Renée Scott is the visionary and founding President of the Mrs. Renee Association Foundation (MRAF), a mission-driven nonprofit rooted in Turner Station, Maryland. With an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a lifetime of lived experience in one of Baltimore County’s most historically underserved communities, Renée leads with both conviction and compassion.
Her life’s mission is deeply personal. Renée lives with Chiari Malformation, a serious neurological condition that affects the brain and spinal cord. This condition causes chronic pain, fatigue, mobility issues, and cognitive strain—yet it has never limited her capacity to lead. Instead, her journey through the healthcare system, disability bias, and economic hardship has sharpened her focus on justice, access, and systemic change. Her firsthand experience with invisible disability fuels MRAF’s approach to health equity, disability inclusion, and trauma-informed programming.
Under her leadership, MRAF has launched an ambitious portfolio of initiatives designed to reverse generational inequity. These include:
Renée is also a principal leader behind the Turner Station Marketplace Development - a long-term community revitalization project that integrates health services, housing stability, entrepreneurship, and local food systems to restore dignity and economic power to the residents of Turner Station. The Marketplace is more than a building - it’s a blueprint for equitable redevelopment led by the people most affected.
Her unwavering commitment to social equity, environmental sustainability, and intergenerational healing makes Renée not just a nonprofit executive, but a movement-builder. Every dollar MRAF secures through funding is transformed into direct, measurable impact guided by the leadership of someone who lives the mission every day.
