KEITH A. BAKER, MPH

EDUCATION: 1988-1991

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA., Master of Science in Public Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics*

1981-1983

Hampshire College, Amherst, MA., Bachelor of Arts in Natural and Social Sciences with honors

1978-1980

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA., Pre Medical Program

1974-1978

The Bancroft School, Worcester, MA., High School

EXECUTIVE PROFILE:

An ambitious and motivated executive who creates and maintains strategic alliances among organization leaders and the broader community to effectively align with and support identified objectives and organization/business initiatives. Builds and retains high level performance teams by hiring, developing, and motivating skilled professionals to boost productivity and job satisfaction. SKILL HIGHLIGHTS:

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Project management Business Operations and Organization Negotiations expert Business and Community Relations Grants Management and Acquisition Self-motivated Public Relations Program Development/Evaluation Grant Writing Prospect Development

- Leadership and communication skills - Budgeting expertise - Employee relations - Corporate and Foundation Relations - Contract Negotiations - Strategic Planning - Team Leadership - Budget Administration - Organizational Development - Volunteer Recruitment and Management

WORK EXPERIENCE: 11/99- Present

Diversity Research and Consulting Group, Inc., 655 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 260, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274. CEO. Identify, develop, and provide consulting services to businesses in the following areas: Corporate Analysis; Executive Training; Program Evaluation; Strategic Planning; Personnel Management and Development; Board Recruitment and Development; Program Design and Enhancement; Grant Writing; Community and Corporate Collaboration; Cultural Sensitivity Training; and Fiscal Management. Provide consulting and technical assistance services to local, state and federal non-profit and for profit agencies regarding substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, inclusive of the establishment of residential and outpatient treatment facilities, advising client’s regarding Drug Medi-Cal, Prop 36, Title 22, etc., designing and implementing intervention programs with county agencies such as Los Angeles Sheriff Department and

the County’s Housing Authority. Managed a team of four seasoned researchers and managers; secured contracts from city and county government. Effectively maintain a professional, positive, face-paced work environment. 10/94 -11/99

LA County Department of Health; Environmental Health and Office of AIDS Programs and Policy (OAPP); Los Angeles. Epidemiology Analyst (94-96) Research Analyst (9699). Initially work with EH to develop and implement the HUD Lead Abatement Program for the County. Responsible for program management and reporting to HUD. In ’96, transferred to OAPP’s Planning Division as the Research Analyst for the Department. Provided assistance and guidance relative to CDC, HRSA and State funding and allocations based on BRG’s. Facilitated the County’s Prevention Planning Committee, and assisted in grant writing to secure Ryan White and CDC funding for the County.

11/93- 10/94

Worcester Fights Back, Inc., 600 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608. Director of Research and Evaluation. Oversee all data collection, management, and reporting activities; Manage 24 staff, inclusive of the research team and support staff; Utilizing appropriate research methodologies, develop, implement and evaluate all aspects of the agency; provide consultation to WFB and other partner organization, inclusive of mental health and social service agencies.

12/92-11/93

Spectrum Addiction Services, Inc., 106 East Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581. Director of Program Development and Community Relations. Responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of new programs and to insure that linguistic and cultural appropriateness are incorporated within all clinical programming. Write proposals to acquire funding from federal, state, local and/or private entities to support research and treatment activities. Supervise and coordinate activities of research and campus staff. Provide technical assistance and consultation to CBO’s. Serve as the consultant to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation process.

4/91- 12/92

Spectrum Addiction Services, Inc., 106 East Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581. Research Associate. Managed two large-scale federally funded projects, which included staff supervision, budget monitoring, programmatic validation, and the overall day to day operation of the projects. Consulted in the development, implementation, and evaluation of internal and external programs and research projects, public relations tasks with private and public vendors; participate in grant writing and acquisitions.

8/90-4/91

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655. Department of Hematology and Oncology. Protocol Office Manager. Responsibilities included the management of 64 protocols and 308 patients through NSABP, CALGB, and numerous pharmaceutical companies’ protocols. Verify patient’s eligibility per protocol’s inclusion and exclusion criteria and provide study and follow- up reports (inclusive of adverse drug reaction, toxicity, and response, etc.) Worked with the hospital’s IRB to initiate new protocols and served as the liaison between the department’s attending, residents, fellows and patients.

1985- 8/90

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655. Department of General Medicine/Primary Care, Research Analyst/Data Management Coordinator. Represented the department at symposiums, seminars, etc. Assisted the hospital’s house staff in developing and implementing research grants, methodologies and research protocols. Designed and maintained database using hardware and software packages such as Harris, Cyber, IBM, BMDP, SPSS, Minitab, SASS, etc.

1983- 1985

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655. Department of General Medicine/Primary Care. Clinical Research Assistant. Assisted in writing and acquiring research grants. Developed and implemented research

protocols. Developed and maintained data bases for analysis. Assisted in analyzing research data for a vitamin B-12 and a H-Flu study which were later published in Gerontology and Journal of Public Health respectively.

RESEARCH: 1992-1995

The Worcester AIDS Project (WAC). Program Coordinator, Spectrum Research Center. This five year study funded by the National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA) was designed to develop and evaluate a community-wide surveillance system for HIV infection and risky behaviors among intravenous drug users (IDU’s) and their sexual contacts in the greater Worcester area. The Waiting List Community Study. Project Manager, Spectrum Research Center and NOVA Research Center, Bethesda MD. This three-year controlled trial was funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to test the effectiveness of a minimalist intervention (MI) to reduce IDU’s risk for becoming infected with HIV. Another intent of the MI strategies was to implement a prescribed set of interventions using the least amount of staff and resources to engage IDU’s who were placed on waiting list for methadone maintenance.

