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Dr. Baker has more than 25 years of experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors as a corporate executive, government practitioner, consultant, and being intricately involved as faculty member and academic administrator in higher education in the areas of organizational development and change, public management and public policy, finance and budgeting, urban and economic development, growth management, water resources development, management information systems, computer and geographic information systems technology, program evaluation and performance appraisal, and strategic planning.
Dr. Baker's responsibilities involve hands-on interaction with senior corporate executives and public officials (governors, cabinet members, and administrators and rank and file employees at all levels) at the local, regional, state and federal levels of government. A former APSA State and Local Government Fellow, his experience with public policy and management, public sector budgeting, growth management and environment, geographic information systems and related computer technology includes numerous courses, seminars, and workshops. He has received approximately one million dollars in research, teaching, and public service grant awards.
Author of numerous books, articles, monographs, papers and computer software, Dr. Baker has participated as principal instructor, featured speaker and panel chair at more than 130 professional conferences, seminars, workshops, symposia and research consortia. While serving on the Editorial Board of Public Administration Review, the premier journal of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Dr. Baker reviewed more than 120 papers for publication. He has reviewed additionally numerous articles for other juried journals and 14 books for Prentice-Hall, Inc., Marcel Dekker Publishers, Inc., The University of Florida System Press, and The University of California Press.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Political Science & Minor in Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1974.
Areas of Study: Public Policy and Public Administration (organization theory and administrative behavior, survey research and statistical analysis, policy analysis, program evaluation and performance appraisal, and strategic planning); Politics and Government; and Public Law)).
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Doctoral Dissertation: Socioeconomic and Political System Change and the Public Policy Process in California County Government. Employed multivariate data analysis techniques to analyze, cross-sectionally and longitudinally, socioeconomic and political system influences (70 independent variable factors examined) on aggregate expenditures (sixteen functional categories analyzed) of all California county governments, controlling for federal and state aid (438 pages). |
M.P.A., Indiana University & Minor in Economics, 1969.
One of three graduates in a class of 40 passing with distinction the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) Written Comprehensive Exams
B.A., Political Science and Business Administration, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1965.
WORK EXPERIENCE
As Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, Dr. Baker is the second-most senior officer at TaxWatch, reporting directly to the TaxWatch President/CEO. In addition to having the management, budgetary and related duties and responsibilities customarily assigned to chief operating officers, Dr. Baker as Senior Vice President, is in charge of and directs all TaxWatch research and assuring that research triangulates with TaxWatch external communications and organizational membership-related functions. All TaxWatch staff involved with the functional responsibilities of research, communications, membership, revenue development, marketing and administration report directly to Dr. Baker.
For five years prior to joining Florida TaxWatch full-time, Dr. Baker served as a TaxWatch Senior Research Fellow. Two years immediately prior to becoming Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at TaxWatch, Dr. Baker served as Staff Director to the Committee on Finance and Taxation of the Florida House of Representatives. In addition to his regular duties as Committee Staff Director, Dr. Baker was one of four principals statutorily designated by the State of Florida to participate in the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conferences. He represented the Florida House of Representatives in consensing on revenue forecasts of nineteen taxes and trust fund Estimating Conferences, including National Economic, Florida Demographic, Ad Valorem, Health Insurance, Florida Economic, Transportation Revenue, Lottery Revenue, Gross Receipts, and General Revenue Conferences.
From 1987 to 1996, Dr. Baker served as President and Founder of Growth Management Services Institute (GMSI), Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a research and technical assistance consulting firm. For twenty years prior to 1989, he taught full-time and served as a graduate program-level academic administrator at several major universities: Emory University, Florida International University, California State University at Long Beach, The University of Georgia and Indiana University. Prior to his teaching career, he served a three-year stint in Washington, D.C. as Administrative and Legislative Assistants to the U.S. Congress.
HONORS, APPOINTMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICE, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
MEMBER, Florida Business Coalition on Growth Management, 2001-present.
| [Coalition Membership: Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, Inc.; Florida Association of Realtors; NAIOP; Florida Trucking Association, Int., Coun. Shopping Centers; Florida Transportation Builders Association; Florida Home Builders Association; TECO Energy, Inc.; Florida Chamber of Commerce; Florida Community Developers; Florida Ports Council; Florida Economic Development Council; Florida Petroleum Council; Associated Industries of Florida; Florida Farm Bureau Federation; Florida Phosphate Council; Bell South; Florida Power Corporation; Florida Retail Federation; FBT; Floridians for Better Transportation; Jacksonville Economic Development Council; Economic Development Council of Collier County; Tampa Bay Partners; Florida Council of 100] |
CO-COORDINATOR and CHAIR The Florida Cluster Metrics Task Force, 1999-present.
| [Membership: Appointees of the Governor, Senate President, Speaker of the House, Chancellor of State University System, State Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development, Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, State Office of Economic and Demographic Research, State Department of Revenue, House Committee on Finance and Taxation, Senate Fiscal Committee, Enterprise Florida, I-4 High Tech Corridor Council, State Office of Planning and Budget, University of South Florida, and University of Central Florida.]
Task Force recommendation to create and publish a research document determining return on investment by the State of Florida, municipalities and counties for technology transfer and semiconductor industry expansion in the Florida I-4 High Tech Corridor published (see publications section below). |
MEMBER, Policy Research Committee, Council of Economic Advisors, Office of the Governor, 2000 - present.
MEMBER, Property Tax Administration Advisory Council, Department of Revenue, State of Florida, 2000-present.
