• Graduate Louisiana Tech University, 1977, with a B.S. degree in forestry

• Notary Public, parish of Rapides
• Louisiana Licensed Real Estate Broker
• 1978 was hired by a major forest products company as a Technical forester in East Texas.  Duties included timber availability studies, chip trade accountability with forest products manufacturing facility, working with private non-industrial landowners, and assistance with company public relations in East Texas.  1981 began work as a Staff forester for the Louisiana Forestry Association working with private non-industrial timberland owners, and coordinating Tree Farm Program activities in the state, expediting tours and workshops for non-industrial timberland owners. 1987 hired to be Executive Director the local office of a national youth organization.  Duties included the management of staff and volunteers in 11 parishes of Central Louisiana. 1995 joined Baker Land & Timber Management, Inc. as co-owner and office manager.

Donald Baker is a Licensed and Registered Forester in good standing with the state of Arkansas (Louisiana does not have law providing for licensure and registration of foresters),

• Graduate of Louisiana Tech University, 1976, with a B.S. degree in forestry -a members in good standing with the Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.(since 1990)
• Member of Society of American Foresters since 1976
• Certified Forester with the Society of American Foresters
• Member Louisiana Forestry Association
• Licensed Arborist in the state of Louisiana
• Louisiana Licensed Real Estate Agent
• 1976 hired by a major forest products company in East Texas, positions included timber harvesting supervisor, log yard inventory, timber procurement, landowner assistance programs and timberland management.  Transferred to Louisiana and was company timberland manager for 116,000 acres of timber land in several parishes.
• 1986 began forestry consulting business based in central Louisiana.

Graduate Louisiana Tech University, 1999, with a B.S. degree in Forestry
Member in good standing with Association of Consulting Foresters of America
Member with Society of American Foresters, since 1995
Member Louisiana Forestry Association
Certified Tree Farm Inspector
Certified Pesticide Applicator with La. Department of Ag and Forestry
Louisiana Licensed Real Estate Agent

1999 to 2014 worked for a consulting forestry firm that managed over 60,000 acres of timberland in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.  From 1999 to 2003 was a staff forester, responsibilities included, drawing up forest management plans; carrying out timber estimates and computing estimated volumes; carrying out marked timber sales, laying out streamside management zone & moist soil management zones; supervising operations on client property including boundary line maintenance, logging, post logging best management practices; worked with current clients; and tract inspections and reporting.  From 2004 to 2007, managed Contracting Division of the company as the Silvicultural Contracting Manger, responsibilities included writing site prep prescriptions (chemical and mechanical); supervising site prep work; pricing and supervising basal spray work; planting pricing, logistics, and supervision; contract cruising pricing, logistics, and supervision; and worked with potential clients.  From 2008-2014 was Vice-President, responsibilities included budgeting; job cost analysis; marketing; supervision of staff forester and staff technician; and continued running Contracting Division of the company. In 2014 joined the firm of Baker Land & Timber Management, Inc., responsibilities include GIS/GPS mapping/information work, drawing up forest management plans; maintenance of client files; carrying out timber estimates and computing estimated volumes; carrying out marked timber sales, laying out streamside management zone & moist soil management zones; supervising operations on client property including boundary line maintenance, logging, post logging best management practices work, site preparation (chemical and mechanical means), management of company tree planting jobs; contract cruising bidding, logistics, supervision, and reporting; tract inspections and report; working with current and potential clients of this firm.