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BEVERLY SILAS, BOARD MEMBER

BEVERLY SILAS, BOARD MEMBER

Beverly Sue Jenkins Silas was born in Houston, Texas. After completing her work at Kashmere Gardens High School, Houston, Texas she entered Huston-Tillotson University in Austin where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Management. Silas retired in 2000 as Director of External Affairs with AT&T after more than 31 years of service. Beverly was elected to the Austin Community College Board of Trustees in May 1998 and served through June 2004. From December 2001 through May 2004, as the founding Executive Director, Silas led the daily administration of the Envision Central Texas project and worked closely with the 70+ member board of directors to ensure the visioning process drew input from every part of the regional five-county community. Her experience as a board member and volunteer led to induction into the Connie Yerwood Connor Hall of Fame in connection with a 2002 Award of Merit from the National Women of Achievement.

Silas served as a board member of the Austin Area Urban League and the Libraries of the Future Task Force. Her current and recent activities are as varied as: Leadership Texas; Leadership Austin; Chair of the Downtown Austin Alliance Board of Directors; Texas State Chair of the Association of Community College Trustees; Austin Community Foundation Board of Governors; Chair of the City of Austin 2006 Bond Oversight Committee; Mary Lee Foundation Board of Directors; Austin Public Education Foundation Board of Directors; Texas Methodist Foundation Board of Directors, and numerous other community service commitments. Beverly is also past National President of Community NETWORK, an organization to bring together African-American employees of AT&T.

Silas holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Beverly is currently employed as the president and chief executive officer of Beverly Silas & Associates, a privately owned public involvement/public affairs consulting firm headquartered in Austin, Texas.

You can email the Capital Metro Board of Directors at boardofdirectors@capmetro.org. Messages sent to this address are forwarded to all members of the board via Capital Metro staff.


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