Jim Baker's Biography Houston, Texas

Jim (James A. Baker) lives in the River Oaks area of Houston, Texas. Some of Jim's honors, and degrees, academic distinctions, and community involvement achievements include the following: Jim received his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from the University of Rochester, his certification in Community Behavioral Science Application at the Rochester Institute of Technology (24 hour certification course), a Master of Science (M.Sc.) from the State University of New York at Brockport, and attended ABA approved South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. While living in Rochester Jim became a co-founder of the National Center for Dispute Settlement of the American Arbitration Association. In his earlier years Jim taught numerous course at Rice University and is a past instructor for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University Houston, Texas and was honored to become an Adjunct Professor by Dean Lee Transier PhD for the University of Houston. Jim remains a very active sponsor and author with his highly acclaimed and bestselling book "The Anger Busting Workbook", the "Anger Busting^tm Training and Counseling Guide" "Tele-Sales Marketing" and "Negotiations Tactics For Professionals" as well as his newly released book on "Texas Cookin". Among his many active writings Jim is a featured writer with his monthly column on Anger Related issues which appears in Recovery Today Magazine. Jim's online presence continues to grow and evolve with his six monthly articles which range from Executive Presentation Skills, Negotiations Training, Time Management, Managing for Motivation, and Sales & Marketing Does & Don'ts which has a unique subscriber base in excess of 25,000 interested and dedicated readers monthly. Some of Jim's past and present honors include:

• Active Membership in the Republican National Committee Advisory Board - 2010
• Chairman - Texas-Cookin' 2009 - present
• Member Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church Houston Texas
• Board of Directors JINSA - Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs 2002 - present
• Baker Communications Inc founded in 1979 is an active recipient of being an INC 500 Company for three consecutive years
• Greater Houston Partnership - Board of Directors and committee member of the Board from 1996 - 2003 and re-elected to the Board of Director for an additional three year term in 2005
• Industria Solutions Inc. Business-2-Business E-commerce which was sponsored and financed by DuPont Corporation 1999 - 2001
• DuPont Corporation Senior Consultant 1998 - present
• Bradmark Technologies Inc. a private worldwide Software and Development Corporation's Board of Directors 1998 - 2003
• Nominated and fully participated in Governor George W. Bush's Business Council 1995 - 2000
• Active member of Governor Rick Perry's Business Council 2001 - present
• Creator and Co-Founding Board Member - Houston Drug Free Business Initiative
• Board Member - South Texas College of Law Board of Visitors for a three year term
• Member and Participant- Executive Committee of the Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities (appointed by the Governor of Texas)
• Member and Participant - Statewide Media Task Force on Dropout Prevention (appointed by the Governor of Texas)
• Harris County Co-Chairman For the Election of George W. Bush for Governor Campaign
• Board of Directors - Corp. for Economic Development of Harris County, Inc.
• Elected Alderman/City Councilman - City Council of The City of Piney Point Village for two consecutive terms
• Police Commissioner Village Police Department Houston Texas - Deputy Commissioner City of Piney Point Village Police
• Member "C Club" - 100-member conservative political alliance (Democrats, Republicans, and Independents) 1988 - 2005
• Board of Directors - Cenikor - Drug Rehabilitation Center
• Founder & Chairman The Anger Busting Training Institute LLC. 1994 - present
   

Monthly Anger Management Advice Column by James A. Baker "Recovery Today"

• January, 2013 - Anger Busters - You Can Break the Anger Cycle
• December, 2012 - Anger Busters - How We Explain Away Our Anger
• October, 2012 - Deploying a Company Anger Management Policy
• September, 2012 - Anger Busting: Understand Your Anger Style to Better Understand Your Issues
• August, 2012 - Anger Busting: Enforcing an Anger Management Policy in Your Workplace
• July, 2012 - Anger Busting - Anger Inspires Addiction
• June, 2012 - Anger Busting - Active Listening Can Help Head Off Anger Episodes
• May, 2012 - Anger Busting - May I Tell You How I Feel?
• April, 2012 - Anger Busting - Life Position Informs Perspective
• March, 2012 - Anger Busting - Learn to Listen to Your Body
• February, 2012 - Anger Busting - Well Educated Does Not Equal Well Adjusted
• January, 2012 - Anger Busting - Which One Will You Feed?
• December, 2011 - Anger Busting - Good Boundaries Help Manage Anger
• November, 2011 - Anger Busting - Teens, You Can Break the Anger Cycle
• October, 2011 - Anger Busting - Control Masquerading as Anger
• September, 2011 - Anger Busting - Recovery From Anger Begins With a Choice
• August, 2011 - Anger Busting - Stop Kidding Yourself
• July, 2011 - Anger Busting - You Don’t Have to Hit to Hurt
• July, 2011 - Recovery Stories
• June, 2011 - Anger Busting - How to Communicate When You Are In Over Your Head
• May, 2011 - Anger Busting - You Can Win Against Anger Addiction
• April, 2011 - No One Wins the Blame Game
• April, 2011 - Syringe Exchange: Responsible, Prudent, Compassionate
• March, 2011 - Anger Busting
• March, 2011 - Budget Cuts Calls for Innovation
• February, 2011 - A Sobering Tune
• January, 2011 - Anger Busting - Workplace Anger - The Invisible Cost of Doing Business
• December, 2010 - Ungrieved Losses as Clues to the Roots of Anger
• November, 2010 - Firm, Clear Boundaries Help Control Anger Triggers
• October, 2010 - Anger Busting - Picking up the Pieces
• September, 2010 - Anger Busting - Slow Yourself Down
• August, 2010 - Anger Busting - How Does Getting Angry Make ME the Bad Mother
• July, 2010 - Anger Busting - Anger Doesn't Have to Leave Bruises to be Abusive
• June, 2010 - Anger Busting - What to Do With Angry Kids?
• May, 2010 - Anger Busting - Restoring Sanity and Safety Takes Priority Over Restoring Family
• April, 2010 - Anger Busting - Woman Wants to Fix Fiancee's Family
• March, 2010 - Anger Busting - Anger Versus Control
• February, 2010 - Anger Busting - Anger Drives Addictions
• January, 2010 - Anger Busting - Taming Anger Triggers
• December, 2009 - Anger Busting - Learn to Recognize Anger’s Early Warning Signs
• November, 2009 - Anger Busting - There is More Than One Way To Get Angry
• October, 2009 - Anger Busting: Work Place - Safe Place
• September, 2009 - Anger Busting: The Rules of the Game - Advice for Women in Anger Relationships
• August, 2009 - Anger Busting - Still Just Another Addiction
• July, 2009 - Anger Busting - Dealing with Anger Anxiety
• June, 2009 - Anger Busting - Anger Check Up from the Neck Up
• May, 2009 - Anger Busting - When Anger is Not Your Problem
• April, 2009 - Anger Busting - Getting Past Anger Can Take a Long Time

 

James Baker, Chairman
Anger Management Training Institute LLC
1940 Fountain View Dr. Suite 109 Houston, TX 77057