Background
Baker, Barbara Jean was born on December 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Baker, Barbara Jean was born on December 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Chicago State University, 1975; Master of Education, Cambridge College, 1994.
Training clerk, United States Post Office, Chicago, 1964-1972; sales manager, World Book Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1972-1974; teacher, Chicago Public Schools, since 1976. Public relations coordinator retired senior volunteer program RSVP, Hull House, Chicago, 1978. Public relations coordinator artist-in-residece fine arts department City of Chicago,1979.
Past public relations officer district 30 Toastmasters International, Chicago, 1992-1993, chairperson. Founder, president, relationship counselor Real Friends, Chicago, since 1979. Commissioner Chicago Presbytery.
Member S.M.I.L.E. Program Ill.Inst. of Technology, 1997, 98.
Daughter of Earl B. and Rosalind J. (Hill) Towns. Divorced; children: Kaya Kenyatta Lowe, Belinda Rosalind, Carmela.