Lawrence Jacobson

Lawrence Jacobson is Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving for Volunteers of America Delaware Valley.  Prior to this role, Lawrence was Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for Commerce Bank based in Oaklyn, New Jersey.  There, he was primarily responsible for gathering deposits and managing a retail banking staff of 30 employees. Selected to manage the grand opening of a new Commerce Bank branch, Lawrence and his team grew the bank's deposit base in excess of $36 million in about 35 months.

From 1998 to 2003, Lawrence was Owner/Principal of Round Bay Art & Design, a fine art business that was based in Severna Park, Maryland and Haddon Heights, New Jersey. The operation encompassed fine art sales, framing, professional instruction and a total of 14 fine art exhibits in a two-year period.

From 1990 to 1998, Lawrence served in several professional roles with the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA), culminating with the final position of Director of Commercial Real Estate Finance. Lawrence was instrumental in development of the first Brownfields Conference in 1996 by partnering with the Office of the Vice President, the Environmental Protection Agency, ASTWMO, several state attorneys general and representatives from the U.S. Treasury Department.

Lawrence earned his Bachelor of Arts in Government & Law/Public Administration from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and attended the Graduate School of Business at University of Colorado.

Mr. Jacobson has been active in community, church and civic activities his return to New Jersey in 2001, including board service for the Ritz Theatre Company and the First Baptist Church of Haddonfield. He is an active member of the Audubon/Haddon Township/Oaklyn Rotary Club.

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