Jason Baker Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo

-Secured 4-yr, 2 mil. federal award to provide trauma-focused refugee mental health services in St. Louis (2024)-Secured 3-yr, 1.8 mil. federal award to support Afghan Combat Survivors in St. Louis area with mental health and targeted case management services. (2023)-Oversaw agency emergency COVID response in collaboration with the St. Louis Community Fund, St. Louis Food Angels, and the United Way 2-1-1, as well as the disbursal of $750K of CARES Act funds for rental and mortgage assistance. (2020-current)-Secured membership as a United Way of Greater St. Louis Safety Net Agency (2020)-Consolidated local services for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma programming and secured 4-yr. federal award to keep these services available in the St. Louis area (2018, renewed 2022)-Acquired and integrated Refugee Services Faith Team from Places for People (2016)-Helped oversee merger with St. Louis Center for Survivors of Torture (2016)

St. Louis, Mo

- Research and procure grant funding for agency programming- Monitor implementation, allocations, and compliance- Issue regular reports to funding entities- Market agency programs and services through new media and direct contact with community partners- Oversee day-to-day agency operations reporting to President/CEO and Board of Directors

Work with the Citizenship Program Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator to observe, assess, and report client progress towards naturalization.* Conduct in-home mock interviews to gauge preparedness for USCIS Naturalization Exam.* Meet with clients and tutors together to identify areas for improvement. * Provide one-on-one, in-home instruction in basic English and U.S. Civics in special cases.

Taught undergraduate courses in beginning and intermediate German language:* University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2 courses, Fall 2011* Saint Louis University, 3 courses, Spring 2009* Webster University, 1 course, Summer/Fall 2007

* Worked with Swank’s international offices in Germany and France to protect, license, and market copyrighted studio material in the non-theatrical film sector.* Provided daily sales support to Berlin-based account executives: generated sales leads, Salesforce invoices, market research, royalty reports.* Mediated needs and work flow between international offices and the corporate divisions in St. Louis.* Built and managed large bilingual inventory databases for both the French and German offices.

* Designed and developed customized electronic and traditional media courseware for public relations and marketing firm (Touchwood Creative).* Carried out research and translations for historians, academics and independent authors.* Provided research and translation services for James McGrath Morris's 2010 biography, "Joseph Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power."

Ph.D., M.A., German

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Rep. / Faculty Liaison, Rep. to the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), Chair of Issues Committee.

B.A., English / German

Activities and Societies: President - Delta Phi Alpha chapter, Sigma Tau DeltaGraduated Summa Cum Laude with a double major in English.