Bio
Ann L. Silverman Consulting provides consulting services in community development, planning, nonprofit management, and organizational development. Ann has worked with nonprofit organizations, funders, and affordable housing groups in New England and nationally for more than 30 years. Ann has acted as Interim Executive Director or Transition Consultant to more than a dozen New England nonprofits. She coaches and trains Executive Directors, staff and boards on change, succession planning and leadership issues, and advises people looking to transition into or within community development and related nonprofit work. Ann and her team assist groups with organizational assessments, strategic planning, executive and staff search, program development and evaluation. Ann's team brings deep knowledge of community development, affordable housing, search, nonprofit leadership, and individual coaching.
Prior to becoming a consultant, Ms. Silverman was Director of the Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative at the Boston office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. There she managed a nationally recognized organizational capacity building and funding program for Boston area community development corporations. Ann was a founder and the first Executive Director of the Association for Resident Control of Housing (ARCH), where she helped low income tenants groups to organize, develop and operate resident controlled housing developments. She worked as a Project Manager for affordable housing developments at the Boston Housing Authority and with the Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation.
Ann holds a B.A. in Urban Studies from Vassar College, a Master’s in City and Regional Planning from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Master of Public Administration from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University.
Contact Ann at annlsilverman@gmail.com or at 617-901-0781.
