About Our Director
City of Southlake Career
- Senior Director of Planning and Development Services (2013-current)
- Director of Planning and Development Services (2004-2013)
- Senior Planner (2001-2004)
- Planner (1999-2001)
Previous Experience
- Senior Planner, Albemarle County, VA
- Planner, Stafford County, VA
Southlake Community / Regional Involvement
- Grapevine / Southlake Soccer Association - Coach, 2000 - 2005
- Texas American Planning Association Board Midwest Section, 2004 and 2005
Honors
- 2013 Planner of the Year Award - Ken Baker, Midwest Section - Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association
- 2013 Comprehensive Planning Award - Southlake 2030, Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association
- 2013 Certificate of Achievement for Planning Excellence, Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association (eighth consecutive year)
- 2010 Project Planning Award - Wayfinding Sign System Plan, Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association
- 2009 Project Planning Award - Urban Design and Corridor Plan, Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association
- 2009 Tree City USA by National Arbor Day Foundation (12th consecutive year)
- 2009 National Arbor Day Foundation Sterling Award (one of four Texas cities to receive this distinction)
- 2009 National Arbor Day Growth Award (11th consecutive year)
- 2009 Building Officials Association of Texas Award of Excellence (sixth consecutive year)
- 2008 Project Planning Award-Sidewalk Plan, Midwest Section-Texas American Planning Association
- 2006 Community of the Year from Texas American Planning Association
- 2006-current Planning
Award Honorable Mention - Tree Preservation Ordinance and Technical
Manual from the Texas American Planning Association
- 2006 Community Urban Forestry Award - Southlake 2025 Plan
- 2006 Greater Fort Worth Building Officials Association of Texas Spotlight Award
- 2005 Comprehensive Plan Award - Southlake 2025 Plan from the Texas American Planning Association
Education & Professional Memberships
- Member of the American Institute of Certified Planners
- Member of the American Planning Association
- Member of the Congress for the New Urbanism
- Marketing degree from Western Kentucky University
- Geography degree with an emphasis in City Planning from Western Kentucky University
Personal
Mr. Baker lives in Southlake with his wife and two children.
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