Sylvia Anne Ferris

Background

Ferris, Sylvia Anne was born on August 2, 1939 in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Silvio Bernard and Mary Antoinette (Mondia) Volpi.

Education

Diploma, Henry Bishop School Nursing, 1960; student, Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1969.

Career

Operating room staff, Pittsfield (Massachusetts) General Hospital, 1960-1968; head nurse Intensive Care Unit/critical care unit, Pittsfield (Massachusetts) General Hospital, 1968-1973; supervisor Intensive Care Unit, critical care unit and isolation, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, 1973-1979; owner, Gift Shop, Pittsfield, 1980-1983; part time staff nurse industrial, General Electric Ordinance, Pittsfield, 1984-1986; staff nurse industrial, General Electric Ordinance, Pittsfield, 1986-1987; head nurse, General Electric Plastics, Pittsfield, since 1987. Private duty staff Peter Bent Brigham, Boston, 1966.

Achievements

• Sylvia Anne Ferris has been listed as a noteworthy Occupational health nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairperson nursing committee American Heart Association, Bershire Chapter, 1972-1974. Volunteer United Way, Pittsfield, 1983. Board directors American Cancer Society, Pittsfield, 1989-1991.

Member Bishop Memorial Alumnae.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, down hill skiing, walking, crafts.

Connections

Married Kenneth Ferris, July 27, 1968.

Father:

Silvio Bernard Volpi

Mother:

Mary Antoinette (Mondia) Volpi

Spouse:

Kenneth Ferris