Teresa Baker is the Co-Founder & President of LATCH Collective, as well as a State Chapter Leader with the American Tiny House Association and builder of her own DIY tiny house – the Bakon Box. Her wife Shaina and pittbull Waffles are really excited to be finishing their build and starting tiny house living in 2019, after many years of planning. With a background in urban planning, Teresa recently graduated from Carpentry school where she gained in-depth understanding of how to build a home, particularly focused on framing, and is currently working as a crew leader for Habitat for Humanity. Teresa also teaches a Tiny House Design Build course as Part Time Faculty with the architecture department at Orange Coast College.