Parisa Baker

Parisa Baker is the Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness at Nebraska Indian Community College in Macy, Nebraska. She is originally from South Mississippi and is a new Nebraska transplant. While this is her first time working at a Tribal institution, she has previously held positions at both a traditional community college as well as an HBCU, both within the Offices of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness. During her professional career, Parisa has presented at the Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR) Conference, guided an institution through the process of adopting the change in a federal definition of a credit hour, and built and implemented a college-wide assessment process and reporting structure that is still in place today. She has been very blessed with knowledgeable mentors that have taught her and guided her throughout her academic and professional career and given her many unique opportunities she is excited to bring forward to her new position at NICC. She has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi and a bachelor's degree in Marketing.