Laura I. Weinbaum

Laura I. Weinbaum, MBA, MGA, is an executive leader with 25 years of experience in operations, organizational development, data and quality assurance, training, fiscal management, and advocacy, Laura comes to PCA from Project HOME, another Philadelphia nonprofit, where she spent more than 20 years. There, Laura helped lead the organization to empower adults and children to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty through housing, opportunities for employment, medical care, and education.

“Spending 20 years at Project HOME, I was able to work in so many different areas of the organization — from mission nurture where I helped create a companywide DEI action plan, to leading large teams in strategic planning, to promoting data and quality assurance improvements, to developing a $300 million multi-year initiative targeting chronic street homelessness,” remarks Laura. “I’m proud to leave Project HOME having contributed to growing it from a $5 million budget to $50 million and supporting initiatives that positively impact thousands of Philadelphians each year.”

As incoming COO, Weinbaum will work closely with President and CEO Najja R. Orr, MBA, DBA and CFO Joel TeBeest to take the 50-year old PCA to the next level of accomplishment as an Area Agency on Aging, identifying new funding streams and developing pivotal strategic partnerships — guiding PCA into new arenas that will bring about long-term growth and opportunities.

During her extensive career, Laura has received numerous accolades including being featured in Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and chosen as one of “101 Next Generation Connectors” by LEADERSHIP Philadelphia.

“We welcome Laura Weinbaum to the PCA family. I can’t think of a better time for her to join us as we begin our celebration of 50 years of service to older Philadelphians. Laura’s 20-year commitment to Project HOME demonstrates she understands city non-profits and can easily make the transition from combatting homelessness to delivering crucial senior services,” says Najja R. Orr. “With her leadership skillset, we are confident we can ‘hit the ground running.’”