Cedar Crest College Appoints First Ombuds

Kerrie Baker is the first Ombuds for the private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The office reports to the president and practices to IOA standards. She will serve the faculty and staff of the College: about 450 people in total. Baker has been a faculty member in the Psychology Department since 2001 and is currently the department chair. 

Prior to Cedar Crest, Baker was a Personnel Research Psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She graduated from Penn State and earned an MS and PhD at Old Dominion University. (CCC Ombuds; Faculty Profile.)