Teresa Osborne

Teresa Osborne
Secretary of Aging of Pennsylvania
In office
May 13, 2015 – January 4, 2019
GovernorTom Wolf
Preceded byBrian Duke
Succeeded byRobert Torres
Personal details
BornScranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Alma materMarywood University (B.S.W., M.H.A.)
OccupationCommissioner, Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission
Former Secretary of Aging, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Known forHeaded Pennsylvania's successful efforts to enact "Peggy's Law" to combat elder abuse and exploitation

Teresa Osborne is an American civil service professional and non-profit executive who served as a commissioner on the State Civil Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2019 and 2020.[1]

Previously, Osborne served in the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf as head of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, having been confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate as Secretary of Aging for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in May 2015.[2]

In 2007, she headed a statewide effort to secure the passage of "Peggy's Law" to provide greater protections for Pennsylvania's aging populating against elder abuse and exploitation.[3][4][5]

In March 2020, she was appointed as manager of advocacy and outreach by AARP Pennsylvania.[6]

  1. ^ "What's New in Aging: A change in Pennsylvania Department of Aging leadership". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Mocarsky, Steve. "Head of Agency on Aging tabbed for cabinet post: Wolf picks Teresa Osborne to lead Department of Aging." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Times Leader, January 17, 2015, p. 3A (subscription required).
  3. ^ Mocarsky, "Head of Agency on Aging tabbed for cabinet post: Wolf picks Teresa Osborne to lead Department of Aging," The Times Leader, January 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Krawczeniuk, Borys. "Gov.-elect Wolf picks former Lackawanna County official for Secretary of Aging." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Citizens' Voice, January 17, 2015, p. 17 (subscription required).
  5. ^ "Department of Aging secretary addresses Elder Abuse Task Force." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: Standard-Speaker, December 17, 2015, p. B18 (subscription required).
  6. ^ "People on the Move: AARP Pennsylvania." Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Sunday Times, March 15, 2020, p. C5 (subscription required).