Joy Silver, President/CEO
Joy Silver

Joy Silver is responsible for the creation of the RainbowVision. Creating GLBT communities has been a goal of hers for 27 years- and this year marks the company’s success. Joy’s experience includes 25 years in the music business, Resort Sales Management for Sunrise Springs Inn & Retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Choices Women’s Medical and Mental Health Centers, in NYC. She was a member of the SAGE Sub-Committee for Senior Housing in NYC, and currently a member of LGAIN (Lesbian Gay Aging Issues Network) at American Society for Aging. Joy is frequently called on by LGBT and mainstream organizations to present information on LGBT seniors. This year she will be speaking at the Reaching Out Conference in Chicago (GLBT MBA’s) and she will be speaking at ASA as well as AASHA (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) in 2006. She is also a board member for the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco. Joy holds an MA in Women’s Studies, and a BA in Political Science.

Enlightened self interest, a term I used to hear Merle Hoffman, President of Choices Medical use, continues to inspire and energize my involvement in the creation and development of RainbowVision Communities. When I lived in NYC, I passed a residence for the extremely frail in the Village. One night I looked up at the window and saw lights flashing, a mirrored disco ball spinning, heard music blaring, and saw go-go boys dancing. Smiling to myself, I said “yeah – that’s what I want. I want that party when I get to be that age. Cause if there’s no dancing, I'm not going!”

An Interview with President/CEO Joy Silver. To Hear A Bit Of RainbowVision History, click here.