Janie
Billingsley

Bio

Marketing leadership for Oklahoma brands.

Janie Billingsley brings a career of marketing, brand, and operational leadership in Oklahoma to the FORGE founding team. As Marketing Director for the Billingsley family of automotive dealerships — one of the state's longstanding family-owned dealer groups — she leads brand and marketing programs for the group.

FORGE strategy & partnerships.

At FORGE, Janie leads program strategy, partnerships, and donor engagement. She is the founder most families, district leaders, and corporate partners first interact with when they encounter FORGE. Janie's job is to make sure FORGE is well-run, well-funded, and well-connected to the communities it serves.

Why FORGE.

Janie co-founded FORGE because motivated students deserve access to the kind of leadership-led preparation that historically only comes through personal networks. She partners with Colonel Blackmon to make sure every accepted student receives the full preparation pathway at no cost to their family.

FORGE exists because the country's most motivated students deserve more than encouragement — they deserve a coach, a plan, and a community that holds them to a higher standard.

Community.

Janie is active in southwest Oklahoma community and civic life. She brings the operating discipline of a multi-location business, the brand judgment of a marketing executive, and the personal commitment of a parent who believes in the FORGE mission to every conversation she has on behalf of the program.