MEMBER, Economic Development Implementation Team, Florida Geographic Information Board (GIB), State Technology Office, 2001.
MEMBER, Communication Services Tax Advisory Committee, Department of Revenue, State of Florida, 2000.
CHAIRMAN, Florida TaxWatch Ad Valorem Task Force, 1999 - 2000.
| [Task Force Membership: Appointees of the Governor, Senate President, Speaker of the House, The Florida Bar, St. Joe Corporation, Anheuser Busch, Harris Corporation, Offices of Ausley & McMullen, Orange County (Florida) Property Appraiser, Leon County (Florida) Property Appraiser, State Department of Revenue, National Federation of Independent Business, Associated Industries of Florida, National Association of Industrial Office Parks, Florida Chamber of Commerce, JM Family Enterprises, Florida Institute of CPAs, The St. Joe Company, Lucent Technologies, Florida TaxWatch Research Institute, and Florida Power and Light Company, Association of Tax Collectors, A. Duda & Sons, Inc., Florida Manufacturing & Chemical Council.]
Task Force recommendation to create a Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights in Florida Statutes enacted into law, FY 2000. Task Force recommendation to develop an ad valorem tax pamphlet, jointly sponsored by the Florida Department of Revenue and Florida TaxWatch Research Institute and to make the publication available to Florida property tax appraisers, assessor, taxpayers, realtors, etc. published and available, FY 2001-present. |
MEMBER, Research Study Team, State Programs to Promote Economic Development in Florida I-4 High Tech Corridor, 1999 - present.
MEMBER, Tax Advisory Group, Department of Revenue, State of Florida, 1998 - present.
MEMBER, Citizens Advisory Group, Water Managerial, Financial and Technical Drinking Capacity Standards (1996 Federal Safe Drinking Water Act), Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 1998 - present.
MEMBER, Southeast Florida Research Forum: Human and Social Services Focus, South Florida Regional Planning Council, 1996-98.
MEMBER, Community Development Task Force, East Coast Redevelopment Project (Infrastructure/Concurrency Project Team), Florida Atlantic University, Center for Urban Redevelopment and Empowerment (CURE), 1993-96.
MEMBER, Florida State Mapping Advisory Committee, 1990-93.
MEMBER, Florida Public Information Consortium, 1990-93.
MEMBER, Florida International University Briefing Team for Hon. Lawton Chiles, Director, Collins Research Center, Florida State University, July, 1989.
MEMBER (elected), Executive Council, Gold Coast Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, 1987-89.
NOMINEE, Board of Directors, URISA, Washington, D.C., 1987-88.
MEMBER, Board of Directors, Florida Chapter, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), 1986-88.
SENIOIR CHAIR, National Public Administration Section (SIG), URISA, 1986-88.
PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER, Florida Chapter, URISA, 1986-88.
CHARTER MEMBER, Florida Geographic Information Systems Users Group, Growth Management Data Network Coordinating Council, Office of the Governor (State of Florida).
DIRECTOR, Governor's (Hon. Otis Bowen, State of Indiana) Statewide IPA Public Service Fellowship Program, 1980-82.
CHAIR, Governor's (Hon. Otis Bowen, State of Indiana) Advisory Committee, Statewide Public Service Fellowship Program, 1980-82.
MEMBER, Mayor's (Hon. William Hudnut, City of Indianapolis) Briefing Team on Federalism, 1981.
MEMBER, Mayor's (Hon. William Hudnut, City Indianapolis) Regional Center Task Force Subcommittee on Transportation, 1979-84.
MEMBER, University Task Force, Governor's (Hon. Jerry Brown, State of California) Commission on Government Reform, 1978-79.
URISA SERVICE AWARD, Florida Chapter, URISA "In Grateful Recognition of Outstanding Service," 1991.
FACULTY SERVICE AWARD, Center for Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Long Beach, 1979, "In Grateful Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Center for Public Policy and Administration," 1977-79.
FACULTY STUDENT SERVICE AWARD, University of Georgia Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, 1977 (awarded by M.P.A. students).
A.L. BROWN HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, 1975.
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FELLOW, 1971-72.
LISTED IN:
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WINSTON CHURCHILL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL RECIPIENT, (Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri), 1969.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION IN POLITICS (NCEP) CONGRESSIONAL ITERNSHIP NCEP AWARD, 1965.
A.L. BROWN, LUG LEAZER MEMORIAL AWARD: Most Valuable Football Player (elected by peers).
MEMBER, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
MEMBER, American Society of Association Executives.
MEMBER, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA).
MEMBER, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
MEMBER, Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers.
MEMBER, Pi Alpha Alpha (National Honorary Society for Public Affairs and Administration).
MEMBER, Board of Directors, Florida Chapter, URISA, 1986-90.
MEMBER (EX OFFICIO), Board of Directors, Florida Chapter, URISA, 1990-91.
SENIOR CHAIR, National Public Administration Section (SIG), URISA, 1986-88.
PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER, Florida Chapter, URISA 1986-88.
| Served as President, 1986-88: Organized and served as Senior Co-Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, National URISA '87 Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (involved organizing and directing activities of fifteen (15) task forces from Tallahassee to the Florida Keys and coordinating Conference activities); organized and coordinated State URISA Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Organized and Chaired seven State URISA Chapter meetings. |
MEMBER (elected), Executive Council, Gold Coast Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, 1987-89.
| Involved with establishing Chapter policy and activities. |
AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN OF SCIENCE: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1978