Paula Baker

Joplin
Jasper County
MFH Region: Southwest
Term: 2010 - 2013 

Paula Baker is the Chief Executive Officer for Ozark Center,the behavioral health division of Freeman Health System. Baker is active in a number of professional organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Southwest Missouri Community Alliance, Board of Directors for Ascent, and as Chairman of the Board for the Ronald McDonald House. She also serves as a Trustee for the Pittsburg State University Foundation and President for the Missouri Coalition of Community Mental Health Centers.She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. She was appointed to the Community Advisory Board in 2007.