Baker 鈥�04 Named Central Illinois Woman of the Year
Oct. 23, 2020
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. 鈥� named 蓝莓视频 alumna Gianina Baker 鈥�04 its Woman of the Year from the publication鈥檚 鈥淔orty Under 40鈥� class.
Baker is the associate director at the (NILOA), a resource-research institute founded to discover, document, and disseminate effective assessment of student learning practices at colleges and universities. She is also vice president of the Champaign Community Unit School District 4 school board and recently helped pass a resolution that declares racism a public health crisis, ensuring that the necessary attention and resources will be directed to this issue.
Baker graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in 2004 with a degree in psychology, before earning a master鈥檚 degree in human development counseling from Saint Louis University and a Ph.D. in education policy, organization & leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
One of the , Baker was an eight-time All-American, and a member of the 2004 Indoor National Champion 4x400 meter relay team. Baker was also president of the Black Student Union; co-President of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee; resident advisor; and assisted/led/hosted a variety of initiatives on the IWU campus.
Baker remains involved with Illinois Wesleyan as a member of the Council for Women. She will be among the presenters for a Titan Talks webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. titled: 鈥� .鈥�
Central Illinois Business Magazine 鈥檚 鈥淔orty Under 40鈥� recognizes the professional achievements and community involvement of young leaders in Central Illinois.
By Rachel McCarthy 鈥�21