City of Palm Springs
Kim Baker, NIGP-CPP, serves as the Procurement and Contracting Manager for the City of Palm Springs since August 2021. Prior to this role, Kim held the position of Purchasing Officer for the City of Pearland, Texas, from February 2021 to August 2021, and served as the Director of Contracts and Procurement for the City of Corpus Christi from January 2016 to December 2020, overseeing contracts, procurements, the central warehouse, and mail distribution. Kim's extensive experience also includes positions such as Associate Principal and Assistant Program Manager for Paslay Management Group, where responsibilities included contracts and financial tracking for a significant capital development program, as well as roles as Sr. Contract Administrator at SCRRA and Contract Manager at both Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Kim began a career in contracts management at TXDOT, serving as Contracts Manager from 1986 to 1997.
City of Palm Springs
Nestled at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, the City of Palm Springs is known for its crystal-blue skies, year-round sunshine, stunning landscape, and starry nights. Palm Springs’ rich history and gorgeous weather make it an ideal place to live and a preferred destination of travelers from all over the world. The City maintains the charm of a small town while offering the amenities of an urban center. Palm Springs lies on the western edge of the Coachella Valley approximately 107 miles east of Los Angeles within the ecological area known as the Colorado Desert. The permanent population is approximately 50,000 and the City has over 5 million visitors annually. The City is known for valuing the diversity of its people and neighborhoods, celebrating a population that includes active senior and LGBT communities. Residents of Palm Springs have access to shopping, galleries, restaurants, parks, recreational facilities, hiking trails, bike routes, a water park, and horseback riding as well as the scenic Palm Springs Aerial Tramway up Mt. San Jacinto. As the City enjoys 350 days of sunshine per year, Palm Springs’ community has year-round enjoyment of the outdoors. Palm Springs is host to many parades, festivals, and the famed Palm Springs International Film Festival. Residents of Palm Springs find that the City is an ideal community to call home.