Terrain C. Barnes

Terrian C. Barnes was elected to the Board of the National Trust Community Investment Corporation in 2002. She is co-founder of Fe-smart LLC. Previously, she was the Chief Diversity Officer at Yum! Brands (parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell), a role she created and held for 14 years. In this capacity, Ms. Barnes was the business partner responsible for leading an enterprise-wide strategy to drive organizational goals through multicultural marketing, optimizing diverse talent, and minority and women’s business development. Prior to joining Yum!, as the International Franchise Association’s Public Affairs Group vice president, Ms. Barnes crafted forward-looking, innovative economic development strategies for under-served markets. Black Enterprise Magazine named her as one of 2011’s Top Executives in Diversity. Ms. Barnes is a graduate of Windham College.