangelist and a missionary her entire life, and on October 2002, accepted the call into the ministry. On July 13, 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.