Board Member
Allison Silberberg
A resident of Alexandria since 1989, Allison Silberberg served as the Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, (2016–2018) after serving as Vice Mayor (2013–2015). Her mayoral term’s accomplishments included: secured Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus, part of the largest business deal in the region’s history; worked with State and local officials and AlexRenew to approve long-delayed plan to resolve the sewage issues for all four outfalls into the Potomac River; approved the Potomac Yard Metro station plan; tripled the dedicated funding for the city’s Affordable Housing Fund; planned, approved, and built two schools and renovated a third; created the city’s first Arts District; established Alexandria as the first Stroke Smart city in the nation, helping launch a statewide and national campaign; quintupled the number of trees planted per year from 225 to 1,100; created the Clergy Council; established a Senior Advocacy Roundtable; adopted the first Age-Friendly Plan in Virginia; and drafted and adopted the city’s Statement on Inclusiveness, which garnered national attention.
Allison is a public affairs and public policy consultant as well as a published author. She writes a Substack column called “Plain Talk.” She worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen (D-TX). At the height of the crack wars and violence in DC in 1993, she founded and managed an award-winning nonprofit called Lights, Camera, Action!, which helped DC’s inner-city youth realize their potential through film. A lifelong advocate for social justice issues, Allison is the author of two books, including “Visionaries In Our Midst: Ordinary People who are Changing our World,” which profiles individuals who are making a difference in our country, hitting #1 on Amazon’s List for Philanthropy & Charity. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, and on PBS.org.
Allison currently serves on several boards, including: George Mason University’s Carter School Political Leadership Academy; Goodwin House’s Advisory Committee; Stroke Smart; and National Chamber Ensemble. Her website is: www.allisonsilberberg.com.
