Up close and Personal with Orvie Baker: A 20-Year Veteran

Orvie B. Baker, Jr. is a Chicago Native who
moved to Louisiana at an early age and has been
traveling ever since. Mr . Baker joined the Army
immediately after High School, attending Basic
Training in South Carolina; Army Individual
Training and Airborne Training in Georgia; then
serving at his first duty station at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
Mr. Baker's enlistment offered multiple overseas
experiences, including Germany, Spain, England,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Iraq. In 2003, he
attended the Defense Equal Opportunity
Management Institute (DEOMI) and became an
Army Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA). In 2005,
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Mr . Baker deployed to Iraq as an EOA and, upon his return, transitioned to an Instructor
at DEOMI.
After twenty years in uniform, Mr . Baker was back in front of troops, in a civilian
capacity, as a Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) Instructor
working to certify Victim Advocates and Sexual Assault Response Coordinators for the
Army. Mr . Baker served as an Educator and Presenter for Catharsis Productions where
he co-presented "Got Your Back", a 90-minute interactive SHARP presentation. From
2014 to 2016 he conducted training the world over from the United States to Japan and
areas in between. In his most recent position, Mr . Baker served as the 127th Wing
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Manager at Selfridge from 2017 to
2019 and represented the organization both on and off Base. He was instrumental in
standing up the 127th Wing Airmen Wellness Center; always the consummate motivator
he earned the nickname, "DJ SAPR" as the resident DJ and MC.
Mr . Baker is the President of The Einmalig Group, LLC Consulting where he specializes
as a guest speaker, educator and in climate assessments of workplace areas. He also
wrote a book titled, "Don't Touch Me!" "Say No to Sexual Harassment".
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n December 2023, Mr . Baker received a Bachelor of Science in Digital Cinematography
from Full Sail University. He is the President of 1st Son Productions and is working on
his first passion project, "The Survivors Memorial Documentary" scheduled for
completion in fall 2025.