Shalanda Baker

Shalanda Helen Baker (born December 24, 1976) is the current Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the US Department of Energy in the Biden administration.[1][2][3] She was also a professor of law, professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University.

Shalanda Helen Baker
Shalanda H. Baker
Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
United States Department of Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJames E. Campos
Personal details
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy (BS)
Northwestern University School of Law (JD)
University of Wisconsin Law School (LLM)

She is the co-founder of the Initiative for Energy Justice[4][5] and the author of the book Revolutionary Power: An Activist’s Guide to the Energy Transition.[6]

Baker played in the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup.[7]

Education

Baker received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the United States Air Force Academy. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Northeastern University School of Law, and later received her Master of Laws degree from University of Wisconsin Law School.[8][9]

Career

She worked as an Air Force officer during the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” era, and pursued an honorable discharge[10] after her personal situation put her at odds with the policy.[11] She was a professor of law at the University of San Francisco and the University of Hawaii at Manoa,[12] before joining professor of law, professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University.

Biden administration

On April 22, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Baker to be the Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the United States Department of Energy.[13] Hearings were held before the Senate Energy Committee on her nomination on June 8, 2021. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on July 22, 2021. Baker's nomination expired at the end of the year and was returned to President Biden on January 3, 2022.[14]

President Biden re-sent her nomination the next day. On March 8, 2022, the committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor.[15] She was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 2022.

References
  1. Why energy justice is a rising priority for policymakers – MIT Sloan School of Management
  2. 'It's Not Inevitable That This Will Be Unjust': A Q&A With Shalanda Baker On Energy Justice – Earthwile, WBUR
  3. "President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations". The White House. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. Shalanda Baker – Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum
  5. About – Initiative for Energy Justice
  6. Baker, Shalanda (14 January 2021). Revolutionary Power: An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition. ISBN 978-1642830675.
  7. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | world.rugby". www.world.rugby. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  8. Shalanda H. Baker CV – William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii
  9. "Shalanda H. Baker". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  10. Shalanda H. Baker – U.S. Department of Energy
  11. Telling: Living with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - Journal of Legal Education Vol. 57, No. 2 (June 2007)
  12. Northeastern professor Shalanda Baker enters new role in Biden administration – The Huntington News
  13. "President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations". The White House. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. "PN440 — Shalanda H. Baker — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  15. "PN1550 — Shalanda H. Baker — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.