
Amy Baker is a Senior Vice President, overseeing the Federal Operations Department at Tidal Basin. With 26 years of experience as a leader and engineer, she excels in delivering projects that focus on client satisfaction, overseeing a team of over 500 staff, and achieving more than $135M in annual revenue.
She brings decades of experience supporting disaster grant programs, including FEMA Hazard Mitigation, Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, and HUD CDBG-DR/MIT. She provides subject matter expertise for all business areas, specifically within our emergency management and technology consulting practices.
During Amy’s tenure at Tidal Basin, she has served in pivotal roles where she developed corporate and business strategic plans, facilitated knowledge sharing across the organization, and served as the Director of Program Management, where she established Tidal Basin’s first-ever corporate project management office (PMO) and ensured quality and efficiency in project delivery.
Amy also held significant positions at AECOM, managing a $750M+ portfolio and leading federal market initiatives in the Southeast Water portfolio. Her extensive expertise encompasses disaster grant programs, including FEMA and HUD, and she has successfully managed multidisciplinary teams of over 1,000 professionals throughout her career.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tulane University and is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in the states of South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas. She is also a Certified Floodplain Manager (CPM) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).
Disaster Experience
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Numerous onsite disaster recovery efforts starting in 2004, including but not limited to:
- Hurricanes Helene, Milton Ian, and Idalia – Emergency Sheltering Support Programs
- Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria – Housing Support Programs (FEMA HIS, STEP, HUD)
- Hurricane Ida – Floodplain Management, Housing Recovery
- Texas Flooding (2016 & 2017) – Floodplain Management, Housing Recovery
- Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey RREM Program (HUD Funded)
- Hurricanes Katrina & Rita, Gulf Coast Recovery Office
- California Wildfires & Mudslides, Public Assistance
- Hurricanes Charlie, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne – Housing and Recovery
Training
- Professional Engineer, State of Louisiana
- Professional Engineer, State of South Carolina
- Professional Engineer, State of Texas
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI®
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
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