Renee Karickhoff

Renee Karickhoff is an experienced professional in vocational rehabilitation and disability management, currently serving as a Return to Work Coordinator for short-term disability at Matrix Absence Management since August 2018, while also working as an ADA Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist. Previous roles include Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at Sedgwick Claims Management Inc. and Coventry Health Care, where responsibilities encompassed accommodations for ADA requests, vocational assessments, and facilitating the return to work process. Prior experience includes positions at Prudential Insurance and Aetna Life Insurance Company, focusing on workplace accommodations for disability claimants. Renee's career began at the State of Maine Department of Education as a Federal Program Coordinator in Special Education and included earlier work with the State of Washington's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Renee holds a Master of Education in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from Kent State University, an ABD in Educational Leadership from Seattle University, and a Bachelor of Science in Child and Family Counseling from Bowling Green State University.