Renee Jaffe

Renee Jaffe has been the Chief Executive Officer at the Early Learning Coalition of Broward County since 2016. For over twenty years, Renee has successfully led large and complex non-profit and government-run early learning-related organizations, including the City of New York’s Administration for Children’s Services/ Office of Child Care, where she was an Associate Commissioner for Child Care Operations until 2015.

Renee is passionate about the importance of early learning and the huge impact it has on the lives of so many young children and is thankful to head such an amazing organization with so many incredibly hard-working individuals who strive to help and support the early learning community, as well as thousands of parents and their young children. Renee strongly believes that high staff morale is a must and has been the recipient of the Sun Sentinel’s South Florida Top Workplace for three years.

Renee earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University School.

While Renee is not originally from South Florida, she loves the collaborative spirit that exists in Broward, and she is thankful for so many wonderful community partners who share her vision of ensuring all children have access to vital resources, services, and support that will allow them to be successful from birth and beyond. Renee currently lives in Delray Beach with her husband and two children.