Dr. Terry Whitt Bailey is admired as a community activist, arts administrator and advocate for education and health equity.

Terry currently serves as the President & CEO of Cancer Support Community Indiana, providing free cancer survivorship programs and services that empower and strengthen individuals who are impacted by cancer. While most services are provided at CSC’s main campuses in Indianapolis and Bloomington, services are also offered at Franciscan Health Indianapolis and Lafayette, at Community Health Network (North, South, East & Anderson), IU Health North (Carmel) and Hendricks Regional Health.

Prior to her appointment, Terry had a successful career as an arts administrator, serving as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Historic Madame Walker Theatre Center in Indianapolis and Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie (IN). Terry previously held administrative positions with Ball State University, most notably as the Director of Executive Staff & Administrative Affairs (Chief of Staff) for the Office of the President.

Terry is a Certified Nonprofit Consultant by the National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Indiana State Legislative Arts Advocacy Council. She has received three Mayor’s Community Service Awards, the Indiana Community Arts Leadership Award, the Minority Achievement Award from Center for Leadership Development, the Very Important Volunteer Award (V!VA), the Outstanding Service Award from Rotary International and the prestigious Athena Award from Women in Business Unlimited (WIBU), Inc. Terry is also a Hall of Fame inductee with Rutgers University African American Alumni Association and North Central High School Alumni Association.

Terry currently serves on the following Boards:  IU Health-Eastern Region, Asante Arts Institute, American Piano Awards, Indianapolis Black Chamber of Commerce, Ladies Under Construction, and Meridian Health Services. In addition, she is a member of the Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Council of Negro Women-Indianapolis Section, and Top Ladies of Distinction-Indianapolis Chapter. Terry lives in Muncie, Indiana and attends Union Missionary Baptist Church where she served as the Director of the Combined Children & Youth Ministries and the Creative Arts Ministry.

Terry earned two Bachelors degrees from Rutgers University and her Masters degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She completed post-graduate work in Management Development at Harvard University, and earned a Doctor of Ministry Degree (D.Min) from Newburgh Theological Seminary.