The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Lindsay Baker as a community vitality and health educator based in Sweetwater County.
Baker earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with a concentration in organizational communication from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2014. She received her master’s degree in leadership and human resource development from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 2019.
Since 2017, Baker has worked for the LSU AgCenter, which is the hub of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service. For five years, she has served as assistant to the director of Louisiana’s southeast region, helping provide strategic leadership for 16 county offices and three research stations across the state.
In this role, she directly assisted with program development and evaluation; managed budgets and financial reporting; and coordinated hiring and training initiatives. She regularly collaborated with other extension agents, faculty, staff, community leaders, and government partners.
Baker is passionate about extension education and community development. “I value teamwork, relationship-building, and lifelong learning, and I am truly excited for the opportunity to serve Sweetwater County and the state of Wyoming by listening to the community’s needs and then supporting them through leadership development, financial literacy, workforce readiness, and community planning initiatives,” she says.
Baker started her new role with UW Extension Thursday, July 30. She can be reached at lbaker27@uwyo.edu.
