Teresa Osborne
Teresa Osborne | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Aging of Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 13, 2015 – January 4, 2019 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Brian Duke |
| Succeeded by | Robert Torres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Alma mater | Marywood University (B.S.W., M.H.A.) |
| Occupation | Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission Former Secretary of Aging, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | Headed 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.
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.
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.
In March 2020, she was appointed as manager of advocacy and outreach by AARP Pennsylvania.