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.
Ben
Finzel of FH OutFront blogs with Joy Silver 11-11-08.
