As the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Dr. Fafa L. Baker has over 20 years experience in education and training. Dr. Baker began her career as a Special Educator in Caroline County Public Schools. Over time Dr. Baker transitioned to King George County Public Schools and Prince William County Public Schools, where she worked with a myriad of disabilities and aided in successful pass rates for students with disabilities on the Standards of Learning (SOL) state assessment. Dr. Baker mastered building relationships with her students by designing an Emotionally Disturbed (ED) program.

Dr. Baker worked for the Federal Government as a Program Manager for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Through her time working in the Federal government, she trained men and women to qualify for disaster levels in the organization. As the program manager, she traveled to many places to arrange and implement assessment centers for the organization’s leaders. An extension of her role was to build a Surge Capacity Force (SCF) to deploy various government agencies to large disasters.

During her duration at FEMA, she developed a training program for Federal Coordinating Officers and Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinators (FDRC). In addition, Dr. Baker qualified these men and women for varying disaster levels to lead the agency’s recovery efforts.

Dr. Baker has a strong understanding of Organizational Development OD), Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Internship development, Leadership development, and Succession Planning. She is also an adjunct professor for online colleges and brick and mortars.

Dr. Baker holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Higher Education Administration, a Master of Business of Administration (MBA), and a Bachelor of Science degree from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Baker is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. In her free time, she enjoys community engagement, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Baker Brown, LLC is designed to meet the ever-changing needs of young ladies ages 12-18.
As the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), my role is to lead the program director, ensuring the execution of our program plan. In addition, Dr. Derrick O. Brown, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and I sought to offer a new beginning for residents with disabilities. “The best part of all is providing a safe place for residents to learn, grow, and meet success.