Rance Baker

Rance Baker is Director of Education and Training at U.S-based National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), where he leads initiatives to strengthen the environmental health workforce through competency-based education, applied learning, and professional development. His portfolio serves both regulatory and industry professionals, with an emphasis on translating food safety knowledge into effective practice. As Principal Investigator on U.S. Food and Drug Administration cooperative agreements, he oversees the development and delivery of regulatory food safety training. He is also a key architect of the NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model, which provides direct financial support to state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to advance their retail food safety programs. Baker’s current work includes expanding scenario-based learning and exploring how artificial intelligence can help professionals build analytical skills and exercise sound judgment. He brings extensive executi