Laura Golino de Lovato

Laura Golino de Lovato is the Executive Director of Northwest Pilot Project (NWPP), a nonprofit organization providing housing assistance, transportation, and advocacy to very low-income seniors in Multnomah County. In this role she is responsible for ensuring that the organization meets its mission: to offer opportunities for a life of dignity and hope to very low income seniors in Multnomah County by solving housing needs. Laura’s work includes advocacy activities which are critical to achieving that mission as NWPP is the voice of many low and very low-income seniors, all of whom are renters.

Laura has over 35 years of fundraising and nonprofit management experience, providing leadership in fund development, strategic planning and community engagement. She worked at Oregon Food Bank prior to joining NWPP in October 2016.  She is currently on the boards of PDX Jazz and Here Together, as well as the Community Advisory Committee of Multnomah County’s Homeless Response System . She served as a Commissioner on the City of Portland’s Rental Services Commission, and as Co-Chair on the Multnomah County Continuum of Care board.  Laura holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Simmons College, Boston. She values social justice and peace, inclusive communities and animals. She lives south of Portland with her husband and their Golden Retriever Tulip.