Inglis Community Services Names Paula Umaña as Executive Director
Philadelphia, PA — Inglis Community Services is proud to announce the appointment of Paula Umaña as its new Executive Director. A mission-driven leader with a deep commitment to equity and innovation, Paula brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit leadership, systems development, and community empowerment to her new role.
Paula is dedicated to advancing social and economic mobility through strategic innovation, partnership-building, and operational excellence. Her work has consistently focused on creating lasting impact for under-resourced communities and empowering individuals through inclusive, community-centered solutions.
Before joining Inglis, Paula served as Interim Chief Operating Officer at NJ211 and Managing Director of Community Resiliency at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. She was also the inaugural Director of Community Impact at Temple University’s Hope Center, where she led national coalition-building and developed transformative training programs.
A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Paula holds a Master’s in Adult and Organizational Development from Temple University and a Bachelor of Science from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She launched Philadelphia’s first Hispanic Capacity Building Institute and led programming for the Center for Progressive Leadership in Pennsylvania. In addition to her professional work, Paula serves on multiple boards and enjoys hiking, mindfulness, and the arts.
Inglis Community Services—an entity of Inglis, a nonprofit organization supporting people with disabilities—provides a wide range of programs that promote independent, community living. Services include assistive technology, home modifications, supported employment, certified peer support, and more.
About Inglis
For more than 147 years, Inglis has constantly invested in innovation to enable people with disabilities — and those who care for them — to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. Focusing on the power of choice, Inglis strives to remove barriers to independence by addressing the needs of the disability community with an adventurous and creative spirit. The Inglis of today seeks to make change in the community by building programs and services with innovative models of care and new technologies that enhance independence and ability. This includes serving as the largest private provider of affordable and accessible housing in the Greater Philadelphia region; supporting a person-centered community of care in skilled nursing; making existing homes more accessible through modification; and pioneering the use of assistive technology. Learn more at inglis.org.
