Summer 2018  |  33 Terri Pascarelli, chief executive officer of AIT Bioscience, received the Strategic Transformation Achievement Recognition (STAR), the HBA’s highest recognition for volunteer leaders, during the Woman of the Year event in May in New York City. The STAR honors a volunteer who stands apart as a truly exem- plary role model and has demonstrated a long-term commitment to furthering the HBA’s strategic goals. “Terri has a long pedigree of senior leadership roles including founding the HBA Indiana chapter, serving as the chair of the Council of Chapter Presidents, chairing the HBA board of directors and currently contributing as a member of our global advisory board,” said Laurie Cooke, HBA president and CEO. “Terri effectively applied her strategic perspective and business savvy to the HBA’s growth and was instrumental in setting the course and laying the foundation for our organization today.” Pascarelli has held leadership positions in life science companies for more than 25 years. She joined AIT Bioscience as CEO in December 2014. Her healthcare industry experience ranges across start- up and Fortune 500 firms and includes executive leadership as president and CEO of a venture-backed pharmaceutical company and a privately held medi- cal laboratory company in the United States. She has held integral roles leading teams in strategic development and sales and marketing, and had oversight of research and development and commercial operations at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Roche Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca. “For me, leadership opportunities, both in my career and with the HBA, weren’t a ‘grand plan’ of mine. Instead, it was an unexpected journey, taken one step at a time. These steps through pharma, start-ups and the HBA taught me that taking action boosts confidence,” said Pascarelli. “My journey was not a straight line, by traditional standards, but it brought me experience in leading multiple companies as president and CEO, as well as the joy and honor of being a president of the HBA.”  “Terri effectively applied her strategic perspective and business savvy to the HBA’s growth and was instrumental in setting the course and laying the foundation for our organization today.” LaurieCooke,HBApresidentandCEO LONG TIME HBA ADVOCATE TERRI PASCARELLI HONORED WITH HBA 2018 STAR Terri Pascarelli accepting the 2018 STAR in New York City