Jan is living proof that God heals and transforms the improbable. As a survivor of child abuse, divorce, the death of her only child, cancer, gang warfare and more, she writes and speaks with the conviction only a “healed overcomer” can communicate.

Raised in a Christian home, Jan publicly accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at age 10. She maintained her faith in Jesus throughout her childhood. However, as a teen full of shame and guilt from child abuse, she turned her back on her Christian faith. Then in 1982 a drunk driver killed her only child. Jan rededicated her life to Jesus on Easter Sunday 1983. Today, Jan and her husband, Bill, are the proud parents of two teenagers who were adopted as babies through a Christian pro-life organization. 

 Jan was one of the founding members of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), Kansas City, Missouri Chapter. As a Director of the Speakers’ Bureau for this MADD Chapter from 1982-1987, her role included extensive television, radio and platform speaking. She coordinated sales drive campaigns with 2,000-percent increase in local contributions.

Jan has assisted numerous ministries and community organizations over the past 20 years, including: Save Our Streets Ministry, Community Bible Study, Christian Women’s Club, Precept Ministries, Youth for Christ, AWANA, crisis pregnancy centers, pro-life organizations and more.

She is a member of Christ United Methodist Church, College Station, Texas.

• Founder and president of Set Free Today Ministries (www.setfreetoday.com)

• Author of several books, including Set Free, and numerous articles

• Regular national and regional television and radio guest

• Speaking coach for more than 20 years

• Graduate of Park University (Summa Cum Laude)

• Attended Moody Bible Institute

• Vice President, Christians In Recovery

• Founding member of MADD, Kansas City, MO

• Certified speaker with CLASServices, Speak Up Speaker Services, NSA

• Bible study leader

• Popular conference, retreat, and workshop speaker

 Jan is an author, speaker and consultant. She has worked in sales, marketing and creative writing for more than 30 years. She is the President and founder of Creative Consulting/Marketing Solutions, a full service firm that provides customized consulting, marketing, promotion and publicity services for Christian and cross-over publishers and authors. Jan and her team have designed and produced hundreds of newsletters, publicity campaigns, ads, brochures, Web sites, press kits, videos and more for a broad array of organizations ranging from Fidelity Investments to urban ministries.

As a professional speaker, she shares biblical topics and life applications with groups, ranging from small urban ministries to large Christian conferences. She has appeared on secular and Christian television shows, including guest appearances on At Home Live, The Harvest Show, Time for Hope, KBTX-TV3, College Station, Texas; TV-50, Kansas City, Missouri; and major networks in Boston and surrounding areas. Her radio interviews include: American Family Radio, Keswick Today, WMIE, The Meeting House, Engaging Women, WWJC, Book Talk with Kathryn Fish and more.

Prior to owning her own business, Jan was a Professor of Marketing for Eastern Nazarene College. For 10 years, she managed national account sales for Wang Laboratories, NCR and AM International - former office automation leaders - while exceeding sales expectations by up to 400 percent. Her warm, professional style allowed her to build solid relationships with national accounts resulting in multi-million dollar contracts. Prior to entering the computer industry, Jan was one of the investment banking industry’s first female corporate officers, managing municipal and corporate bond ROI for more than seven years.

Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Park University, Kansas City, MO.