Patricia Betz graduated from Miami University with a microbiology and chemistry pre-vet degree. She later completed a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis in math and science. She is clinical researcher at Merck & Co and is involved with in diabetes and endocrinology. As an active volunteer, she is very involved with MISE (Merck…

Jennifer Walters has been an elementary and middle school counselor with Princeton Public Schools since 2007.  She is currently a counselor at John Witherspoon Middle School in Princeton where she remains with her students as they move through grades 6, 7 and 8.  Jennifer has been appointed to numerous district-level committees that focus on social and emotional learning, positive…

Katelyn Baker created AIR along with her parents, Tricia and Kurt, soon after her brother Kenny died by suicide. Katelyn came up with the statement, “Mental illness is like air. Just because you can’t see it, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there. It’s all around us.” This profound statement earned Katelyn an Ambassador’s Award from…

After a 20 year corporate career in marketing, Tricia Baker took her love for animals and started her career as a dog trainer. She is one of 2,000 Certified Professional Dog Trainers-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) in the world, an American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator and Certified Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dog Evaluator. She…

Kurtis Baker is a co-founder of Everybody Loves Kenny Project, Inc. dba Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR) with his wife Tricia, daughter Katelyn and father Silas in 2010 shortly after losing their son/brother/grandson Kenny to anxiety and depression. The discrimination before and after their loss, as well as the stigma associated with mental health disorders, compelled…

Silas Baker is a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida and a Retired after a career at Lockheed Martin Corp., where he served as Atlas Program Director and Chief Launch Conductor. During his career, he was honored by the National Space Club with a Lifetime Achievement Award and served as Vice Chairman of the…