Staff

President
E-mail: nlashutka@ohiochildrenshospitals.org 
 

Nick Lashutka joined the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association (OCHA) in 2007 and has nearly 20 years of public policy experience working in the private sector and state government.

Prior to his work with OCHA, Nick served as the first ever director of external relations for the Ohio Business Roundtable (BRT), a partnership of the chief executives of the state’s major businesses.  During his six years with the BRT, he partnered with policy leaders on a bipartisan basis to forge solutions to key competitiveness issues facing Ohio; including health care and Medicaid, P-16 education reform, comprehensive tax reform, civil justice reform and technology based economic development.

Before joining the BRT, Nick represented organized medicine on behalf of the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) and their 20,000 physician members.  At the OSMA, he was instrumental in leading organized medicine’s legislative efforts over a seven-year period on a range of issues including prompt pay, Medicaid, insurance and managed care reform.

Nick is a 1990 graduate of the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where he studied both government and history. Nick and his wife, Megan, are the parents of four sons - Kuyper, Duke, Ike and Drake - and live in Upper Arlington.

Carrie Baker

Director of Policy & Advocacy 
E-mail: cbaker@ohiochildrenshospitals.org
 

Carrie Baker has consulted for statewide nonprofit organizations and associations focused on complex issues such as child and family health care, human services, workforce development, insurance and education since beginning her career in public policy in 2001.

Through her work at the Ohio Nurses Association, the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association and other organizations, Carrie gained expertise in all aspects of advocacy and legislative affairs, including lobbying, marketing, public relations and grassroots coordination.

After managing independent clients as a part-time contractor for several years, Carrie founded Baker Nonprofit Management in April 2008. Clients included the Ohio School Based Health Care Association, Voices for Ohio's Children, Hope Street Kids and the Professional Insurance Agents Association (PIA) of Ohio.

Most recently, Baker managed legislative affairs related to child welfare, child support, child care and children's health quality initiatives at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Baker has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Ohio State University and attained her Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation in 2007.

Carrie and her husband Dan are licensed foster parents in the state of Ohio. They are the very proud parents of three young children, Anthony, Lucy and Emma. The Baker family lives in Pickerington, Ohio.