Shannon Baker, a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, is an Assistant Research Scientist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in the United States. She integrates unoccupied aerial systems (UAS), data analytics, and classical breeding to accelerate cultivar development for drought-prone and irrigated production systems. She recently completed her PhD at Texas A&M University under Drs. Jackie Rudd and Amir Ibrahim, where her research applied UAS-based phenotyping and time-series modeling to improve wheat breeding selection and understanding of genotype-by-environment interactions. She received her B.Sc. in Plant Science and M.Sc. in Soil Science from University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Baker also serves as Education Coordinator for the WheatCAP, leading national training programs in phenotyping, scientific communication, and student professional development. Her work has supported collaborative capacity-building efforts in the United States and internationally. She is committed to mentoring future scientists and advancing resilient, high-yielding wheat varieties that strengthen global food security.