Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Awards
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AWARD + EXPERTISE
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KIM BAKER

KIM BAKER

Las Vegas

Summary

Dynamic Sr. Product Inclusion & Enablement Manager with a proven track record at HMH/NWEA, excelling in equity assessments and stakeholder collaboration. Expert in curriculum development and championing inclusive practices, I drive impactful initiatives that align with organizational values, fostering diversity and enhancing educational experiences for all users.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Product Inclusion & Enablement Manager

HMH/NWEA
Boston
04.2010 - Current
  • Conducted equity reviews for curriculum products, processes, blogs, and organizational websites.
  • Championed inclusive practices for internal and external partnerships.
  • Developed frameworks prioritizing users, students, educators, and colleagues.
  • Aligned strategies with mission and values through effective execution.
  • Collaborated with teams to identify program strengths and opportunities.
  • Served on LGBT employee resource group (ERG) to promote diversity.
  • Oversaw project management for cross-functional equity initiatives.

Math/Science Senior Content Specialist/Trainer

Scantron Corporation
San Diego
08.2007 - 09.2009
  • Planned and delivered best practice item development trainings to school districts and wrote and edited math and science assessment items.

Senior Curriculum Specialist

PLATO Learning
San Diego
04.2004 - 08.2005
  • Designed and oversaw curriculum development for math and assessment software products; provided trainings in assessment best practices; wrote math and science guides and acceptance criteria for quality assurance; created product training materials; and received the PLATO Performance Award for Leadership in 2007.

Lead Elementary Ed. Curriculum Specialist Math, Science, Technology Specialist

04.2003 - 06.2004
  • Functioned as math, science, and technology specialist in supporting educators and students to achieve state standards, implementing high-quality instructional materials, and fostering classroom management grounded in dignity and positive reinforcement.

Elementary School Teacher- 4th and 6th Grades

Boston
10.1995 - 06.2003
  • Instructed grade 4 students in all subjects in Illinois from 1997 to 2003.
  • Taught all subjects for grade 6 in Ohio from 1995 to 1996.

Education

Ph.D. - Education Policy & Leadership, Diversity & Equity

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
05-2025

Master of Science - Curriculum, Technology, Education Reform

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
05-2003

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
12-1995

Certified Diversity Professional Credential (CDP) -

Society for Diversity
Indianapolis, IN

Skills

  • Equity assessments
  • Curriculum development
  • Diversity training
  • Inclusive practices
  • Project management
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Content creation
  • Clear communication

Awards

+ 2025 Q2 recipient of the Justice Award in Values

Volunteer Experience

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), San Diego, CA, 2016-04, Present, Facilitated workshops on White People for Racial Justice 101 that examines the basics of privilege, fragility, and racial literacy to interrupt white supremacy.

AWARD + EXPERTISE

  • + Oversee support of learning and design teams in creating inclusive content
  • + Provide thought partnership on inclusive leadership and belonging and other equity aspects
  • + Managed the Content Equity Team & related projects
  • + Develop internal learning to support strategic initiatives
  • Develop and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion related internal learning; Collaborate with Learning and Development teams to support Inclusive content development across products; Lead and grow the cross-functional Content Equity Team to support the organization in equity initiatives (grew from 1 to 17 members in 1 year); Served as LGBTQ Affinity Group co-lead for three years; Review materials through the equity lens to remove barriers in products and services for the clients we serve; Provide training and education to support department DEI goals reaching over 100 internal team members and thousands of external clients; Create and deliver organization-wide education on DEI topics such as inclusive leadership and belonging, deficit ideology, equity literacy, privilege and racism & race relations; Advise and collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to create equitable, high-quality products and services; Co-organized equity retreat for 100 person department; Co-presented on social justice and equity in education at SXSW 2022 and 2023; Co-presented at NABE conference in 2023 on role of content equity in MLL spaces.

Affiliations

  • Volunteer with community based organization Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), focused on disrupted, learning and unlearning about racial hierarchies
  • Practicing vegan and enjoy vegan cooking
  • Avid reader and nature enthusiast

Accomplishments

  • Recipient of the 2021 Organizational award in Equity

Timeline

Sr. Product Inclusion & Enablement Manager

HMH/NWEA
04.2010 - Current

Math/Science Senior Content Specialist/Trainer

Scantron Corporation
08.2007 - 09.2009

Senior Curriculum Specialist

PLATO Learning
04.2004 - 08.2005

Lead Elementary Ed. Curriculum Specialist Math, Science, Technology Specialist

04.2003 - 06.2004

Elementary School Teacher- 4th and 6th Grades

10.1995 - 06.2003

Ph.D. - Education Policy & Leadership, Diversity & Equity

University of Illinois

Master of Science - Curriculum, Technology, Education Reform

University of Illinois

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Northern Illinois University

Certified Diversity Professional Credential (CDP) -

Society for Diversity
KIM BAKER