Thomas Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010-2011). He is the Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago & Edcamp Chile 2012-2013, free, participant-driven, democratic, conversation based professional development for teachers, by teachers. Thomas is also a past member of the Advisory Board for the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), where he also served as the HETL Ambassador for Chile. The source and inspiration for his writing comes from his family, his wife Gabriela, and his son, Thomas Jerome Baker, Jr.