August 28, 2020 By Katie Roundtree

At the August 26, 2020 Board meeting, Ms. Ellen Baker was appointed to Seat No. 4 to replace John Cohen, who resigned from the seat when he moved out of the District and was no longer qualified for the seat. Ms. Baker was appointed to fill the remainder of Mr. Cohen’s term.  She is unopposed in the November 2020 election for the seat and will be sworn in on November 18, 2020 for her first full four-year term.  Ms. Baker is a special education teacher with approximately 20 years of experience in the Palm Beach County School District.  She holds a BS degree in special education from the University of Connecticut, Storrs and has taken graduate courses locally at Nova Southeastern University. Ellen previously served as vice president of the Classroom Teachers Association, was a Peace Corps volunteer, and a Capitol Hill congressional intern. She is active and holds leadership positions in various local, civic, charitable, and political organizations. Ms. Baker is a Connecticut native who has traveled to three other continents. As a long-time resident of Palm Beach County and with almost three decades in Palm Beach Gardens, she has seen the community grow. Ellen is a devoted single mother and grandmother who’s looking forward to being a part of an organization that serves the community that she calls home.