Executive Team Members

 President - Jerel Bonner
​Jerel Bonner is the author of “Sharpening China’s Talent” and a TEDx speaker. He is a ‘human behavior awareness’ consultant, advising and coaching senior level executives. Jerel has a keen eye for observing human behavior patterns, and a solid foundation of how those actions impress those they are working with. He helps others confront reality, so that they can learn how to reach their full potential. Jerel has over 1500 hours of coaching experience, built on the foundational conviction that relationship and expertise power are more effective than role power. Prior to starting Corralling Chaos, he was an executive coach supporting multinational corporations in China for 14 years. Jerel has also delivered lectures to the Fundan University MBA program, the JiaoTong University’s MBA-C program, and has made business presentations to audiences around the world.
Vice President - Anne Ballou, PhD
​Anne Ballou works to support sustainable and safe food animal production by improving gastrointestinal health and function in swine and poultry.  She received her B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science from the University of Kentucky, and her PhD in Functional Genomics from North Carolina State University, where she studied the relationships between gastrointestinal bacteria and host immune function.  Anne overlays nutrition, genetics, and immunology in her research to understand and promote microbiomes that contribute to host health and function.  In addition to her research efforts, Anne works to be a part of the cross-disciplinary cooperation that goes into developing and implementing effective outreach, and science and agriculture policy.
Director of Membership - Bailey DeBarmore, PhD MHS RDN
​Bailey is an epidemiologist working with real world evidence. She received her BS in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University, her Masters of Health Science in Clinical Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University, and her PhD in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a TBT member, she enjoys meeting peers in the biotech space as well as connecting new and old acquaintances with one another.
Director of Marketing - Caroline Wake
​Caroline Wake works to connect industry-leading organizations with the engineering and life science talent they need. She received her BS in Health Sciences from James Madison University and is driven to connect her background in science with her desire to connect people.

The TBT board at our 2nd event back-in-person, May 10th 2022

Interested in joining the TBT board?

We are looking for motivated and proactive individuals in the RTP area to join our executive leadership team. To learn more, contact us.