Our staff brings years of experience covering a wide variety of disciplines including public relations, journalism, research, writing, activism, web design, graphic design, and more. These are the experts that keep their eyes open to the bioethics issues coming down the pike and provide the tools and skills necessary for CBC to respond quickly with the right resources.
Kallie Fell, MS, BSN, RN
Executive Director
Kallie started her professional career as a scientist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center utilizing a Master of Science degree in Animal Sciences with an emphasis on Reproductive Physiology and Molecular Biology from Purdue University. While assisting in the investigation of endometriosis and pre-term birth, Kallie simultaneously pursued a degree in nursing with hopes of working with women as a perinatal nurse. After meeting Jennifer Lahl at a conference, Kallie became interested in the work of the Center for Bioethics and Culture and started volunteering with the organization. It is obvious that Kallie is passionate about women’s health. She continues to work, as she has for the past six years, as a perinatal nurse and has worked with the CBC since 2018, first as a volunteer writer, then as our staff Research Associate, and now as the Executive Director. In 2021, Kallie co-directed the CBC’s first documentary on “transgender medicine” titled Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender? In 2022 Kallie co-wrote and co-produced the CBC’s latest film, The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters. Kallie also hosts the popular podcast Venus Rising and is the Program Director for the Paul Ramsey Institute. Her latest film, The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood is set for release in January 2024 as is her new book, co-authored with Jennifer Lahl, The Detransition Diaries (published by Ignatius Press).
Kirstin Wallace, ESQ.
Development Director
Kirstin is our newest consultant at the CBC, filling the role of Development Director. Kirstin has both advised and run educational non-profits and has stepped into the Development Director role to further the vision and mission of the CBC.
Kirstin received her B.A. in Biology and Anthropology from Indiana University, followed by her J.D. from John F. Kennedy School of Law in 2008. She practiced in civil defense litigation for 14 years, specializing in contracts, construction, and mediation. She has been involved in human dignity advocacy from a young age, which was spurred on by her love of the sciences and her recognition of the uniqueness and moral foundation of the human condition.
Other than her work at the CBC, Kirstin is a mother to two boys, whom she homeschools through the classical model, and a director in her homeschool community.
Gary Powell MA (Oxon), PGCE
European Special Consultant
Gary Powell is the European Special Consultant to the Center for Bioethics and Culture. In 2021 he was appointed as Research Fellow at the Bow Group, the oldest conservative think tank in the United Kingdom. He studied Philosophy under the tutorship of Baroness Mary Warnock, who chaired the UK Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology that led to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. Gary regards surrogacy as a human rights violation similar to the sale of human organs and campaigns internationally to raise consciousness about the harm it causes to vulnerable people. As a gay man, he opposes surrogacy as an unacceptable LGBT rights objective on account of the serious violations it causes to the rights of other groups.