Executive Director of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
since 1991, spearheading Council systems change initiatives in housing, employment, child care and other areas; launching Tennessee Partners in Policymaking Leadership Institute, Tennessee’s home-of-your-own initiative for individuals with developmental disabilities; Director of Planning for the State Division of Mental Retardation Services, 1986-1991; administrator for community mental retardation services in Tennessee, 1977-1986; school psychologist and classroom teacher in South Carolina, 1971-1977.
Mrs Willis recieved her B.A in English and her M.Ed in Mental Retardation from the University of South Carolina.