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Al Baker, Minnesota \u201909, <\/em>joins the Alpha Kappa Psi community in a new role this year as an event presenter. Baker will kick off Saturday morning sessions with a keynote address at the 2019 Principled Business Leadership Institute February 8-10 in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n PBLI is the Fraternity\u2019s annual flagship event where students and alumni interact with experts in the business industry to further their professional development. Baker said he is looking forward to helping students articulate the tough questions that could jump-start their careers in a healthy way.<\/span><\/p>\n Baker, 28, found AKPsi through a business fair at the University of Minnesota while studying economics. Through the Fraternity, he secured a few consulting and IT internships while in college that guided his career in corporate business, but everything changed in 2011 when Baker\u2019s brother passed away from an accidental overdose.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was kind of a jolt to the system where I was able to be a little bit more honest and vulnerable with myself,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n Later that year, Baker and his family started the Dan Baker Foundation to aid individuals, families, and organizations battling opioid addiction. The foundation supports halfway homes, funds drug courts, and provides Narcan to first responders. Since 2011, the foundation has raised $250,000.<\/span><\/p>\n The loss of his brother also caused Baker to rethink his career path. Baker had always been drawn to the early, conceptual stages of business, and upon graduation, he pursued entrepreneurship wholeheartedly with the opening of his first start-up, Reemo Health, in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n Reemo Health uses smartwatch technology to improve the aging experience for senior citizens. The applications share clients\u2019 activity and biometric information with loved ones and caregivers and provide a way for clients to seek help.<\/span><\/p>\n During development, Baker spent one week living in a senior community as a resident and many more hours gathering stories from potential users to enhance the end product.<\/span><\/p>\n