Steve Baker
2268 Cambridge St
Vancouver, BC
Home: 604 215-8624
Business: 604 215-8621
Cell: 604 657-0154
Email: steven.baker@shaw.ca
steve@reviewingoptions.ca
Experience with Education
2010 – Present – Education and Student Services Committee
2007 – 2011 – Director with BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC)
2006 – Present – DPAC Executive
2005 – 2009 – Planning and Facilities Committee
2005 – 2009 – Member of Hastings Tillicum Community School Society
2005 – Present – Representative on Inner City Advisory Committee
2004 – 2007 – PAC Chair – Hastings Elementary
2001 – 2005 – Liaison to DPAC for Hastings PAC
2000 – 2008 – Parent with Child at Hastings Elementary
1994 – 2000 – Union Representative advocating for School and Administrative Support Staff at Vancouver School Board 1970 – 1984 – 1998 – Parent with Children in Burnaby School District
1975 – Student at Sir Winston Churchill1962 – 1970 – Student at Sexsmith SchoolOther Activities
As an active parent I have been involved with sports with all three of my children.
1986 – 1997 – Coaching with Burnaby Softball Association
1985 – 1990 – Assistant Coach for Soccer
2000 – 2007 – Assistant Coach/Coach for Hastings Little League
Political Involvement
Current – Member of COPE and host of the Annual COPE Garden Party for the last several years.
2006 – 2008 – Treasurer of Hastings NDP Constituency Association
2008 – 2009 – President of Hastings NDP Constituency Association
Lifetime
Actively supported getting our NDP MLA and MP Elected in the last several Provincial and Federal Elections.
Actively worked with Municipal Campaigns to get progressive politicians elected.
Work and Recreation
1982 – 1988 – Founder and Coordinator of a Vancouver Modified Slo-pitch League
1981 – 1999 – Member of VMREU Executive including Chair of Health and Safety Committee and Member of Shop Steward Education Committee
1976 – 1989 – Worked at Vancouver Community College as Receiver and Temporary Building Services Manager while being an active Shop Steward and Union Executive member. Served on various negotiating committees including Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver School Board and Vancouver Community College.1999 – February 2011 – Worked at Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 15 as a Staff Representative servicing many different bargaining groups including Langara College, Emily Carr University, Student Unions at Langara and VCC and Vancouver Art gallery
March 2011 – Present – Preretirement and actively continuing with volunteer activities as they relate to education
September 2011 – Present – Sole Proprietor of Consulting Company “Reviewing Options”
Lifetime
Avid Dart Player and enthusiast playing in Vancouver Dart League and many tournaments.
Recreational Cyclist
Personal Accomplishments in Advocacy
1998 – Secured guaranteed employment for School Support Staff which maintained critical support to classrooms.
2000 – Succeeded in establishing pay equity in VSB which provided respectful living wages for all support staff
2005 – Organized with Inner City Parents to maintain Community LINK funds
2006 – Resolutions passed at BCCPAC calling on retention of School Boards, Safe Products in Schools.
2007 – With the flattening of Community Schools, succeeded in acquiring transition dollars for the Community Schools for two years – this allowed for maintaining programs and the expansion of the Community Schools model to the Family of Schools.
2007 – Worked with BCCPAC to establish a respectful dialogue with members and Education Partners.
2008 – Advocated for full funding of playgrounds resulting in parents across the Province acquiring additional access to money towards playgrounds.
2008 – Challenge the legitimacy of the VSB Facilities Review resulting in a special Task Force being established to assess Education Facilities in Vancouver
2006 and ongoing – Working to establish better communications with PACs in Vancouver through better governance and representation at the DPAC level.
2011 – Succeeded having 46 Vancouver PAC representative votes at BCCPAC 2011 AGM