Dr. Anthony M. Baird

Dr. Anthony M. Baird is the Principal Consultant and Manager of I.A.M~EPPIC Enterprises, LLC-

I.A.M~E.P.P.I.C is the educational, personal, professional & inspirational coaching enterprise that aids individuals to be the best version of themselves, so that their talent levels can be assessed, further developed, and leveraged to all who want and need their skills and competencies, such as educational institutions and employers, and athletic scouts.

Dr. Anthony M. Baird has experience in leadership, management, corporate and employer-relations, community partnerships, recruitment, and outreach. Dr. Baird is an Educator, Practitioner, Career Influencer and Life Coach, Conflict-Mediator, Motivational Speaker, Innovator, Author/Researcher, and a Poet. He is passionate and committed to the academic excellence, personal and professional development of all learners.

Dr. Anthony M. Baird received his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Utica College of Syracuse University, earned his Master’s Degree in Education and Counseling-Psychology from Bridgewater State University. He earned his Certificate of Advance Graduate Studies from UMass Amherst: Education, Policy, Research and Higher Education Administration Program and a Certificate of Advance Graduate Studies from Johnson & Wales University, Educational Leadership Program.

Fall 2016, Dr. Anthony M. Baird successfully defended his dissertation research topic: 21st Century Workforce: Employers’ Ratings of Importance and Satisfaction of Skills and Competencies College Graduates Need to Get Hired in The Northeast. Dr. Anthony M. Baird will receive his diploma from Johnson & Wales University, Higher Education Leadership Program, on Friday, May 19, 2017.

A newly minted Doctor of Higher Education Leadership, Dr. Anthony M. Baird is ready to scale his 30 years of academic excellence and professional experiences to advantage higher education institutions, employers, students, and the Common Wealth of Massachusetts. He encourages stakeholders to focus on the return on students’ human capital investments, students’ outcomes, by clarifying how students learn and demonstrate “what they know, and what they know to do,” and to always pay attention to the environment in which learning takes place.

Dr. Anthony M. Baird believes that graduates, both high school and college need the combination of first rate educators (faculty and staff) to deliver 21st century education, with a 21st century curriculum which makes them globally competitive upon graduation. He is committed to facilitating solution-driven approaches to fix the problem of poor communication among personnel, which leads to contentious relationships, which overshadows institutional goals that obfuscate the institutions’ mission. Further, Dr. Baird believes that we need creative-driven solutions in education that aids in addressing the mal-employment workforce and the misalignment between the skills and competencies education institutions teach and the skills and competencies business and industry need, the world over, from our graduates.

During his almost 25 years in higher education, Dr. Anthony M. Baird has held many titles, such as Assistant Director of Campus Center/ Auditorium Operations, Assistant Director of Career Development & Employer Relations, Coordinator of Marketing & Special Program in Professional and Continuing Education, Director of Corporate Partnerships, Lifelong Learning and International Programs, and he currently serves as Director of Corporate Programs Development at the Charlton College Business, Business Innovation Research Center. He leverages his knowledge and expertise when working with companies such as IBM, Microsoft Corporation, Raytheon, EMC Corporation, Meditech, HP, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), State Street, St. Luke’s Hospital, and with at least five South Coast Regional Chambers of Commerce, to determine corporate and industry need for traditional and/or customized education training curricular programs. In his capacity at UMass Dartmouth, Charlton College of Business, he teaches professional development and career readiness seminars to undergraduate and graduate students.

Dr. Anthony M. Baird has been an involved member of:

⦁ United Way Greater New Bedford ( Board Member)
⦁ International Journal of Arts and Science (IJAS)-Presentation of a journal article- Are Employers Dissatisfied with the College Graduates? An Empirical Examination at the (IJAS) International Conference for Education which will be held at Harvard Medical School, May 22 to May 26.
⦁ Dr. Baird is an active Leadership South-Coast Graduate (2013), Board Member, and Chair of the Leadership South-Coast Alumni Network.
⦁ National Association for College and Employers(EACE)
⦁ Ambassador, Fall River and New Bedford Chamber
⦁ Member of the Metro South and Taunton Chamber
⦁ Member of New Bedford Economic Development Council
⦁ University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)
⦁ Serve as UPCEA –NE Marketing Chair
⦁ National Association of Student Personal Administrators (NASPA)
⦁ Massachusetts Education Recruitment Consortium of Teachers (MERC)
⦁ Eastern Association for College and Employers(EACE)
⦁ The Modern Technology Council, Vice President

Dr. EPPIC’s Story- Source of Inspiration

What I learned about my pursuit of intelligence on my path to excellence. “Don’t tell me you can’t” was my grandmother’s mantra, an instilled principle that has driven me to this moment in my life. It is at this moment that I recognize how I have withstood the pressure of not buying into people’s negative projection of me, while persevering in life to be successful!

How I was raised

I was raised to be humble, and yet, confident. I was raised to be disciplined and focused. I was raised to know that both my action as well as my in-action had consequences. I was raised to speak the truth at all cost. I was raised to take initiative to solve problems and to get work done. I was raised to sacrifice and to go without, to evaluate wants and needs. I was raised to endure hard times and strife when others raised up against me, and yet to forgive my foes. I was raised to respect my elders and to respect myself. I was raised to honor and glorify my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I was raised to never give up, never quit, and never to sunder my dreams and beliefs for which I stood. I was raised to pay attention to my surroundings, learn what I did not know, finish anything I started, and to always find something meaningful to do.

My life’s work

My life’s work is dedicated to bullies; those of us who have been subjected to your/their bullish ways. We will be subjected no more: Colin Willie, Paul Reed, and Carlos Rodriguez.

My life’s work is dedicated to the kids with learning challenges, who were called names because their learning styles were different than their peers.

My life’s work is dedicated to those children who wished someone asked them what they think while they were seemingly trapped behind the thick glassed wall screaming, I am in here, help me, and let me out!

My life’s work is dedicated to children growing up in homes where supplies are limited at times, and yet your parents always made it seem like it was just enough to feed all 5, 7, and 11 of the mouths in the home.

My life’s work is dedicated to guardians, parents, and especially those single ones: moms and dads that decided to put the children and the family first while times seemed hard and you wanted to quit.

My life’s work is dedicated to those teachers who did not and do not see skin color, disability, or behavioral tendencies, but rather, they see potential, talent, ability, and gifts in children and learners. Thanks for not giving up on those who were shining the best way their personal constitution allowed their uniqueness to shine.

And finally, my life’s work is dedicated to all who desire to be great, special, unique, and want the best for each other in the world and feel like they don’t know what to do, to contribute, how to go about making a difference, or to know when the right time to do it.

Moreover, I am dedicated to those who have a little voice inside that has something big to say, but might be afraid that no one will listen and to those who have dreams of getting to the top, but is afraid of the steepness of the climb; or those with the desire to scale and overcome a challenge or task in front of them.

I am here to crawl with you, I am here to walk with you, I am here to run with you, I am here to climb with you, and I am here to Grind with you, I am here to PUSH with you and I am here to be EPPIC with you, because with No Pressure, No Diamond.