Renée came of age in a 400-unit apartment complex in New York City. Cheviot Hills has been her home since 1974. She and her husband Michael raised their three daughters in the neighborhood and have witnessed many local changes. Renée is a speech pathologist and audiologist whose early career focused on hard of hearing adults. Later she transitioned to wear multiple hats in the family business that distributed industrial food processing and packaging equipment. Michael and Renée sold their business and retired in 2013. In recent years she has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster youth, a PPLA Guild member and treasurer of her congregation’s sisterhood.