Janice Adams
Janice Adams Net Worth
Janice Adams is a veteran of the United States Air Force and currently an independent consultant. She founded JMA Solutions, a management consulting firm which specializes in air traffic control, radar/communication support, software development engineering and program management.
Since 2007, she has been volunteering with Foss Waterway Seaport as an active volunteer, responsible for developing curriculum and overseeing all educational programming at the Seaport.
Early Life and Education
Janice Adams hails from Nebraska where she spent much of her early years living on her family farm before eventually leaving to go to college.
She lived eight miles from home and attended Normal Training classes to become a teacher, which eventually led her to Round Hill School where she taught kindergarten through sixth grade classes.
She later went on to become school principal, then eventually the Superintendent of Benicia Community Schools for several years. Her duties included developing and facilitating staff training, social-emotional, behavioral and academic support services and community partnerships to create a safe learning environment for students of all abilities.
Professional Career
Professional careers offer careers that reward knowledge and services you provide, typically paying an annual fixed salary instead of hourly pay, and often require either a college degree or state-sponsored registration with board review processes to enter.
Adams began her career dancing dinner theater before making her film debut as an supporting cast member in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). Following that role, Adams found success starring as an innocent princess-to-be in Enchanted (2007); later she earned positive reviews in movies like Doubt (2008) and American Hustle (2013) where she took more assertive roles that earned positive notice from critics.
Achievement and Honors
Janice Adams has accomplished much during her professional career, receiving both the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal as awards for her services to both military and community. Additionally, she is recognized with multiple community service awards.
She also established an aviation consulting company called JMA Solutions that offers expert Program and Project Management, Air Traffic Control, Engineering Services, Training, and Software Development expertise.
Janice is also an ardent philanthropist; she supports numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and donates 5% of her annual profits to charity.
Personal Life
Janice Adams was an attentive and selfless wife, mother, and grandmother. As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), she took advantage of many opportunities for service within both her church community and beyond.
She served in numerous leadership capacities within her ward: Primary President, Young Women’s President and Relief Society President. Additionally, she became involved with helping birth mothers and adoptive parents through LDS Families Supporting Adoption.
After retiring from the Air Force, she established JMA Solutions, a management consulting firm offering acquisition planning, air traffic control, financial management, information technology services and program/project management. JMA currently employs 140 full-time workers; 40 percent are former military members. Philanthropy has become part of JMA’s core values; she gives back about 5 percent of annual profits as donations to charity.
Net Worth
Janice Adams currently boasts a net worth of approximately $1.5 million, earned both through acting and her company JMA Solutions which provides consulting services to the Federal Aviation Administration.
She established her company in 2005 and has grown it ever since, providing services such as acquisition planning, air traffic management, financial management, IT solutions management, program and project management and professional and technical training to her 140 full-time employees – of whom 40% are former military members.
Adams is a member of the National Association of Financial Advisors (NAFA) with over 10 years’ experience in the financial industry, holding both Series 65 and 63 licenses.