| James A. Baker Director County Position 10 Originally selected 01/11/2011 Term expires 08/31/2013 |
Jim received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Rochester, his certification in Community Behavioral Science Application at the Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Brockport, and attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. While living in Rochester, Jim became a co-founder of the National Center for Dispute Settlement of the American Arbitration Association. In his earlier years Jim taught numerous courses at Rice University and is a past instructor for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University Houston, Texas, and was honored to become an Adjunct Professor by Dean Lee Transier, PhD, for the University of Houston. Jim remains a very active sponsor and author with his highly acclaimed and bestselling book, "The Anger Busting Workbook", the "Anger Busting™ Training and Counseling Guide", “Tele-Sales Marketing” and “Negotiations Tactics for Professionals”, as well as his newly released book on “Texas Cookin”. Jim is a featured writer with his monthly column on anger-related issues which appears in Recovery Today magazine. Jim’s online presence continues to grow and evolve with his six monthly articles which range from Executive Presentation Skills, Negotiations Training, Time Management, and Managing for Motivation, and Sales & Marketing Do's & Don’ts, which has a unique subscriber base in excess of 25,000 interested and dedicated monthly readers. Some of Jim’s past and present honors include: Board of Directors - Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults - 2010 to present; Author “Texas Cookin” - 2010, and The Cooking Show - 2009 to present; Member, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas; Board of Directors - Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs - 2002 to 2010; Founder, Baker Communications Inc. - 1979 to present (recipient as an INC 500 Company for three consecutive years); Board of Directors - Greater Houston Partnership - 1996 to 2003; 2005 to 2008; Senior Consultant, DuPont Corporation - 1998 to present; Board of Directors - Bradmark Technologies Inc. - 1998 to 2003; Member - Governor George W. Bush’s Business Council - 1995 to 2000; Member - Governor Rick Perry’s Business Council - 2001 to present; Creator and Co-Founding Board Member - Houston Drug Free Business Initiative; Board Member - South Texas College of Law, Board of Visitors; Appointed by the Governor of Texas to serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities; Appointed by the Governor of Texas to serve as a member of the Statewide Media Task Force on Dropout Prevention; Harris County Co-Chairman for the Election of George W. Bush for Governor Campaign; Board of Directors – Corp. for Economic Development of Harris County, Inc.; Alderman/City Councilman – City Council of The City of Piney Point Village for two consecutive terms; Police Commissioner - Village Police Department, Houston Texas; Deputy Commissioner - City of Piney Point Village Police; Board of Directors - Cenikor Drug Rehabilitation Center; Founder & Chairman - The Anger Management Training Institute LLC - 1994 to present; Charter Member - George W. Bush Presidential Library - 2010 to present; and Member, Republican National Committee Advisory Board - 2010 to present.
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