Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma
“At the Community food bank of Eastern Oklahoma, we have benefited from Craig Willis’ expertise on two projects, each different in nature and scope. Craig is very bright, and he is adept at making the people he works with feel comfortable. He deals equally well with board and staff members. He has a knack for drawing out ideas from the group, and facilitating the decision process. Craig helped us envision what we needed, research available options and, occasionally, he respectfully challenged our assumptions. I know we had better outcomes because of his work and guidance. We are already looking ahead to our next project working with Craig and Blueprint for Good. “
Arkansas Food Bank
” Craig Willis worked with the Feeding America Food Banks in the state of Arkansas to develop a comprehensive and coordinated disaster response plan for the state. He provided facilitation, research and technical support for a year and a half that resulted in the first ever coordinated plan for food banks during a disaster. Arkansas not only completed the grant project on time with a high quality plan, but the state has received national recognition for our collaborative effort. These results are a credit to Craig’s ability and work ethic as he was the one who kept the team centered and focused. His knowledge and expertise of food banking and grants management were invaluable. Craig was able to bring knowledge from across the nation to the team help us synthesize it into a usable asset. While this grant was specific to disaster relief Craig will be used again as a consultant in other areas as his skill set and knowledge cuts across all topics and issues. “