Terry Gene Wright is a 58-year-old, African American, cystic fibrosis patient who is the president and co-founder of the National Organization of African Americans with Cystic Fibrosis (NOAACF), a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to connect individuals with CF, help build diverse communities, and, through its national platform, raise CF awareness within the African American community and beyond. He is an Arkansas dual-certified master gardener and a master naturalist. He formerly served on the North Little Rock Green Committee and Commission on Environmental Efficiency. He has an impressive 38-plus year career as a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer (CPFT). At the age of 54, Terry was unexpectedly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. He has also experienced extensive bacterial infections and recurrent fungal infections including sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, aspergillus, and Burkholderia multivorans. He has also endured chronic pancreatitis as a side effect of his CF diagnosis. He shares his surreal journey to CF land in his children’s coloring storybook, “Terry’s Journey to CF Land,” which was listed in the top spot on BookAuthority’s “8 Best New Cystic Fibrosis Books To Read In 2021”. Terry is the winner of the CF Star Award for 2020, presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Arkansas Chapter. He is the recipient of a 2020 Impact Grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as well as being the first person from Arkansas to receive this honor. He is also a recipient of the 2020 Jacoby Angel Award, the highest award presented by the U.S. Adult Cystic Fibrosis Association (USACFA), publishers of CF Roundtable. He is a newly appointed member of the USACFA Board of Directors. Terry lives in North Little Rock, Ark., with his wife and Butterbean, Dr. Michele R. Wright. You can connect with Terry via email at careerwisdom@sbcglobal.net, through his website at www.noaacf.org, or through the NOAACF Facebook page.