Stephanie Baker is a previous resident of Erie, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Westminster College in 2005 with a BA degree in Sociology. Prior to becoming CRC's Executive Director, she served as the Associate Director, and before that, she served as the Youth Services Coordinator. Before moving to Columbus, Stephanie worked at a residential treatment center for teenage girls in Erie, PA. She also has a great deal of experience volunteering with many different youth programs. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Social Work at The Ohio State University.

“I love CRC for all the caring folks who work hard to make our neighborhood a great place to live in.”

Robyn is an LISW-S with over a decade of experience in community based case management with the aging population. She was introduced to Social Work when she first joined CRC in 2007 as a bus driver for Senior outings and later worked as CRC's Transportation Specialist.

She knew she wanted to get her social work license and began studying at OSU to get her MSW. She left CRC in 2011 and spent 8 years working for the Franklin County Office on Aging doing Elder Abuse investigations. Robyn graduated from the OSU College of Social Work with an MSW in 2012 and then from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs with a Master’s in Public Administration in 2016. Upon her return back to CRC she then worked as CRC's Senior Outreach worker, Senior Supportive Services Director, and then finally, Associate Director.

“I am so happy to return to my roots at CRC as I have lived in the Clintonville neighborhood for 15 years and we recently purchased a new home for our growing family.” Robyn has three children: Jack, Alice, and Marian. They enjoy trips to the library, arts and crafts, and family bike rides in the neighborhood. 

robyn.brown@clintonvillecrc.org

eric.neff@clintonvillecrc.org

Brenda Kauser, a Columbus native, joined CRC in May, 2012 as the Youth Services Coordinator. She has over 25 years experience working with children ages birth to teens. Her experiences include working for Early Head Start, Head Start, and Settlement House afterschool and summer programs. Brenda received her A.A. in Early Childhood Development with a pre-k teaching certificate from Columbus State Community College and a B.A. in Social Sciences with an Education concentration from Ashford University. She is passionate about advocating for quality children’s programming through affordable, accessible, and relevant professional development. Brenda carries out this mission by serving on the board of the Columbus Association for the Education of Young Children, the local affiliate for NAEYC. She enjoys spending time with her family, her husband Rock, two sons, one daughter –law, one future daughter –in –law, and two granddaughters. Brenda also enjoys traveling, swimming, Middle Eastern dancing, yoga, reading, and gardening – although, she admits that she is more of a planter than a gardener!

Debra attended the Ohio State University School of Social work, graduating in 1986 with an MSW.  She started out as a therapist at Worthington Community Counseling Services and then later worked as a Treatment Team Social Worker at St. Vincent's Children's Center, serving hearing impaired children and their families. "I have always loved mathematics and so was delighted to find a job offering the chance to combine that with social work" In the Fall of 2019, Debra began working at CRC as a Personal Finance Management Outreach Worker. In 2022, Debra became CRC's Senior Supportive Services Director!

Nicole earned her BA in Entrepreneurship from Miami University of Ohio. After serving a year with AmeriCorps VISTA at CRC, she became an employee in 2020. From there, she held two simultaneous roles as the Development Assistant and Youth Worker for CRC's Kids Club. In 2021, she swapped out her Youth Worker role to become CRC's Grants Manager while continuing her additional role as the Development Assistant. She stepped into her current Development Director role in 2022.

nicole.brumley@clintonvillecrc.org

stephanie.shildt@clintonvillecrc.org

erin.hivner@clintonvillecrc.org

Brian received his Bachelor’s from the OSU College of Social Work in 2012.  In the time since then, he has worked primarily with the homeless population in Columbus and has served of the Board of Directors of the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless since 2017.  In his free time, he enjoys playing music or taking hikes with his partner and dog.

brian.whitacre@clintonvillecrc.org

Louanne graduated from Capital University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW) and attained her license to practice social work shortly after. While she has worked at the CRC since 2006, she was a founding staff member of the Kinship Care Program in 2007.

Louanne continues her work in the Kinship Care Program linking caregivers with the resources they need to raise the children they have included in their family. Louanne is also a member of the Ohio Grandparent/Kinship Coalition.

After years of working at the CRC, she feels every community needs a CRC and respects Kinship Families that save children!

Charlotte graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work in 1990. Her first years in social work were spent in child welfare both in Philadelphia and then in Columbus.

She returned to social work at CRC in August of 2011 as a Kinship Care Outreach Worker after a long hiatus to raise her children.

valerie.kadisevskis@clintonvillecrc.org  

jennifer.guthrie@clintonvillecrc.org  

sydney.keuffer@clintonvillecrc.org  

Since 2012, Derek has been the Volunteer Community Midgarden Coordinator to carry on the goal to create a healthier, more active and more resilient community through citizen engagement and inclusiveness. On top of his many roles at the Midgarden, Derek also became one of CRC's Transportation Coordinator and Driver. He operates the Village in The Ville C-Loop every Tuesday from 10am - 4pm with scheduled stops at grocery stores, retail stores and other destinations within the community of Clintonville-Beechwold neighborhoods. "The photograph of myself should easily explain the rest... Cheers, my dears!" - Derek "

derek.lory@clintonvillecrc.org

yolanda.constant@clintonvillecrc.org

mike.boeckl@clintonvillecrc.org