Steve Silverman, a Paul Harris
Fellow, and a PAG, has been a member of the Plymouth, MA
Rotary Club since 1987. Over the years, he has served Rotary
in a number of capacities. He has been both the Treasurer
and President of his Rotary Club. Steve has been a member
of many district level committees. Currently he is on Policies & Guidelines,
Foundation Seminar, Russian Open World, the District Conference
and District Directory Committees. He has chaired both the
District Directory and the District Conference Committees.
He is particularly honored that the membership elected him
as District Treasurer for the past three terms.
Steve was born in Providence, Rhode Island
and grew up in Lewiston, Maine. He served four years in
the Air Force. Steve attended both Northeastern University
and the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He is a
retired jeweler and a gemologist, educated and registered
by the Gemological Institute of America. He operated his
own business in Plymouth for over 26 years. Steve is proud
of his two children, Seth, from Charlottesville, Virginia,
and Kimberly, who is married to Garrett Winslow. His wife,
Amy-Jo Aronson-Silverman is a Paul Harris Fellow herself.
She taught at the middle school level in Rockland, MA for
39 years before retiring in June of 2006. Amy is a member
of the Rockland-Hanson Rotary Club; active along with Steve
in many Rotary endeavors including coordinating the Russian
Open World Program for two years.
In addition to Rotary, Steve has volunteered
his time and talents to other groups. He spent many years
as a waterfront director in Maine, and taught Red Cross swimming,
first aid, and boating programs. He was a member of the finance
committees in both Pembroke and Plymouth. He was on the Board
of Directors of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce for nine
years, and served on the Board of Directors of the Plymouth
Philharmonic Orchestra for five years. For eighteen years
Steve was on the Board of Directors for Temple Beth Jacobs
in Plymouth, and is a past president of that organization.
Steve has been an avid sailor and camper
throughout his life. He holds a private pilot’s license
for single engine airplanes. Steve and Amy live in Pembroke,
Massachusetts. In retirement, Steve looks forward to continuing
service to Rotary and traveling in his RV with Amy and their
pets.
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