3452 Broadway Mount Vernon IL 62864
As regional media communications coordinator, Heather Willis provides communications expertise and support to Illinois Extension's marketing and communications goals within the 48 counties of southern and eastern Illinois.
Willis, a native of DuQuoin and a two-time alum of Southern Illinois University, has been with Extension since 2018, providing professional marketing and communication assets to build promotional efforts for Extension activities. She has served in a leadership role for the state’s marketing and communications team and has been a trainer and mentor for new communication staff. In 2022, Willis received the Extension Program Support Excellence Award.