"I met Silvia when she was a young woman and despite our generational difference we instantly bonded. I am an MSW and practicing psychotherapist.
I mentored her during her early years through graduate school and the development of her professional life, and have witnessed firsthand her intelligence, compassion, integrity, and extraordinary ability to listen and connect deeply with others. She is an outstanding human being—warm, empathetic, perceptive, trustworthy, and deeply committed to helping those she serves. Beyond her professional excellence, she is an exceptional wife and mother and an intensely loyal, loving, and devoted friend."