1986-1991

In-Treatment Research Studies As a Principal Investigator in the Spectrum Research Center, a number of studies were conducted relative to dosage requirement, client recidivism, and cultural appropriateness. The West Indian Heart Disease Study. CO-PI with Dr. Harry Greene at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to conduct the first study, which attempted to document the coronary risk profile of West Indian immigrants residing in the Northeast. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of retention of diet and other aspects of West Indian traditional lifestyles on cardiovascular risk factors among female immigrants.

1982

The Jamaica Research Project This comprehensive study was of the public health care system in Kingston, Jamaica. The project was approximately nine months of fieldwork followed by three months of literature review and material preparation, which culminated in an one hundred and twenty-page report entitled, “An Analysis of the Kingston Public Health Care System.” The project was supported by the Jamaican Ministry of Health and Environmental Control, Hampshire College, and private donors.

1983

Caribbean and Jamaican Health Care System- Directed by Dr. Bob Von-Der Lippe, Hampshire College. This case study of Jamaica’s, Puerto Rico’s, and Cuba’s health care systems served to analyze the development process of these various systems. In this seventy-four-page analysis, the main focus was the identification of various factors, which either advances or retards the development of each system.

PUBLICATIONS: “Comparison of Internal Medicine Residents’ Evaluation of Generalists and Specialists as Teacher.” Baker, KA., Greene, HL., Stephenson, WP., Raia TJ. Journal of Medical Education 1988,63:66. “Generalists and Specialists: Comparative Analysis of Teaching in a Medical Residency Program.” Baker, KA., et al; Clinical Research, 1987,35:3,729A.

“Physicians Attitude Towards Cost Containment.” Clinical Research, 1986,34:2,818A. “Lowering Blood Pressure in Student through “Passive” Dietary Modifications.” Ellison, C. et al.; Proceeding of 2nd World Conference of Hypertension, New York, June 1985. “Reducing the Risk of Hypertension Among Young Adults by Passive Means.” Ellison, C., Witschi, J., et al.; Cardiology, June 1985. “Modifications in Food Preparation for Students: A Means for Passive Prevention of Hypertension?” Ellison, C., et. al.; Proceedings of International Conference of Prevention Cardiology, 1985, P.199.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE: *Los Angeles County Housing Authority, Alhambra CA. ’05-Present *Youth Employment System, Inc. Los Angeles, CA. `95- Present *Armenian Relief Society Glendale, CA. `99- Present *Academy of Latino Leader in Action (ALLA). Montebello, CA. `98- Present *EMT Group, Inc. Folson, CA `98- Present *Positive Visions Community Service Center. Long Beach, CA `99 - Present *W.E.C.O.T.H.T. Los Angeles, CA `98- Present *Success Project for Youth Re-entry. Chino, CA.’99-Present. *His Sheltering Arms, Inc. Los Angeles, CA. Grant writing, Program Development. `96 – Present. *City of Long Beach, Marine Bureau, Long Beach, CA. ’08-‘11 *People In Progress, Inc. Los Angeles, CA. Business and Program Development, Strategic Planning. *Building on Sobriety, Inc. Los Angeles, CA. Business and Program Development, Board Recruitment and Development, Strategic Planning, and grant writing. *Texas Commission on Drugs and Alcohol Abuse (TCADA). Austin, TX. Trainer, 39th Annual Substance Abuse Conference. *Los Angeles Lead Base Paint Advisory Committee. Los Angeles, CA. Technical Assistance, Policy Development. *Community Treatment Center, Worcester, MA. Provided multi-cultural leadership and diversity training for company’s entire staff of 120. Key components included awareness of personal cultural lenses, cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, inclusive decision making, and organizational benefits of diversity. `96 *Los Angeles Center for Drug Addiction. Develop MIS system to be used by the centers *Worcester Fights Back. Consult in the area of ATOD prevention strategies with specific emphasis on multicultural approaches. `94- `98. *Texas Commission on Drugs and Alcohol Abuse (TCADA). Peer Review June `94Present. *Massachusetts Department of Public Health/Substance Abuse and AIDS Division. Peer Review. `92- Present *Minority Business Collaborative/Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce. Provided business development services to minority and women-owned businesses throughout the Greater Worcester area. `91-Present * Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center. Assist with grant and program development; community relations; and program evaluation. 1985 to 1995. *Mattapan Community Health Center. Consultant 1986 to 1995. *Haitian Public Health Initiative. Develop HIV/AIDS prevention and education programming targeted to the Haitian population in Boston, Massachusetts. August `92 September 1993. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

* Member, L.A. County Lead Base Paint Advisory Board, Los Angeles, CA. * Member, American Public Health Association * Past President, Long Beach Black Chamber of Commerce *Member, Biometrics Unit, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA. *Member, Senator John Kerry’s Minority Business Development Task Force. *Member, Long Beach Chapter NAACP. *Founding Member, The MLK Business Empowerment Center, Worcester, MA. *Founding Member and President, Worcester Minority Business Council, Worcester, MA. REFERENCES: Available upon request.