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Marcia Silverberg is the owner and founder of HR Directions, the consulting firm that she founded in 1998. HR Directions helps its clients develop more effective leaders and align their people strategies with their business goals to achieve organizational success. Frequently this involves coaching executives, training leaders, and facilitating important meetings.

Marcia retired in 2013 as Vice President, HR Strategic Initiatives and System Office Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in the country with over 150,000 associates (employees). For the six years prior she served as Sr. Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for the Seton Family of Hospitals, a local health ministry within the Ascension system, during a period of significant growth.

Prior to her healthcare and consulting careers, Marcia spent 14 years with Mutual of New York (MONY) in both human resources and information technology leadership positions. Under her direction, MONY was designated to Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies” list three consecutive years and Seton was designated a “Best Place to Work” in Austin three times. Prior to her management career, Marcia served on the allocations staff of the United Way of Central New York for five years.

Marcia has a Master of Social Work degree, with a concentration in Organization, Planning and Administration, from Syracuse University. She has over 25 years of experience serving on boards of directors, including the boards of United Way for Greater Austin, LifeWorks, Communities in Schools of Central Texas, Seton Cove, Leadership Austin, New Milestones Foundation, and the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

Throughout her life, Marcia has been committed to community service from her days as a youth leader in Buffalo, NY to her volunteer leadership roles in Syracuse, NY and Austin, TX. She is the proud mother of Sharon Brener, Design Director with data.world in Austin and Mark Silverberg, Senior Technical Architect with Slack in San Francisco. Marcia and her husband Barry, Director of the Center for Nonprofit Studies at Austin Community College, are co-principals of Silverberg Associates, of which HR Directions is a key component.

Marcia may be reached at marcia@hr-directions.com.

Community Service Highlights

Communities In Schools of Central Texas – Board member, Executive Committee Member, Personnel Committee Chair, Board Development Committee chair, and Co-chair of Leadership Council
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Strategic Compensation Task Force – Chair
Leadership Austin – Board Member
LifeWorks – Board Member
Health Industry Steering Committee (part of WorkSource) – Co-chair
Jewish Foundation of Austin and Central Texas – Cabinet Member
New Milestones Foundation – Board Member
Seton Cove – Board Member
Seton Health Plan — Board Member
Capital Area Training Foundation (now Skillpoint Alliance) – Board Member
United Way for Greater Austin – Board Member, Board Development Chair
Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy – Board Member, Board Development and Governance Chair, Executive Committee
YMCA of Austin Camp Moody Advisory Council

“Marcia brings a rare combination of gifts to her work. Here’s how I would describe Marcia’s leadership of Seton Human Resources when we worked together: Knowledge of the full range of human resource issues faced by a large organization; a wise consistency that treated people fairly and recognized when a situation required a different approach; openness to new programs and methods that served people’s needs better; a team player with fellow execs and with her staff.” ~ Patricia Hayes, Chief Operating Officer, Seton Healthcare Network (now retired)

“Marcia and I worked closely as co-leads of an initiative to create a workplace which is a community of inspired people, in a healthcare system of over 125,000 associates. Marcia was a constant source of inspirational leadership and very practical solutions. Her experience in Organizational Development, dedication, and ability to engage others resulted in our community of inspired people becoming identified as a central strategic enabler throughout our system.” ~ William Brinkmann, Vice President, Mission Initiatives, Ascension Health (now retired)

“Marcia was a high-performing board member with Communities In Schools of Central Texas for six years. No matter her professional commitments, Marcia took on volunteer committee leadership and other board responsibilities and always followed through, supporting our nonprofit to be more strategic in HR, OD and other areas. The phrase “seasoned HR executive” fits Marcia, but in my experience, it was the combination of Marcia’s vast experience and her deep personal commitment to the students we serve that made her a great board member. I would recommend Marcia to consult on just about any HR area, and with her intellect, even in areas outside of HR.” ~ Suki Steinhauser, CEO at Communities In Schools of Central Texas

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