Dr. Gamaliel Baer is a firefighter/EMT and special operator for Howard County, MD, Fire and Rescue. He also serves as a U.S. Coast Guard Reserve officer and has volunteered with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation since 2017. Baer is an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University for the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program, where he teaches leading and managing change. He is a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Health Coach through the American Council on Exercise and earned the Chief Training Officer designation through Center for Public Safety Excellence.