Barbara J. Silvis
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees @Defiance College
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WORK HISTORY
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees @Defiance College
Defiance, OH, US
Currently member of all campus Racial Equity Team
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MA, American Indian History
Illinois Institute of Technology
BS, Fire Protection and Safety Engineering
Defiance College
BA, History
Hamersville High School (Western Brown)
Diploma, General
SKILLS
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
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