Woman with curly brown hair wearing a red cardigan and black top, smiling.

Renee Baker, LSW

Renée has been involved in the field of child welfare since 1992. She began her social work career working as a Protective Services caseworker for a local public child welfare agency. A few years later she was hired as an Adoption Social Worker with the same agency, advocating for permanency for youth in foster care. She later became employed as an Adoption Assessor for a private international adoption agency where she eventually served as the Social Service Administrator and then the Ohio Program Administrator for many years.


Renée holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Baldwin-Wallace College. She is a Licensed Social Worker and a Certified Adoption Assessor. Renee joined Caring for Kids in 2015, and served as the Supervisor and then Program Director of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Department for 10 years. In January 2026, Renée transitioned to her current role as Executive Director and is excited to help CFK continue to provide the best possible services to children and families.