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Ms. Ruth Baker, BEACON’s Managing Director, has been affiliated with BEACON since 1996.  She holds a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a B.A. from Yale University.  She has over 12 years’ consulting experience in both private and public sector organizations, including Price Waterhouse’s Office of Government Services in Washington D.C., where she won the firm’s Client Service Award.  Recent project examples include:

• Multi-million dollar initiative to create a regional transportation system (Shore Transit) for the tri-county area.   

• Tri-county “visioning” process that will convey regional goals and priorities to Lower Shore legislators and decision-makers. 

• Study of the “graying of Delmarva,” a look at the realities and implications of our aging population.

• Participation in the Governor’s Eastern Shore Economic Development Task Force (aka “One Maryland”).  Served as Vice Chair of Transportation Subcommittee.

• Studies to help local clients enhance tourism, assess welfare-to-work transportation options, and promote micro-entrepreneurship.

 AWARDS 

• One of twelve women honored at the 15^th Annual Women’s Recognition Day by the Wicomico County Commission for Women (2003).

• Shore Transit Project selected as a semi-finalist by the Institute for Government Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government for the Innovations in American Government Awards (2002) 

• Nominated by Salisbury University for the University System of Maryland Regents’ Staff Award in the “Public Service” Category (2002)

• Recipient (with BEACON Director), Evie Cutler Public Service Award, from the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities for Lower Shore regional transportation initiative (2001)

• Recipient (with rest of transportation coalition), Outstanding Rural Development Award, from the FORVM for Rural Maryland for Lower Shore regional transportation initiative (2001)

• Recipient (with BEACON Director), Regional Economic Development Award, from Shore Leadership (2001)

• Recipient, Governor’s Citation for leadership of Lower Shore regional transportation initiative (1999)