As the Career and Technical Education Specialist Trish works with Perkins federal grant funded programs. Dr. Baker’s previous work in academic administration includes two years as a chief academic officer for 175th Regimental Training Institute, two years as a CTE scholarship administrator at Marquette University, and most recently as a CTE assessment facilitator encompassing ISDs across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
She has a terminal degree from the U of Minnesota in Education, with research focused on the MinnState post-secondary CTE system.
Outside of work, Trish spends her time on non-profit boards as the scholarship committee chairperson for two associations. She is the proud parent of an Inver Hills alum, an avid concert goer, and a helicopter enthusiast.