Cory Baker was born in West Virginia and was adopted two weeks later by a family in Gresham, Oregon. Cory grew up in a family of three children with an older sister and a younger brother. Cory's birth name was Steven and his parents decided to name him Cory. He grew up loving sports and played soccer, baseball, basketball and ran track. He loved to be active and had great success in many sports that he participated in. After graduating from Gresham High School, he went on to attend both Ptld. Community College and Mt. Hood Community College, with a focus on General Studies. He also worked as a carpenter during this time, doing remodel work locally. He was living with a friend in an apartment and decided to travel. At age 25, Cory moved to Costa Rica. Cory worked at a lodge as a tour guide, hiking in the jungle, snorkeling and transporting folks to and from the airport. He also cooked, cleaned, and did whatever was needed around the lodge. He eventually moved back to Gresham and went to work for MESD. Cory's mom was a speech and language pathologist and suggested that he should apply in 1999. Cory was hired and has been employed ever since. Cory was working at the Corbett School District with MESD the last three years. He is now employed directly with the Corbett School District and works at the Springdale CAPS. When not working, Cory continues to stay active with his two main passions- sports and music. He loves to play soccer, snowboard, skateboard, etc. He also is a part of a band- Born Cosmic. He sings, plays the piano, trumpet, drums and guitar. He loves playing at local venues. When Cody was 22 he found out that his birth parents were just 16 and 17 when he was born and they both were very athletic and musically inclined! The parents that raised him currently live in Arizona but are making plans to move to Sequim, WA. Both his siblings are married and he loves being an uncle to his two nephews.
