Background

Baert, Richard was born on February 19, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Emiel Alfons and Emma Georgette (Vermeulen) Baert.

Education

Bachelor, Northern Illinois U., 1981; Master of Arts, Northern Illinois U., 1992.

Career

Night city editor, City News Bureau, Chicago, 1982-1985; copy editor, Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1985-1989; assistant city editor, Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, 1989-1991; assistant news editor, Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, 1991-1995; business copy editor, Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, since 1995. Adjunct journalism instructor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, since 1997.

Achievements

• Richard Baert has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper editor, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member pastoral county St. Marcelline Church, Schaumburg, Illinois, since 1992. Member Northern Illinois Newspaper Association.

Interests

• Avocations: basketball, reading, golf, camping.

Connections

Married Pamela Louise Campagnolo, August 21, 1982. Children: Katherine Marie, Joseph Michael, Stephen Thomas.

Father:

Emiel Alfons Baert

Mother:

Emma Georgette (Vermeulen) Baert

Spouse:

Pamela Louise Campagnolo

child:

Katherine Marie Baert

child:

Joseph Michael Baert

child:

Stephen Thomas Baert