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Barron J. Damon has been a thought leader in the non-profit sector for over 15 years. Barron is the current VP of Partnership Development for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle and has held several roles including Interim Executive Director and VP of Operations at the BBBS agency in South Carolina. During his tenure in South Carolina he was appointed by Governor Beasley to serve on a statewide mentoring council that provided strategic direction and policy advocacy to hundreds of youth serving organizations.

Barron has extensive knowledge in the area of volunteerism, recruitment, philanthropy, and partnership development and has trained thousands of volunteers during his professional career. Barron has been a featured guest on several TV, and radio shows discussing topics related to youth development and philanthropy.

Barron is a graduate of the University of South Carolina in Columbia where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Psychology and a Master’s degree in Business Management from Webster University. He also completed post graduate work at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in Business and Public Health and a recent American Express Leadership Fellow.

Barron is currently one of the Managing Partners of the Business of Life Coaching and Consulting. Barron is a seasoned Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. As a franchisee of a well-known child care facility his business was awarded the Top Child Care Facility in the area during his ownership of Trust Company. As a Philanthropist Barron is one of the founding members of an Award winning Giving Circle and served on the National Board of Directors for the Community Investment Network. He served on the Community Giving Committee for the Triangle Community Foundation and has several causes that he supports.