Background
Silva, Elizabeth Talbot was born on November 25, 1947 in Frankfurt, Germany. Came to the United States, 1948. Daughter of Max Verne and Minerva Eugenia (Mann) Talbot.
Silva, Elizabeth Talbot was born on November 25, 1947 in Frankfurt, Germany. Came to the United States, 1948. Daughter of Max Verne and Minerva Eugenia (Mann) Talbot.
Bachelor/Psychology, Sociology, San Diego State University, 1969. Master in Library. Information, University California, Berkeley, 1974.
Young adult library specialist Richmond (California) Public Library., 1973-1976, Dublin (California) Library., Alameda County, 1976-1978, Fremont (California) Main Library., 1978-1979. Branch manager Newark (California) Library., 1979-1985. Local support project director Alameda County Library., Hawyward, California, 1985-1987, community relations coordinator Fremont, since 1987.
Co-founder Coalition to Restore Quality Library. Service, Oakland, California, 1978-1983.
Active public affairs leadership training for women, Coro Foundation, Oakland, 1982. Member American Library. Association (council member 1979-1983, John Cotton Dana award 1987), California Library.
Association (co-chairman fundraising chapter), Toastmasters International (vice president 1980-1983) Junior Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1981-1982), Newark Chamber of Commerce.
Married George C. Tomlinson, December 23, 1969 (divorced January 1973). Married Richard Alwyn Silva, May 2, 1987. 1 stepchild, Kelly Silva.
1 child, Aimee Elizabeth.