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Baker directs three divisions - Human Resources, Workforce Health and Safety, and the Learning Center - that work to enhance the performance of VDOT and its employees. Her goals are to build programs that attract and retain a productive and diverse workforce and develop a work environment that promotes learning, leadership and positive employee-management relations.
Baker joined VDOT in 2004 after moving from Dominion Resources Services, Inc., in Richmond, where she was director of human resources. In that position she managed all human resources functions and directed corporate organizational development and labor-management programs. Earlier, she held the same title at Virginia Power after working her way up from senior compensation analyst. Before working at Virginia Power she was supervisor of classification and compensation for the Virginia Community College System. Early in her career she was a personnel specialist for Virginia Commonwealth University. She also worked with Wilbur Smith & Associates, engineering consultants, as a project planner.
Education
Baker holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Longwood College and a master’s degree in educational administration and supervision from the University of Virginia. She is a certified compensation professional (CCP) from WorldatWork, and she holds the senior professional human resources certification from the Society of Human Resource Management.
Personal
Her favorite "off-duty" activity is to relax at her cabin in the mountains of Augusta County. | 