Background
Silva, Jayne Landis was born on November 26, 1925 in Dover, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Merle Dewey and Orpha (MutschelKnaus) Landis.
Silva, Jayne Landis was born on November 26, 1925 in Dover, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Merle Dewey and Orpha (MutschelKnaus) Landis.
Student, Prince George's College, 1974. Student, University Maryland, 1976.
Columnist Prince George's Post, Hyattsville, Maryland, 1949-1951. Writer American Horticultural Society, Bladensburg, 1954-1958. Secretary Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Washington, 1958-1962.
Assistant to attorney general Washington, 1962-1963. Administrative assistant Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1963-1972. Staff assistant United States Trade Commission, Washington, 1972-1984, assistant to secretary, 1980-1984.
Treasurer, co-editor Scop Publications Inc., College Park, Maryland, since 1979, also board directors.
Vice president Glenn Dale (Maryland) Parent-Teachers Association, 1965-1966. Board directors Hammond Village Citizens Association. Member Maryland Poetry Society (vice president 1977-1978, board directors 1979-1980, 1st place award 1977).
Married Daniel Joseph Silva, March 30, 1946. Children: Elena Silva Cunningham, Karen Silva Morales, Janiel Silva Gammon, David Mark.