Tai Baker, Public Health
Faculty: Canyon Hardesty
Tai Baker is the Program Manager for health emphasis programs at the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wyoming. She manages Project SCOPE (a program supporting children of the opioid epidemic) and the Equality State Research Network (Wyoming’s community and practice-based research network). She also works with ECHO networks across health and education and supports the implementation of networks across the nation. Tai graduated with a B.S in Criminal Justice and Psychology from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. in Health Service Administration through the School of Pharmacy from the University of Wyoming.
Prior to joining WIND, Tai worked for four years at Albany County, Wyoming as the Grants Manager; overseeing all state and federal funding to support County infrastructure, program development and management. Additionally, Tai worked for six years at the Wyoming Department of Health implementing core public health programs throughout Wyoming, specifically in communicable disease prevention.
Tai is a proud mama to a 6 year old son, 2 year old daughter, and 12 year old stepson. Her and her family reside in Laramie, Wyoming where they spend a lot of time outdoors camping, playing sports, and attempting to grow a garden!