Barbara J. Silvis

Board Member at City of Central Falls Redevelopment Agency

Role
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees at Defiance College
Location
Central Falls, RI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Barbara J. Silvis

RETIRED from FM Global in 2014.CURRENTLY: An active volunteer in the non-profit world, focused on racial equity, affordable housing, philanthropy and education. SKILLS: Collaborative leadership around problem solving, especially to address problems of poverty and equity.Idea development and management to implementation. Lead successful projects to support and align with goals of effectiveness and efficiency by finding root causes and addressing. Specialize in utilizing available tools and working within existing structures and cultures. EXPERIENCE: Developed and implemented content management/epublishing systems and applications for Engineering and Research standards and procedures, as well as job aids and learning materials. Managed reinsurance portfolio of approximately $1B in exposureLed project teams that created new systems to produce policy documentation and data efficiently, manage and deliver technical content to engineers and implement social media to FM Global.Managed support for 1500 engineers with a staff of 60, and a $4M budget.Extensive experience with non-profit organizations, both in the work, and in the governance area. Known as a strategic thinker. SPECIALTIES: Thought Leadership in Web and Content Technologies, Project Management, Team Management, Budget Management, Technology Development and Implementation, Business Process Analysis and Improvement

Experience

  1. Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

    Defiance College

    Jan 2000 — Present · Defiance, OH, US

    Currently member of all campus Racial Equity Team

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

    MA, American Indian History

    1972 — 1974

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

    BS, Fire Protection and Safety Engineering

    1976 — 1980

  • Defiance College

    BA, History

    1968 — 1972

  • Hamersville High School (Western Brown)

    Diploma, General

    1964 — 1968

Skills

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Marketing
  • Customer Service
  • Project Management
  • Leadership Development
  • Analysis
  • Organizational Development
  • Public Relations
  • Fundraising
  • Event Planning
  • Event Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Engineering
  • Coaching
  • Microsoft Office
  • Leadership
  • Governance
  • Risk Management
  • Team Management
  • Team Building
  • Program Management

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