14 Facts About Elisabeth Omilami

In New York, Williams-Elisabeth Omilami worked as an arts administrator and executive assistant.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami directed and acted as much as she could, supporting her family as her husband's career grew.

In 1985, Williams-Elisabeth Omilami left New York to return to Atlanta.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami graduated from Hampton University with a BA in Theatre.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami had worked for over 15 years in the background of her father's Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless efforts, and upon his passing in November 2000 became the organization's CEO, expanding the organization from a budget of $200,000 to over $1.5 million.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami worked to provide programs that would meet the basic needs of the working poor and homeless along a continuum of care leading to self-sufficiency.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami expanded these programs from four months to year-round services and established medical clinics, clothing distribution, barber and beautician services, children's educational programs, and home delivery of over 22,000 dinners per year.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami has spoken and toured worldwide for several international relief efforts in places like the Philippines, where she has founded and operates a school for the underprivileged children of Mindanou, and Haiti and Uganda, where she sponsors several orphanages.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami has been acknowledged many times for her humanitarian service.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami founded of one of Atlanta's earliest theatre companies People's Survival Theater, as well as the "Summer Artscamp", providing arts programming for economically challenged youth for over 7 years.

Williams-Elisabeth Omilami is a playwright has written several plays, one of which is There Is A River In My Soul.

Elisabeth Omilami is a past member of both the Georgia Council For The Arts and the Fulton County Arts Council and is a passionate advocate for the arts to be instituted as permanent part of society.

Elisabeth Omilami is an actress and has performed at the Alliance Theatre in A Christmas Carol and in early 2002 in Left Hand Singing at the Jewish Theatre of The South.

Elisabeth Omilami can be seen in the HBO made-for-television movie Boycott, In the Heat of the Night and the award-winning I'll Fly Away.