Executive Director
Stefanie C. Baker has been a member of the NUA family since 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas and earned her Master of Education degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with Principal Certification. Stefanie is continuing her studies at MU, pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her research interests include: Critical Race Theory, Black Feminist Epistemology and Social Justice Leadership Theory.
Stefanie spent 12 years as an elementary classroom teacher and more than 25 years in multiple educational roles: Teacher Coach, Teacher Advisor, Mentor Teacher, Reading and Literacy Specialist, English as a Second Language Specialist, Assistant Project Director, Project Director, Adjunct Professor and as Regional Project Director of the NUA/Newark Public Schools Initiative.
With experience in both urban and rural settings, serving both public and charter schools across the United States, Stefanie fostered an unwavering belief in the potential of all students, the capacity of their teachers, and the power of The Pedagogy of Confidence©.
She has shared her work with the education community as a keynote speaker and session facilitator via professional conferences and gatherings including: NUA’s Teach for Intelligence Conference (TFI), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference, National Charter Schools Conference, Harvard’s Alumni of Color Conference, and Oxford’s Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism (ISGAP).
Stefanie C. Baker
scb3.edu@gmail.com