Background
Baker, Sheldon S. was born on December 4, 1936 in St. Paul. Son of Joseph L. and Thelma June (Alford) Baker.
Baker, Sheldon S. was born on December 4, 1936 in St. Paul. Son of Joseph L. and Thelma June (Alford) Baker.
Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1958). Stanford University (Juris Doctor, 1961).
Worked at Baker, Olson, LeCroy & Danielian, A Law Corporation (Glendale, California) specializing in Business Law, Mergers, Acquisitions, Estate Planning, Real Property, Tax Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, California. Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa.
Pi Sigma Alpha.
Revising Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1960-1961. Company-author: "Post Mortem Tax Planning," 1966 and "California Inheritance Tax Practice," 1973, California Continuing Education of the Bar, University of California. Member, Glendale City Council, 1993.
Mayor, City of Glendale, 1996-1997.
Chairman, Glendale City Housing Authority, 1993-1994. Chairmen Glendale Redevelopment Agency, 1995.
Member, Housing & Economic Development Committee, California League of Cities, 1995. Member, 1965-1981 and President, 1967-1968.
1972-1973; 1979-1980, Glendale Unified School District Board of Education, Glendale, California.
Member, 1965-1981 and President, 1967-1968. 1971-1972; 1975-1976. 1980-1981, Glendale Community College District, Board of Education, Glendale, California.
President, Los Angeles County School Trustees Association, 1976-1978.
President, California School Boards Association, 1980. Member: Glendale and Los Angeles County Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member, Sections on Taxation. Real Property). (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
(California Inheritance Tax Practice Book 69 ASIN: B000QF700M)
Member Glendale Community College Board Education, 1965-1981, president, 1967-1968, 71-72, 75-76, 80-81. Member Glendale Board Education, 1965-1981, president, 1967-1968, 72-73, 79-80. Member Glendale City Council, since 1993.
Member Glendale City Housing Authority, since 1993, chairman, 1993-1994. Member Glendale Redevelopment Agency, since 1993, vice chairman, 1994-1995, chairman, since 1995. Member advisory council University Southern California School Trustee Academy, 1977.
Host parent American Field Service, 1976-1977, 78-79, 84-86, co-president Glendale chapter, 1981-1982. Member executive board Verdugo Hills council Boy Scouts American, 1965-1989, president council, 1979, scoutmaster, 1972-1976, section vice president, 1983-1991. Member executive board Glendale Area council Girl Scouts American, 1964-1968.
President-elect California School Board, 1979, president, 1980, immediate past president, 1981. Delegate assembly California School Boards Association, 1969-1978, member personnel committee, 1973-1978, chairman personnel task force, 1978, board directors, 1976-1978. Board directors Glendale College Foundation, since 1984.
Member delegate assembly National School Boards Association, 1979, 80, nominating committee, 1981. Chairman Mayor's council on relations between schools and city, 1987-1991. Board directors California Community College Trustees Association, 1979-1980, Glendale Speech and Hearing Foundation, 1964-1968, Glendale Regional Arts Council, 1974-1976, Glendale College Foundation, 1983-1985, Glendale Education Foundation, 1981.
Board directors Los Angeles County (California) School Trustees Association, 1972-1981, vice president, 1974-1976, president, 1976-1978, executive board, 1972-1981. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association (certified tax specialist 1976-1987), Los Angeles County Bar Association, Glendale Bar Association, Brand Park Property Owners Association (chairman 1971), Parent-Teachers Association (honorary, life), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Kiwanis (president 1969-1970, Verdugo Club (Glendale, board directors 1979-1982). Clubs: Kiwanian (president 1969-1970).
Verdugo (Glendale) (director 1979-1982).
Married Marilyn Jeanette Netschert, August 16, 1958. Children: Curtis Duane, Jon Gregory, Melissa Janel.