Name: Roberta Baker
Company: Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.
Location: P.O Box 236, 322 Main St., Peru, VT, 05152
Birthplace and year: Proctor, VT, 1954
Family: Husband, Hugo Gauto; daughter, Melissa; son, David
College: University of Vermont, BA in Political Science; Western New England College, School of Law, JD
First job in title insurance or allied field: General law practice
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Vermont state manager and counsel for Fidelity and also cover N.H. As secretary for NELTA, keep minutes of the meetings and cover highlights of NELTA conference.
Hobbies: Skiing, biking
Favorite book: "Dr. Zhivago" by by Boris Pasternak
Key to success: Do what you say you're going to do-follow through.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Social worker
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