David E. Baker Email & Phone Number

More than 40 years of Extension programmatic and administrative leadership experience at the local, state and national level. This included the development and launching of a very successful statewide agricultural safety & occupational health program, and providing administrative leadership for the campus and statewide agriculture and natural resources extension programs for Missouri.Programmatic Leadership• Lead the establishment of model ANR outcome and curriculum based programmatic expectations and accountability at the state and North Central Region levels. • Developed model staffing plan to align with MU Extension Strategic Plans. • Facilitated the development of nationally and internationally recognized extension programs and interdisciplinary teamsGovernmental Relations• Established strong working relationships with state and federal agencies, congressional and legislative delegation and staffers, Missouri commodity groups, farm organizations, and non-profits.• Developed MOUs with state agencies related to staffing, regulatory training, and programming • Developed model disaster education, preparedness and recovery network between FEMA, USDA, state emergency management, and land-grantsDevelopment• Established endowments for Master Gardener, Equine and InterContinental Climate Viticulture programs• Developed MU Extension Federal White Papers for Regional Economic and Entrepreneurial Development ($3 million) & Pasture-Based Dairy Center of Excellence ($5.9 million) • Broadened the funding portfolio by expanded grant, contract, and fee support for programmingTransferable Skills• Administrative: strategic planning; goal setting; budgeting, statewide program/project planning and evaluation; leading teams; performance evaluation. • Written: state and federal impact reports, white papers, grants, legislative briefings, and Extension publications.• Verbal: national & international presentations; college teaching; legislative testimony

Listed skills include Program Development, Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Public Speaking, and 23 others.